Olivia Sterling flees her parent's house in Chicago and
heads to Kansas to escape an arranged marriage. A
professional seamstress, Olivia settles in an all-black
town where she becomes a popular member of the community.
In her 32 years, a man has never tempted Olivia, until she
meets a dazzling outlaw who robs her and sets her heart on
fire. She knows as a good woman she should ignore him, but
he is a tempting man.
Neil July, a Negro Seminole outlaw for the past 10 years,
encounters a feisty woman who makes him rethink his
profession. Neil entered into a life of robbing in order to
feed his people. He has strong bitterness toward the
government that employed him as a scout, but looked the
other way as the Indians starved. With a bounty on his
head, Neil should walk away from Olivia, but he cannot.
The temperature sizzles between Neil and Olivia, and heads
Olivia toward scandal as she sneaks away for stolen
moments. Their time is limited and Neil must choose to ride
off or end his career as an outlaw.
Rich in historical detail about the Black Seminoles,
SOMETHING LIKE LOVE gives a fascinating account of famous
black settlements after the Great Exodus of 1879. Readers
will be pleased to find characters from Ms. Jenkins other
books taking part in Olivia and Neil's story. On another
note, our sympathy goes to Ms. Jenkins on the recent death
of her husband. Her quote in the acknowledgment is
priceless. "Wipe your tears so that you can see where God
is leading you next."
He was a wanted man.
But no one wanted him more than she did.
Desperate to escape an arranged marriage, Olivia Sterling
flees Chicago and heads west. She dreams of setting up her
own seamstress shop in Henry Adams, a small all-Black town
in Kansas. But her plans are derailed when her train is
robbed by Neil July and his notorious band of outlaws.
Neil is enchanted by the headstrong and lovely Olivia. No
woman has ever set his blood on fire before, and he
suspects no other woman ever will. When they meet again,
Olivia is the town's newly elected mayor and Neil is still
the wanted outlaw. With bounty hunters on his trail, he
would be wise not to linger, yet he can't seem to leave
her. Will Neil be able to convince Olivia to ride off into
the sunset with him? Or will he finally lay down his guns
for love?
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