Alanna
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4.3 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A professional tracker finds unquenchable passion with a mysterious young woman across 19th century America in this historical romance.
A legendary tracker of missing persons, Wolf is known from San Francisco to Boston and beyond. His most relentless search of all is for the man who killed his mother when he was only a boy. His dark and feral gaze misses nothing. But now it has fallen on an enigmatic beauty unlike any he has seen before.
At first, Wolf tells himself that Alanna Malone is nothing more than a welcome distraction from his work. But soon, he comes to realize that their connection is much deeper than a simple affair. He begins to see her everywhere—across America, across the ocean, even in his dreams. Driven for so long by his passion for revenge, he now finds himself driven by his passion for her…
"Gripped me from the opening page. . . kept me reading long into the night." --Jodi Thomas
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this somewhat chaotic historical romantic thriller, second in the When Hearts Dare series (after Celine), Roth takes readers on a whirlwind journey from 1850s San Francisco through Boston to England and beyond. Wolf has spent 30 years trying to find the man who murdered his mother. This mission has been his driving force and reason for existence, funded by his work as a tracker of missing persons. The enigmatic, flirtatious Alanna Malone is a welcome distraction, though her parents who want her to marry up are distressed by their affair. However, once Wolf lets Alanna in, he can't seem to shake her; she appears wherever he goes, including his dreams. There's an excess of interconnected plot points and convenient coincidences, and what begins as a story with a severe identity crisis resolves itself a little too conveniently, albeit with a delicious finish.
Customer Reviews
twist on an historical romance set in America
The second in Bittner-Roth’s American Historical romance series was for me, far better than the first. Mixing in some mystery elements, and taking more time developing both characters and connection, this story moved forward nicely and didn’t leave me feeling as if something was missing.
Alanna is a wholly honest and straightforward woman, unlike Celine of the first book, there is no gamesmanship here. That was refreshing as many of the major plot-points were very similar: secrets, questions, attraction and a mysterious Asian element added to inform and add to the story. Fortunately, Alanna is also a more capable and intelligent character, determined to not give in too soon, the attraction between she and Wolf is palpable and builds nicely.
Wolf witnessed his mother’s murder as a child, and has spent much of his life gaining skills at tracking people: so much so that he is well-known and sought out for his talents. He encounters Alanna on her journey to her own marriage, and her new ‘family’ is connected to the murder of his mother.
There is plenty of time for everything to develop, and in a slow and roundabout way with several different elements playing to sight and sense, these two do manage to finally act on their attraction and love: these two broken and damaged people are able to find a way to love.
An interesting twist on an historical romance set in America, with well-described scenery and characters that develop and grow as the story progresses, this is a story sure to please those who want a little mystery in their historical romance.
I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.