Cajun Book Lover: All Quiet on the Western Plains

Friday, May 16, 2014

All Quiet on the Western Plains

Title: All Quiet on the Western Plains

Author: Isabella Hargreaves

Genre: Historical Romance

Publication Date: May 1, 2014

Tour Host: Dreams Come True Promotions

English nurse Fleur Armitage wants to escape all reminders of the Great War, which killed family, friends and patients - by living as far from its reminders as possible - in outback Queensland. Jack Edgarson is a war hero, pastoralist and damaged man. Suffering from nightmares and sleep walking, he fears he may harm someone, so lives in isolation. Through a chance meeting, their lives become entangled. They come to share a love of the wide western plains, but dare they love each other?

My 4 Star Review

Running as far from the war as possible Fleur finds herself in a quaint little town.

After fighting in the war, nightmares drove Jack as far away from his hometown as possible.

After helping Fleur out, she tracks Jack down to thank him. Will they be able to break down walls and help each other chase away the nightmares and feelings of loss. This isn't my usual go to genre but I do occasionally enjoy it and am so glad I read this one. I will be looking for more books by this author!

I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good historical romance.

Isabella Hargreaves is an Australian author of historical romances. While growing up in Brisbane, she read historical fact and fiction, but that wasn’t enough, so she became a historian and spends every work day researching and writing about people, places and events from the past. Now she combines her love of history and romance in writing historical romances. Recently, Steam eReads published her prize-winning, Regency historical novel, The Persuasion of Miss Jane Brody. Since then it has been short-listed in the ‘Favourite Historical Romance’ category of the Australian Romance Readers Awards.