Lily Chalmers wanted only two things from life — a farm of her own, and to find the sisters she hadn’t seen since they were all little girls heading West on the orphan train…. She certainly had no desire for a husband. Yet proud, innocent Lily had no idea what desire meant until she met Major Caleb Halliday, a man who could ignite her very being with a touch…a glance…a whisper. Sheltered … Sheltered in his arms, Lily rode the crest of a wild, helpless passion, discovering the full, rapturous glory of her womanhood. And though she struggled against her willful heart, she knew she could never choose between the dazzling man who had claimed her love so completely, and her bold, long-cherished dream….
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This is the first audible I have listen to by this author. Overall the story was excellent. The start of a story of three young girls who were put on the Orphan train due to their mother wanting to get rid of them due to her latest “man”.
Heartbreaking as this one follows the youngest Lily who is taken in by a family who only wanted her to be a playmate to their young daughter who “picked her out”.
Years later Lily is on her own and wants only a piece of land and to find her two sisters since they were all separated. But then she meets and is overwhelmed by Major Caleb Halliday and she finds passion but stays focused on her goal.
I did get really aggravated with Lily pushing Caleb away at every chance, but she was really damaged due to her mother.
A long journey ensures but a lot happens along the way…
Not to be missed. I enjoyed the narrator although I had to speed up the vocals a little which sounded perfect… Excited to hear Emma’s story next!
I read this series many years ago. It helped cement my long-enduring love of the romance genre. The individual arc of each book is excellent and adds to the overall arc for the trilogy. Will the three sisters be reunited? These books should be read in order, start with this one. If you enjoy historical or western romance, this is a must-read. It’s a testament to Ms. Miller’s fantastic storytelling ability that by the time I finished this series I was an emotional wreck and saddened to say goodbye to the three sisters.
Very good.
Lily and the Major was a really good read. It’s my first time reading Linda Lael Miller. I have been collecting her books for a while now because I didn’t want to start one and not have the whole series. And she has a lot of books out there lol. I have to say I really really enjoyed her writing style. She wrote things that normally annoy me and take away from my enjoyment in books. Her H&H had personality traits that I drive me crazy but some how the way she wrote it worked for me. I was able to still enjoy the read. Here is the funny thing Lily was naive, stronghead, and at times a little tstl, but Linda Lael Miller wrote her so well that I still ended up liking her. Don’t get me wrong Lily had good qualities as well. She was smart, brave, hard working, and she believed that women could and should have the same rights as men. I feel the same way about Caleb. Normally if a hero offers a heroine to be his mistress only it ticks me off. It normally colors the whole read for me and I dislike the jerk hero that wanted to get the milk for free in a time when giving away the milk ruined women for life. But some how I really ended up loving Caleb too. I felt his action spoke louder then his sometimes stupid words. The passion in this book was well written and sexy. The plot kept me invested. Overall I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to see what happened to Lily’s sisters!
P.S. I listened to this book on audio and Pilar Witherspoon did an amazing job in her reading of this book. Her voice was so nice and I loved the life she brought to the characters.