- Paperback
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Australia and New Zealand Ed edition (18 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002261057
- ISBN-13: 978-0002261050
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,810,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Tough and tender, sweet and sassy, here is a story of honesty and humour for anyone who has ever lived and loved.
Scott Gandy has always been a gambling man, relying on his lazy southern charm to smooth a way out of difficult situations. Hoping to make his fortune, he opens a saloon in Proffitt, Kansas. But he soon becomes a target of the prohibition movement, led by the owner of the hat shop next door to his establishment – the enchanting yet volatile Agatha Downing.
The saloon keeper and the prim and proper milliner are hopeless adversaries… until the innocence of a child opens their eyes and hearts to each other.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
She is facing 40, never been kissed and disabled by a limp since childhood. He was a saloon owner, devastatingly handsome and charming, her next door neighbour and landlord. Even the most optimistic romantic would not have put the two together after the first few pages, as she sets herself on a campaign to rid the town of the demon drink. Despite their differences they become friends and in true Spencer fashion, touchingly and gently they fall in love. The final chapter is a delight. I would rate this book as only second to Morning Glory my absolute LaVyrle Spencer favourite. I thoroughly recommend it.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved this book. The elegance of the author's description of places and people, interwoven with historical events, brings it all alive. The characters become real. In fact, I cannot stop thinking about "Gussie's" and Scott's happiness, not to mention Willy's. I would love for Lyvyrle to write a sequel. It grieves me that she has decided to quit writing because I have only just "found" her. I have read, besides Gamble, Endearment and Then Came Heaven...and absolutely have loved all three. Maybe after the author has some time off, she will hopefully reconsider. I love the way Lyvyrle develops her characters and their love story. And it is wonderful that she allows her characters to have such insight (and thus gives us insight at the same time). And I love the fact of waiting until marriage for the ultimate sex act, but at the same time evolving the couple sexually. The "awakening" of Agatha, for example, profoundly relit my pilot light! I plan to read all of Spencer's books and probably reread a good many of them! Please don't quit, Lavyrle -- there's got to be many sequels to write.
Format:Paperback
I bought this book having read the excellent reviews and was not disappointed. Agatha and Scott were sympathetic, likeable characters - very important to my enjoyment of a book - and the story was substantial with enough highs and lows to ensure I didn't want to put it down. Lavyrle Spencer has - again - managed to create a wonderfully real atmosphere throughout the story, and yet it retains its romantic feel. I also loved the mention of Abigail and Jesse DuFrayne (from 'Hummingbird') near the end! For me this story now ranks alongside Spencer's 'Morning Glory', 'The Endearment' and 'Forgiven'.
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This one will leave you breathless!
When I first started this book I could not imagine how Scott and Agatha could ever be together and still keep it believable, or that I could even like Agatha's character. Read more
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Rhett Butler reincarnated!
LaVryle's second-best ("Hummingbird" can never be dethroned!) Tough and tender...sweet and sassy...hauntingly magic! Read more
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A must read book for love story readers. In this book I hateda character and felt sorry for another character - not usually how a love story goes. Read more
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