Love's First Bloom

New York City 1838. Ruth Livingstone is sent away in hiding by her father, Reverend Livingstone, while he awaits acquittal from the accusation that he killed a prostitute named Rosalie Peale. Rev Livingstone has spent most of his life helping prostitutes regain their faith and relocating them where......more

Well, this was definitely a roller-coaster of emotions. Grief of losing a loved one is no small matter. It is even harder when there isn't anyone to share that burden with. This tale of a good man charged with the murder of a Lady of the Evening is tragic and tugs at the heart strings. I think that......more

Ruth Livingstone, daughter of a minister involved in helping the soiled doves, finds herself alone, with a toddler and pursued by the press for a story, true or not, about her father's involvement in a murder. She must stay under the guise of being a soiled dove in order to keep from being found. Her......more

Wonderful ending but long trip... The story in its self was good but I felt the conversations between the main characters to be repetitive. All the characters story and roles could have been expanded making them more involve and increasing their interest and endearing them to the reader. I just didn'......more