From the Bookshelf of Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
A book with a protagonist who has your occupation...
By Danah · 8 posts · 184 views
By Danah · 8 posts · 184 views
last updated Jan 27, 2017 08:22AM
The first book you see in a bookstore
By Juanita · 64 posts · 492 views
By Juanita · 64 posts · 492 views
last updated Dec 29, 2016 04:24PM
showing 3 of 3 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
Ask a librarian for a FICTION recommendation
By Juanita · 167 posts · 1403 views
By Juanita · 167 posts · 1403 views
last updated Dec 22, 2017 10:23AM
*
Post Your 2022 Reading List
By Nadine in NY · 649 posts · 5094 views
By Nadine in NY · 649 posts · 5094 views
last updated Dec 30, 2022 03:37PM
What Members Thought

I pretty much devoured this book. With that said, there were a few things about it that disappointed me, but overall it was incredibly easy to read, very easy to follow and heart-breaking .. but not heart-warming as I had hoped it be.
This is meant to be a sweeping story a la to Gone with the Wind about families in Texas and their plantations and businesses. There's broken romance, a secret offered at the start that will keep you reading, and some terribly twisted happenings.
I loved Mary and Per ...more
This is meant to be a sweeping story a la to Gone with the Wind about families in Texas and their plantations and businesses. There's broken romance, a secret offered at the start that will keep you reading, and some terribly twisted happenings.
I loved Mary and Per ...more

April 2023: I’ve read this book and re-read it twice now. I was in a reading slump where nothing new I tried was working so I decided to start one of my all-time favorites. This novel has it all. Family drama, a love triangle, family secrets, lies, deception, fighting over land, regret, more love stories, and did I mention all the drama? Percy and Mary are two of my favorite characters ever. I fell for them the first time I read this novel and I’ve yet to find an author who writes as beautifully
...more

I'd never heard of this author and picked this one up at a library book sale. What a nice treat. It was well written and the story captivated me from the start.
...more

Read and re-read this book! It's that awesome!!
...more

May 16, 2010
Rhiannon
marked it as to-read

Feb 14, 2014
Shelby
marked it as to-read

Jun 27, 2014
Lisa Reyes
marked it as to-read

Jul 14, 2014
Stormnangel
marked it as to-read

Jul 04, 2017
Olivia
marked it as to-read

Jul 23, 2017
Amy
marked it as to-read

Sep 27, 2019
Angie
marked it as to-read

Mar 09, 2022
Lisa
marked it as to-read