A Love Forbidden: A Novel by Kathleen MorganMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A LOVE FORBIDDEN was a good story, especially for those with historical interests. But, as for the romance, it left me a little bit wanting.
Shiloh Wainwright enjoys adventure and wants to use her teaching skills for good. When she accepts a job to teach Ute Indian children, she realizes only upon her arrival that she wasn’t told about the obstacles that were plaguing the Agency encampment. Convincing the Ute’s to allow their children to be taught by the same people who are forcing them to give up their land might be more than she can overcome. When Shiloh unexpectedly runs into Jesse Blackwater, a friend from her childhood, old feelings she thought she’d dealt with quickly come to the surface.
Jesse Blackwater, is a half-Ute who worked on the Wainwright ranch. In fact, it was an incident on Shiloh’s family ranch that convinced him he would rather live with his People than in the white man’s world. Knowing an uprising is sure to happen, Jesse denies his rekindled feelings for Shiloh and does his best to convince her to leave.
A LOVE FORBIDDEN had all the elements for a good love story but not quite the intensity. I really liked the characters of Jesse and Shiloh but wished the author would’ve given us a better glimpse into the relationship that grew between them as kids. I prefer more interaction between the leads in a romantic book. Keeping relationships at arm’s-length for too long only tends to frustrate me.
Book provided for review purposes.
“Available May 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
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