Published by Bethany House on June 3rd 2014
Pages: 346
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Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston, Texas, to find her father deathly ill. Though she loves him, Nicole's father has always focused on what she's not. Not male. Not married. Not able to run Renard Shipping.
Vowing to find a suitable husband to give her father the heir he desires before it's too late, Nicole sets out with the Renard family's greatest treasure as her dowry: the highly coveted Lafitte Dagger. But her father's rivals come after the dagger, forcing a change in Nicole's plans.
After a boiler explosion aboard the Louisiana nearly took his life, Darius Thornton has been a man obsessed. He will do anything to stop even one more steamship disaster. Even if it means letting a female secretary into his secluded world.
Nicole is determined not to let her odd employer scare her off with his explosive experiments, yet when respect and mutual attraction grow between them, a new fear arises. How can she acquire an heir for her father when her heart belongs to another? And when her father's rivals discover her hiding place, will she have to choose between that love and her family's legacy?
Welcome to my first review rewind! Today I’m rereviewing(is that a word lol) Full Steam Ahead….now when I first read this one it was 4 years ago(wow!! doesn’t seem like that long ago) I was just starting out reviewing and this was the first book I’d read by Karen! I went back and read my first review….and wow I really hope I’ve gotten better since then lol. I was honestly going back and forth on if I should give it a second review or not….I decided I kinda love the idea of a review rewind, were I share the link to the original review and see if my thoughts are the same 🙂
so heres the link to the first one…..First Review of Full Steam Ahead
I decided to reread it on audio this time while I was working….I Loved it as much as the first time! Seriously even though I knew most of what would happen I was still on the edge of my seat(so to speak) at times.
I want to be like Nikki!! I want her to teach me knife throwing and any other pirate like ways she wants to teach lol. I love Darius! I love that he doesn’t want to conform to society standards and does his own thing.
Karen, one of these days I almost want a story about her childhood friend( the one she was originally supposed to met in new orleans) I want to know more about him and if he found love…and it wouldn’t hurt for him and Nikki and darias to get together for a bit lol
About Karen Witemeyer
For those who love to smile as they read, bestselling author Karen Witemeyer offers warmhearted historical romance with a flair for humor, feisty heroines, and swoon-worthy Texas heroes. A transplant from California, Karen came to Texas for college, met a cowboy disguised as a computer nerd, married him, and never left the state that had become home.
Winner of the National Reader’s Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, ACFW Carol Award, Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award, and a finalist for both the RITA and Christy Awards, Karen is a firm believer in the power of happy endings. . . and ice cream. She also loves to reward her readers. Every month she gives away two inspirational historical novels to someone from her newsletter list and offers substantial bonus content on her website. To learn more about Karen and her books, or to join her subscriber list, please visit www.karenwitemeyer.com.
I enjoyed the fun in reading both reviews, then and now. I just loved the book, too, and all of Karen’s writing. Such great characters. Thanks for sharing.