A wrongly-convicted manLandry Mitchell made a mistake returning to his home town when he was released from prison. The residents of Rocky Ridge, Colorado aren’t the forgive-and-forget type. Now all he wants is to be left alone.A woman who needs to be neededOlivia Harding learned the hard way that her worth is measured only by what she does for others. Now, she spends her days caring for orphaned … by what she does for others. Now, she spends her days caring for orphaned children and those less fortunate than herself.
Olivia is determined to help Landry to rebuild his life, whether he likes it or not. He doesn’t. And he sure doesn’t like the way he’s starting to care about Olivia. He can’t offer her a future when he doesn’t have one himself.
Yet as their feelings for each other grow, Landry starts to believe they might have a future together.
Then trouble comes back to town …
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This was a fun, sweet historical western that kept me entertained from beginning to end.
Wow, I love this author and this story was wonderful. If you love historical western Romance then you will love this story.
It has everything a good romance has including a town that is unforgiving of one of their own, or actually two of their own that went to prison. Two brothers, one doing wrong, the other trying to stop him and not part of it but there to stop his brother from doing something very bad and getting convicted just from being there. It has a new woman in town whom he saves from something that could have really been bad for her, and is now falling for her when he knows nothing, could never become anything because he’s an ex-con and doesn’t want her messed up with the likes of him.
Then the towns people not wanting him back there. But she is kind to him even knowing he was in prison. He is baffled by her but can’t stay away. There’s an orphanage there she volunteers at everyday and she lends a hand to anyone in need and that includes him. He’s served his time so he should be forgiven.
So there’s romance, sneering and gossiping towns people, very few people going to his livery unless the other blacksmith is too busy or can’t do some of the things he can.
Then his brother and his partners in crime get out of prison finally and show up back in town. Trouble, romance, forgiveness, redemption all rolled into a great story. Oh but so much more. I think you should give this story a try. I think you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. Oh and it clean.
You can count on this author to give you a good story-line. The book is a clean read, has romance, life itself and leaves you with a good feeling. I enjoyed it! Landry Mitchell wants to be a good citizen, owns a business and feels the tug of the want of a family. Then he meets Olivia Harding and wonders if he could ever be good enough for her. The book can be read in an afternoon and long remembered. Thanks for a great story.
Good story about a man caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and punished for something he didn’t do, then vindicated through his persistance and good nature.
‘Landry Mitchell made a mistake coming home when he got out of prison. The residents of Rocky Ridge, Colorado aren’t the forgive-and-forget type, so all he wants now is to be left alone.
As a young child, Olivia Harding learned the hard way that approval only came from doing for others. Now, since she has no family of her own to love and care for, she spends her days at the town orphanage help to look after the children there.
When Landry rescues Olivia from a dangerous situation, she sees a man who is lonely, a man who is hurt, a man who needs her whether he realizes it or not. As their feelings for each other grow, he starts to believe they might have a future together.
Until trouble comes back to town …’
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3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars.
Landry’s Back in Town is the first book in Margery Scott’s Rocky Ridge western historical romance series. This is a short novella, around 150 pages, and cosidering how short it is the plot is quite good.
Landry grew up in Rocky Ridge and when he tried to stop his brother from making a choice that would land him in trouble with the law, things so wrong and Landry is thown in jail alongside his brother Years have since passed and he is trying to reestablish his life in this town, but the residents are not ready to forget his past. Part of the problem is he keeps to much to himself and so many of his neighbors have no reason to feel they can trust him. But a chance encounter with Oliva Harding leads to him putting himself out there more and things begin to turn around for him. But all this could be destroyed by the return of his brother, a bitter man who is not interested in putting things right and returning to the life he lived before in this town.
Within the limited number of pages, the author creates characters that grow and develope through the chapters. They are relatable and sincere and as a result you become invested in how things will turn out. I was glad that for the added tension of Landry’s brother and his friends returning to town to create a conflict for Landry. Without this addition to the storyline the plot would have felt flat and incomplete and I don’t think Landry’s standing in the town would have been as altered.
This is the second book that I have read by Margery Scott and so far I enjoy the writing style she uses in her novellas, I will probaby read more from her in the future.
Ok, but a bit predictable and boring.
A happy book about good people. Believing in the good they see not the gossip of the past. Does a repeated lie make it true? Find out for yourself.
A wrongfully convicted man, Landry, made a mistake returning to his hometown when released from prison. The residents of Rocky Ridge are not the forgive-and-forget type. Landry just wants to be left alone. Olivia learned the hard way that others measure her worth by what she does for others. She spends her days caring for orphaned children and those less fortunate. Landry rescues Olivia from a dangerous situation. She finds him to be lonely, hurt, and in need of a friend. Olivia is determined to help Landry rebuild his life. Landry doesn’t like it, but their feelings grow for each other. Then trouble comes back to town. – Landry is honest and caring. He is attracted to Olivia but doesn’t think he is good enough for her. Olivia is respected, sweet, and thoughtful. She is also attracted to Landry, but some do not think she should pursue him. This is a clean romance with a good story.
Loved the characters and the story. Will be looking for more books by this author!
it was a easy read.
Easy reading and sweet.
Good story and no yukky sex.
Loved this book, bad boy turned good Landry was great
This is a gently told love story. Landry is an ex con who has served his time and hopes to re establish himself in his original home town. She helps him to do it but he begins to lose hope when his brother returns from prison with two unsavory friends. There is a happy ending.
This was a sweet story of a man who made mistakes and how he steps up to become the man he was meant to be, with the help of Olivia (of course). It was a cute love story.
A fun read with realistic characters finding their way through problems to find each other.
Not very interesting.
I enjoyed this book because it shows that everyone deserves a second chance.
Liked it. The book was an easy read
Enjoyed this book so much ! Highly recommend !