Mark Gordon Smith

Scott has a vision one night and he is convinced that this vision has been shown to him for a reason. He sets out to find answers and in the meantime, he meets with Bertha. Bertha tells the story of Mary Capstone and her mother who move to the town of Harrisville. Two men have set their sights on Mary and both are determined to have her. The town undergoes massive changes because of these men and their actions. Scott finds out more than he bargained for about the town he calls home.

I got lost in this story. It is so beautifully written that I felt like I was transported into another time. A wonderful tale that will hopefully be the first of many.… (altro)

Not good. I know nothing about the author, but seems to me that he took a writing correspondense course to learn how to create similes and metaphors and he hasn't stopped TRYING to create them. Often times his similes contradicted themselves...for instance discussing the happy and beautiful essence of a garden then calling it melancholy. Really strange. The grammar is horrible and if I had to endure one more "towards" for the word toward I thought I would scream. On top of all that were some typos as well as untrue facts (i.e. Italian language translations he was wrong on). Don't read this book if you don't have to.… (altro)