Waltz on the Big Meadow

 Widowed laundress gets a second chance at life and love.

 About the Book:  It's 1897, and Irene, an abandoned wife and mother with a rebellious teenage daughter, faces the dilemma of every single woman at the turn of the century: how to earn enough money for her meager existence while maintaining respectability. The gossips say her laundry business is a sham because she counts among her customers the women who ply their trade at the town’s bordello as well as the men from the local logging camp. After she takes in a border—Elias, a married doctor who arrives without his bride—wagging tongues go to work overtime.

The romance between Irene and Elias, fraught with obstacles and heartache, will never come to fruition unless each learns to look beyond the past in order to forge a future.

 Our Review: With a gift for non-stop action, author Bell hits all the high notes with this second chance at love story. She brings a dreary Western town to life with spot-on dialogue and patois of the turn of the century social mores and customs. The myriad characters jump off the page which only adds to the obstacles against Irene and Elias as they battle day in and say out to find a semblance of happiness. This book is a winner on many levels.

 On a scale of 1-5, Waltz on the Big Meadow merits a 7.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews