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Marine
Fontaine’s only real love in life is the boat she leases,
The Ranger. She takes people on cruises around the
Virgin Islands and the surrounding areas, sailing with a
small crew and enjoying being on the water. She’s crushed
when she finds out that the boat’s owner is planning to sell
it, but despite her unhappiness she prepares to take the man
and his potential buyer for a two-week cruise. The last
thing she expects is to like the owner, Edgar, or to be
attracted to his guest, Scott Kelsey. Though she was hurt
badly by her ex-fiancée and Scott seems to her to be very
arrogant, she succumbs to the attraction.
Scott
Kelsey has had bad luck with love. His first fiancée died
in an accident, and his second, a flighty model, left him.
When he finds himself wanting Marine, he tries to convince
himself she’s another empty-headed, useless female. Slowly
he begins to discover that he might not be right about
Marine, however. Can two wounded people find love before
it’s too late?
Ranger’s Woman features wonderful descriptions
of places I haven’t been, but wish I had! Samantha
Winston’s depictions of the various islands were so vivid I
felt I could almost see many of the locales as I read. I
also liked her depiction of island culture and people, which
seemed very realistic. Unfortunately, despite the wonderful
settings, I just couldn’t get into Ranger’s Woman.
Scott initially came across as abrasive, arrogant, and
presumptuous. While he improved somewhat over the course of
the story, I had a hard time wanting him and Marine to get
together. Another thing that prevented me from connecting
with the story was the storyline itself, which in my mind
had too many conflicts. There is a lot of action in the
book, especially toward the end, but there were a couple of
places where I just couldn’t suspend disbelief. If you like
exotic locales and very dramatic stories, you may like this
book, but despite the excellent descriptions it wasn’t my
cup of tea. |
