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I read some reviews before starting this one. I have come to the conclusion that if you are as passionate about birds as I am, if not please do not read this book! I do not want to read a review about how the abundance of birds spoiled this book for you.

I loved and totally identified with the main character, Georgie Gail. She was smart, educated,independent and witty. She had her own house, as a perk from her job as the switchboard operator of the town. An advid reader of s publications about birds, she fought against the town milliner who used bird parts on the hats that he and his family created. I was paricurly horrified at the description of one dress! The woman wore an owl's on her hat, had swallow wings adorning the cape and the worst was the hem which was encircled by the tiny heads of pretty yellow birds. I reacted the same as Georgie! I had to lay down my book and try to get the vision out of my head before continuing to read the book.

Eventually the Migratory Bird Act of 1918 came about. Many birds were becoming extinct because they were killed for the feathers, heads and sometimes whole bodies. I remember seeing women with mink stole with the heads hanging down in them in the 1950s. I remember cringing that a woman would want to buy anything that was essentially a dead body!

Back to the story, the love interest is Luke Palmer aka Lucious Landram, full of Clark Gable charm but married to the job that he loved.

I must say that I adored the ending and was surprised by it. Please do read it if you love birds! ( )

An ok story ( )

1904 rural Texas is the setting for this light-hearted romance between a switchboard operator and a dashing Texas Ranger. ( )

I love historical romance novels. I especially like them when they are clean and wholesome. I read this type of book with my daughters when they were growing up. Now my daughter is carrying on the tradition. It is wonderful books like this one by Deeanne Gist that I can recommend to them. Thank you Deeanne for writing such interesting and entertaining books. ( )