Synopses & Reviews
Set in the tumultuous frontier days of the American West, this thrillingly authentic debut novel illuminates the passionate choices of one woman’s heart. A chance encounter . . .
Wealthy entrepreneur Rab Trudeau is seething mad. A Nevada newspaper is printing fraudulent stock prices that could force his silver mine to close. Posing as an investigator from San Francisco’s Great Western Detective Agency, which he happens to own, Rab travels to Nevada to uncover who’s behind the false claims. Soon after stepping off the train, he rescues a beautiful woman from an oncoming carriage—and in one blinding moment, both are consumed by the powerful strength and seduction of their embrace.
An uncertain destiny . . .
An aspiring writer for The Pioneer, Susanna agrees to interview the stranger whom everyone is talking about, and is shocked to discover he’s Rab Trudeau—the gentleman who saved her life. Promised in marriage to the wayward son of the couple who raised her after her parents died on a westward-bound wagon train, Susanna fights her overwhelming desire for Rab. But as the mine scandal heats up and turns violent, Susanna must make an impossible choice—one that could bind her to Rab forever or destroy any hope of their future happiness.
Synopsis
Debut novelist Sara Luck bursts onto the romance scene with this sultry Western set along the Oregon Trail.
Susanna Ward Kirkland, a journalist for the Virginia City Pioneer, was raised by Gus and Minnie Kirkland after her parents died on the wagon train coming West. Her foster father wants her to marry Jesse, his son, and out of a sense of obligation, she agrees. Then Susanna meets Rab Trudeau. A wealthy businessman who lives in San Francisco, Rab has interests in a silver mine in the Comstock Lode. But unscrupulous mine managers are manipulating the stock prices, aided by the very paper that employs Susanna. A strong attraction develops between Susanna and Rab, but it is fraught with obstacles. Can Rab and Susanna find the happiness they seek?
Synopsis
Sara Luck’s debut romance,
Susanna’s Choice, is a historical western love story about a plucky female reporter and a San Francisco businessman who uncovers corruption at a silver mine.
Susanna Ward Kirkland, a journalist for the Virginia City Pioneer, was raised by Gus and Minnie Kirkland when her parents and her brother died on the wagon train coming West. Her foster father wants her to marry Jesse, his son who…while never doing anything to get into serious trouble…has come close. But, as Gus Kirkland says, “all he needs is a good woman to straighten him out.” She is also told that Jesse knows nothing of this, so she is expected to “win him over.” Out of a sense of obligation, she agrees to do this.
But Susanna has met Rab Trudeau. A wealthy businessman who lives in San Francisco, Rab has interests in a silver mine in the Comstock Lode. But unscrupulous mine managers are manipulating the stock prices. They are aided in this by the very paper that employs Susanna, so Rab comes to Virginia City posing as a detective from the Great Western Detective Agency (which he also owns). A strong attraction develops between Susanna and Rab…but there are many obstacles in their path. Can they eventually find happiness together?
About the Author
Sara Luck taught school in Alaska for six years, spending much of that time in Point Hope, two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle. Married to a retired army officer, (also a novelist) Sara and her husband live on the beach in Alabama with a Jack Russell terrier named Charley. They travel frequently to research their books, most recently to a mountain top in Wyoming, where they encountered mountain lions, wolves, and bears …. fortunately from a safe distance. Throughout their marriage, she has been a writing partner, editor, and research assistant for her husband’s many books.