Product Description

Award-winning author Robin Lee Hatcher joins the HeartQuest line with this heartwarming historical romance. Stranded in Dead Horse, Wyoming, and desperate for work, widow Faith Butler accepts employment as the housekeeper for wealthy recluse Drake Rutledge. Insufferable Drake is haunted by his past yet is drawn to this Shakespeare-quoting beauty and her endearing children. But Faith has secrets of her own--secrets that may endanger them all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #350719 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

About the Author
Robin Lee HatcherThe Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction and two RITA Awards for Best Inspirational Novels are just three of the many honors received by international best-selling author Robin Lee Hatcher. In 2001, she received the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. Robin and her husband share their Idaho home with a Persian cat, three dogs, and enjoy the visits of their two grown daughters and young grandchildren.

Customer Reviews

Speak To Me Of Love
First off, those planning on buying this book should be aware that SPEAK TO ME OF LOVE is in fact a reissue of sorts. Originally, Harper Paperbacks released CHANCES ARE in 1996 for the secular romance world, but Ms. Hatcher was never quite happy with the editing that removed the Christian values from her earlier books. She is now returning to her favorite earlier stories and changing them to encompass her Christian ideals and values.

After learning that if she doesn't settle down and stop moving her young daughter from one town to the next, Faith Butler has no option but to give up her acting job and settle down in the quiet, lifeless town called Dead Horse, Wyoming. Divorced with no family or friends in the area, Faith is desperate for a job and agrees to work for a local ranch owner as his housekeeper and cook. The measure is only temporary. She'll stay long enough for her daughter's recovery. Getting to know Drake is a challenge, but as she spends more time in his world, she begins to dream of the possibility of a new life.

Drake Rutledge, owner of the Jagged R Ranch, does not want or need a housekeeper or cook. But something about Faith has him saying yes instead of turning her away. An injury keeps Drake away from people, especially women. But as he gets to know Faith and her children, he finds himself losing the one thing he swore he'd never give willingly to another - his heart.

CHANCES ARE has been one of my favorite historical romances for years. So I must say, I was hesitant to see it rewritten under a new title. I know a lot of readers feel that renaming books is deceptive, especially if it is not made clear on the cover that the book has been previously released. At this time, I cannot say if there are plans to make it clear that this is a rewrite or not. The cover art I have in hand does not show any statement to that effect.

With this in mind, I found SPEAK TO ME OF LOVE to be just as charming. There is more emphasis placed on Christian ideals and values, but they really do not distract the reader from the story at hand. If you haven't read this story, it is one of Ms. Hatcher's finest. If you have, you may want to reread it just for the sheer beauty of the story.

Tracy Farnsworth - former TRRC Reviewer

Couldn't put this one down!
This book is wonderfully written and will hold your attention completely. You will become lost in the characters and the surroundings.

Faith Butler, an actress traveling with a acting troupe, finds herself in a situation that seems hopeless. She is stuck in an almost deserted town called "Dead Horse" because her daughter has taken ill. The doctor advises that her daughter would more than likely die if she continues traveling with the child. Faith puts her faith in God and stays in Dead Horse. She takes a job as a cook and housekeeper at a ranch owned by Drake Rutledge. Although Mr. Rutledge is extremely wealthy, he is also a very extremely unhappy man. The faith and hope that Faith and her two children bring to his ranch turns him around and love begins to bloom.

Do yourself a favor - get a cup of hot tea and a pillow and enjoy until the end.

Delightful!
There is something very special about this historical romance. It's a cut above many of the others I've read. Drake is a wonderful hero and Faith, with her Shakespearean thoughts running through her head, is a charming heroine. I fell in love with them both. This book also has a wonderful secondary story line.