Tyler takes to chopping wood at night to release the tension and Libby also finds it hard to get a good night’s sleep. Initially convinced that Libby is not strong enough, Tyler comes to realize that this woman does indeed have the strength and determination to survive the rugged wilds of Montana.Īs Libby continues to cook for Tyler and his cowboys, they begin to fall in love, although both continually fight their feelings. Even as they struggle to keep their distance from one another, circumstances inexorably bring them closer together. That deadline gets pushed back again and again and each time he extends her time at the ranch, the tension between these characters is heightened. After the death of his wife and unborn child, the only human contact he allows himself is a weekly “visit” with the local saloon owner.Īgainst his better judgment, he allows Libby to stay until the cattle drive. Ranch owner, and our hero, Tyler Hollins, has eyes as bright as the Montana skies and a soul as dark as night. In desperation, Libby accepts a job as a cook offered by the hands at the Lodestar Ranch – even though they know full well their boss will be deadset against having a female on the ranch. Our lovely heroine, the widowed and destitute Libby Ross, is left stranded in the small town with no job and no prospects. s of the campfire, or watching the last minutes of a sunset.AAR started posting reviews online in January of 1996! This is one of the very first reviews we ran on January 1, 1996.Ī Taste of Heaven is a wonderful mail-order bride romance, set in the fictional town of Heaven, Montana, in the 1880’s. At night, though, when she lay in her makeshift bed in the wagon, she missed knowing that if she were to peek out under the wagon canvas she'd see Tyler staring into the flame. Libby spoke no more of the incident, not to Rory or anyone else, and simply withdrew to her original role as camp cook. None of us.” Then to the mules, he yelled, “Heyup, you knobheads, keep movin'! Keep movin'!”

No offense, Miss Libby, but it's been a sore spot with him for a long time, and we just don't talk about it. “Tyler can tell you if he's a mind to, but I doubt he will. Rory considered her question, then shook his head. Why on earth would he blame Tyler for letting his sister die? But Rory, in a departure from his usual outgoing friendliness, proved as unwilling to discuss the situation as his brother-in-law. During the day, as she and Rory bounced along in the chuck wagon, she tried to learn the reason for the malevolent animosity between Tyler and his father. “But it seemed strained by Tyler's absence.

A Taste Of Heaven by Alexis Harrington