Bittersweep by Wareeze Woodson – Review by Jennifer Gordon

BittersweepBittersweep by Wareeze Woodson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this historical romance with added mystery and murder which had me hooked from page one. Set in Texas it has an old fashioned Western feel to it and I found myself being transported back in time. The main character, Elizabeth has returned to her childhood town of Bittersweep which she left in mysterious circumstances fifteen years earlier as a young child. Although her memories of that time our those of a five year old she remembers leaving on a wagon in a rush and there being a fire. Her main reason for wanting to discover why her family left is because they were forced to leave without her mother. In order to find the answers she wants she accepts a teaching position under an assumed name, Campbell. However, her first encounter with the school board’s chairman was a disaster as JP had to save her from a team of runaway horses. Elizabeth tries to keep her distance from JP, who is intrigued by the new teacher, but when she finds herself in trouble it is him that helps her.

The author really bought both the characters and the Western setting to life with her descriptive narrative and I felt fully immersed in the story. I enjoyed the small historical details that really make you feel that your back in that era as a reader and which the author is great at adding. The main characters, Elizabeth and JP have instant chemistry and I liked seeing their relationship develop along with the secondary characters who all bought an added element to the overall story. The mystery element to the storyline had me happily turning the pages and the exciting plot kept me guessing until the very end. This is an enjoyable and engaging historical romance which I definitely recommend.

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