"Poignant angst laden romance"
In 1935, two months after her husband's death, a poor
pregnant Mary Lee Clawson rides the bus on Route 66 to
Cross Roads, New Mexico where her late father owned the
Cross Roads Motor Court. When she finally arrives at the
motor court she sees her alcoholic mother having a jolly
good time with people that are mooching off her. Mary Lee
is delighted to discover that her father left her the
business with the provision that she looks after her
mother. Two cabins are rented to people she would like to get rid
of especially Frank Pierce who her mother says paid her
for one year's rent; Mary Lee has no way to disprove it.
The other long term renter is Jake Romero, an ex-con who
was in prison for two years for cattle rustling. He came
back to town to clear his name. He falls in love with her
but he doesn't think she could ever love an ex-con. She
loves Jake but doesn't think he would ever want to father
another man's child. A dire situation makes them realize
what is in the other's heart. SONG OF THE ROAD is a poignant angst laden romance.
Hearts will go out to the heroine who has to worry about
operating the business, paying off the mortgage, caring
for her mother and worrying if her father-in-law will try
to take custody of her unborn. Someone wants Jake and
Mary Lee dead so they can gain the property, but though
danger lurks this lead couple has doubts about the desires
of their beloved other. Dorothy Garlock has written a
memorable and serious book that will grab and keep reader
interested. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 3, 2004
In Depression-era America, U.S. Route 66 beckoned to those
who yearned for a better life. Dorothy Garlock celebrates
the dreamers who rode westward on....
Hope's Highway
SummaryMargie Kinnard is thrilled when the father she barely knows
agrees to take her to California. For years, she has
yearned to try her luck in Hollywood. But her troubles
start the moment she steps into his truck.
Ornery and embittered, Elmer Kinnard couldn't care less
about his daughter or the families in their small caravan:
the parents whose blind son longs for a radio career; the
brother and sister united by fierce loyalty and hope. But
Margie is intensely interested in everyone---especially the
rough-hewn rancher who later joins their little convoy with
his young niece. Brady Hoyt, who knows all about
heartbreak, has no intention of getting involved with
Margie, just as she has no intention of sacrificing her
movie star dreams for a man with a ready-made family.
Tragedy strikes, someone turns traitor, and a dangerous
stalker threatens them all on the highway they call Route
66.
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