Harmony Book

Actions of the characters and methods of conflict were not believable. Therefore I couldn't enjoy the story.

Opinion:
The overall plot was simple and ok. A dishonest man sells a building twice and then dies. The two new owners are forced to share the space. As they get to know each other they fall in love. I did not like the methods used to create conflict. Edwina claimed she would never marry for several reasons which I found unreasonable. Then after she fell in love, those reasons didn't apply anymore, she just changed her mind. Another conflict was created due to inaccurate assumptions which bothered me. The first time Tom told Edwina he loved her, she convinced herself that it was nothing more than love of a sibling. She then took action based on her "incorrect belief" that he didn't love her. I like to see a developing relationship, and I need to be able to buy it. But there were too many times that the actions of this couple had me shaking my head, thinking reasonable people wouldn't do that. There were a few times I thought the author was trying to be clever or entertaining, but it didn't work for me. For example, Edwina liked to dance in her underwear. When Tom arrived at her home she continued to stay in her underwear and dance with him instead of excusing herself for a moment to put on some more clothes. There was a scene where Edwina thought a jock strap was an elbow supporter and sold several of them to local men who laughed about her afterwards. It wasn't done in a funny way for me. Unfortunately I didn't enjoy the story, and I wanted it to be over.

Data:
Story length: 417 pages. Swearing language: mild, including religious words. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: 3. Setting: around 1899 Harmony, Montana, and Denver, Colorado. Copyright: 1997. Genre: historical romance.