"Historical fiction with fiesty characters. A true delight!"

In THE CAPTAIN'S WOMAN, author Merline Lovelace sets her story during the fascinating period of the Spanish/American War.

Her heroine, Victoria Parker, is a feisty newspaperwoman from Cheyenne, Wyoming. She has been content to pursue the idle social chatter of the growing western town, that is until her fiance, Captain Sam Garrett is shipped out to join Teddy Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders in Cuba. Victoria follows Sam into the thick of battle, and reports the war in ways that only a woman could relate back to the States.

At first, Sam is furious that Victoria has come to the dangerous battlefields of Cuba, but when she earns his admiration aiding the wounded, his love for this independent young woman grows. Will their wartime romance survive the raging battles, on the field and off?

Merline Lovelace delivers an action-packed, lusty romance with a great deal of history added in for great measure. The addition of real-life characters such as Clara Barton, Teddy Roosevelt, and Joseph Pulitzer add depth to the realism of the story. THE CAPTAIN'S WOMAN is a very satisfying story.

Reviewed by Sharon Galligar Chance
Posted April 20, 2003