It’s a battle of wills...and love
is on the line.
Rural switchboard operator
Georgie Gail is proud of her independence in a man’s world…which makes it twice
as vexing when the telephone company sends a man to look over her shoulder.
Dashing Luke Palmer is more than
he appears though. He’s a Texas Ranger working undercover to infiltrate a
notorious gang of train robbers. Repairing telephones and tangling with this
tempestuous woman is the last thing he wants to do. But when his stakeout puts
Georgie in peril, he realizes more than his job is on the line.
Love on the Line by Deeanne Gist is not
the first novel I have ever read by her, but it is definitely one of my
favorites. I have been an extremely big fan of hers ever since I read Beguiled—the first of her books I ever
read—and haven’t been able to get enough of her works. Although up until this
point I had only read Maid to Match, A Bride in the Bargain, Deep in the Heart of Trouble, Courting Trouble, and Beguiled (obviously), which now that I think
about it is about half of her published novels, I’ve been dreaming of finally getting the chance to finish all of her books.
Side note: only then, once I finish all of them, I would want her to write even
more because I cannot get enough of them.
Georgie
Gail is such a cute character! She is so adorable, with her love for birds and
her slightly naïve and chipper personality, and I love when she tries to be
tough and intimidating. It is obvious why she is so loved in her town, and
eventually by Luke, because she is just so kind, caring, and adorable. And I had
to give her more brownie points simply because she believed so strongly in the
abilities of women. We are strong, capable creatures, and I love how she tried
to change the view of that time to fit this real image.
Luke
Palmer is definitely one of my favorite heroes. Dark and mysterious, he falls
into Georgie’s life basically by chance, and it is quickly obvious to me that
from that point on, he should never leave. The chemistry between them is
palpable, and it makes for such a cute romance. The other mysterious part of
this novel, however, is also extremely interesting, although I have to say I had
begun to see it coming by the time all the secrets were revealed. Still, I think
the storyline was extremely clever on Deeanne’s part. Anyway, Luke was,
underneath his tough, Texas Ranger character a man with a heart of gold, which
is a huge part of the reason why he is one of my favorite heroes.
Love on the Line is such a sweet,
captivating, heartwarming tale that will knock your socks off and prevent you
from putting it down until you’ve finally finished every page. I absolutely loved
this wonderful example of how much talent Deeanne has, and gladly award it all
five bookshelves, and a place on my all-time favorites list. I am so glad that I
own a copy of this one, because I know that I will be reading it again fairly
soon. I highly recommend this novel, and hope you will read many more of
Deeanne’s books, especially if you haven’t read any before.
Happy
reading!
To see where I’m linking up, check out my Where I Party
page.
Photo creds go to my wonderful sister Allie, whose blog you can visit here.
All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Deeanne Gist and
Bethany House Publishers.
Luke is definitely one of my fave Deanne Gist heroes too!
ReplyDeleteHe's just the best!
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