Journey now to Castle Gate, Utah of 1910 where…
Forbidden Love Tries to Survive Old World Expectations
Schoolteacher Leanna McKee plans on leaving the coal mining town of Castle Gate, Utah, and never looking back. Good riddance to coal dust, rugged men, and the fatal mine that took her husband’s life.
Until the widow meets a widower who awakens her heart…and she finds herself inexplicably falling for miner Alex Pappas which stirs up a whole heap of trouble.
Alex’s Greek parents have arranged a more traditional match for him. When the schoolteacher’s association with the Greek family begins to anger the American miners, they threaten Alex and his family. Leanna has received an offer to teach elsewhere and feels she has no choice but to leave Castle Gate. . .though she will be leaving her heart behind.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: My Heart Belongs in Castle Gate, Utah Book Author: Angie Dicken What do you like about this book:
"This land of opportunity has its thorns . . . . we can either let them bend us to a meager existence . . . . or trample them to reach a greater potential."
Leanna McKee desperately wants to flee the mining town of Castle Gate, Utah where her husband died and all of her memories are filled with soot, grime and gambling. Until employment opportunities open up elsewhere though, she continues to teach Greek immigrant children in the local school, striking up a friendly acquaintance with the handsome widower Alex Pappas after he asks Leanna to supervise his niece and nephew before and after school, during the final weeks of their mother's difficult pregnancy. Alex Pappas. . . . the one man who had tried his best to save her husband's life.
When friendship between Leanna and Alex deepens into mutual attraction, the local towns people, as well as Alex's tight knit Greek family, are not sympathetic to the two developing a deeper relationship. . . . .for, "tradition was steadfast even if the soil changed". According to Shakespeare, "there is no darkness but ignorance", wrapping its tight coil around any hope for the future; what kind of choice will it take for Leanna's heart to truly belong in Castle Gate, Utah?
My thanks to the author and NetGalley for providing me with an early copy of this book. All opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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