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F COX
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Bethany House Publishers
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"1890s Arizona newspaper reporter Amelia Wagner means to expose the truth about the Great Western Investment Company, no matter what--or who--they send to stop her"--
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LibraryThing member Robin661
Truth Be Told
Carol Cox
Book Summary: Wild West Romance and Mystery. When Amelia Wagner takes over the running of her father's newspaper in Granite Springs, Arizona, she vows to carry on the paper's commitment to reporting only the truth. But Amelia soon learns that even the truth can have
Review: This is the first, but not last book by Carol Cox that I have read. I enjoyed getting to know Amelia and Ben. The sadness of Amelia loosing her father at the start was hard, but realistic. The Great Western thing was realistic for the most part, although Owen Merrick, in my opinion, could have been a little more slick. Since he had someone do all his dirty work it would have been more realistic. Clara, Martin, Jimmy, and Homer were good secondary characters that helped move the story along. The mystery was not so mysterious and that was disappointing. Overall I liked the writing style. Ms. Cox did well painting a picture of the town and the surrounding areas. The newspaper aspect was a great hook to draw me into the story. The newspaper office was realistic and interesting to think of all that went into printing a newspaper.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Bethany House Publishing for allowing me to read and review this book in return for a free copy and I was never asked to write a favorable review by anyone.
Carol Cox
Book Summary: Wild West Romance and Mystery. When Amelia Wagner takes over the running of her father's newspaper in Granite Springs, Arizona, she vows to carry on the paper's commitment to reporting only the truth. But Amelia soon learns that even the truth can have
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consequences. Her father's revealing articles about Great Western Investment. Company’s business methods have caught the notice of the wrong person, and pressure mounts for Amelia to retract her father's statements. Determined to find the truth, Amelia goes through her father's notes and begins to interview members of the community. She can't seem to shake Benjamin Stone, a Great Western employee who's been assigned to keep tabs on her for the good of the company. The more Ben and Amelia learn, the more Amelia's father's claims appear to be accurate. In fact, it's probably worse than he realized. Even Ben is beginning to wonder if he's become a pawn in the workings of a corrupt empire. But Great Western isn't about to stand for a female reporter and one of their own men bringing down their lucrative schemes. Working against time, and never knowing what danger lurks around the next corner, Ben and Amelia set out to reveal all they've discovered before Great Western silences them for good.Review: This is the first, but not last book by Carol Cox that I have read. I enjoyed getting to know Amelia and Ben. The sadness of Amelia loosing her father at the start was hard, but realistic. The Great Western thing was realistic for the most part, although Owen Merrick, in my opinion, could have been a little more slick. Since he had someone do all his dirty work it would have been more realistic. Clara, Martin, Jimmy, and Homer were good secondary characters that helped move the story along. The mystery was not so mysterious and that was disappointing. Overall I liked the writing style. Ms. Cox did well painting a picture of the town and the surrounding areas. The newspaper aspect was a great hook to draw me into the story. The newspaper office was realistic and interesting to think of all that went into printing a newspaper.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Bethany House Publishing for allowing me to read and review this book in return for a free copy and I was never asked to write a favorable review by anyone.
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LibraryThing member mbarkman
5 stars ***** out of 5
Historical Romance
Escape with Carol Cox to Arizona Territory, 1963, to life in busy Granite Springs. I love Arizona, spending months there every winter, and I know the books I read about the region will enrich my view of the area. Carol weaves a story so rich in history, vivid
I received this book free from Bethany House and Emily Davies-Robinson through their Nuts About Books program in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions are my own.
Historical Romance
Escape with Carol Cox to Arizona Territory, 1963, to life in busy Granite Springs. I love Arizona, spending months there every winter, and I know the books I read about the region will enrich my view of the area. Carol weaves a story so rich in history, vivid
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imagery and realistic characters, I forgot that though based on fact, this was fiction. Carol tells the story through the unique position of a young woman trying to fill her editor-father's large shoes in a community she has only visited the last number of years. The twists and turns led all over the area, and had me guessing and turning pages until the end. I wonder, how well do we know those near and dear to us? Well enough to trust that what we do know about them is true, or when we hear something do we second guess what we know? This is another great novel by Carol.I received this book free from Bethany House and Emily Davies-Robinson through their Nuts About Books program in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions are my own.
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LibraryThing member polarmath
Amelia comes home to find her father dying. She winds up taking over the newspaper that her father owns and keeps running it the way that he did. I admire how she did this at a time that women didn't take on this type of role.
She finds herself facing pressure for a story that her father had began
Amelia is someone I enjoy reading about in that she takes on a role that is not usual for the time and succeeded in what she wanted to accomplish. She didn't have the easiest time of it and still managed to make it work.
I received this book free from the publisher to review.
She finds herself facing pressure for a story that her father had began
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about an investment company in the area. He believed that things were not as they were being portrayed and would not back down from his reporting. Amelia believes in what her father did, so she finds herself looking into the story as well. At this time, the company sends sometime try to change her mind, but things don't turn out like planned.Amelia is someone I enjoy reading about in that she takes on a role that is not usual for the time and succeeded in what she wanted to accomplish. She didn't have the easiest time of it and still managed to make it work.
I received this book free from the publisher to review.
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LibraryThing member Carolee888
I have a group of three books that I want to read close together. All of them have women protagonist, are set in either Arizona or Texas in about the same time period of 1878 to 1893. This one by Carol Cox is a mystery romance. The author is married to a pastor, so her books have a Christian
Set in the fictional town of Granite Springs, Arizona in 1893. Amelia Wagner is excited to make the trip to Granite Springs to visit and work for her father in the Granite Springs Gazette, the town's newspaper. Her mother and father have been separated for years, while Amelia lived with her mother and got her education. But her mother was determined to marry her off quickly, and Amelia hated the social gathering that her mother had continuously.
When she arrives, she finds that her father has been stricken with cancer and will not be able to recover. Amelia loved the newspaper and her father's determination to seek the truth. Her father had a loyal older worker, Homer, who nursed her father until she arrived and was a great at keeping the Peerless Jobbing Press in working order. (If you search for it, you can find videos of it being run.
Her father was in the midst of uncovering a story, with very bad overtones, of the Great Western Investment Company. After the burial of her beloved father, Amelia starts back on uncovering the story. Benjamin Stone, a new hire at the company, reluctantly take the assignment of keeping tabs on Amelia.
I loved the writing style, the historical tidbits, humor and the way that the story took off at the beginning and I did not want to stop reading it.
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viewpoint, but she is never preachy and inserts a lot of humor into her books.Set in the fictional town of Granite Springs, Arizona in 1893. Amelia Wagner is excited to make the trip to Granite Springs to visit and work for her father in the Granite Springs Gazette, the town's newspaper. Her mother and father have been separated for years, while Amelia lived with her mother and got her education. But her mother was determined to marry her off quickly, and Amelia hated the social gathering that her mother had continuously.
When she arrives, she finds that her father has been stricken with cancer and will not be able to recover. Amelia loved the newspaper and her father's determination to seek the truth. Her father had a loyal older worker, Homer, who nursed her father until she arrived and was a great at keeping the Peerless Jobbing Press in working order. (If you search for it, you can find videos of it being run.
Her father was in the midst of uncovering a story, with very bad overtones, of the Great Western Investment Company. After the burial of her beloved father, Amelia starts back on uncovering the story. Benjamin Stone, a new hire at the company, reluctantly take the assignment of keeping tabs on Amelia.
I loved the writing style, the historical tidbits, humor and the way that the story took off at the beginning and I did not want to stop reading it.
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ISBN
9780764209574