After a few major stints of bad luck, Eddy finds herself abandoned in the Nevada desert on her way to California to begin her dream of owning a restaurant. She is found half-dead by Rhine, who saves her life. Eddy begins working in the town to earn some money before getting back to her dream and fights against her attraction with Rhine who appears to her to be an wealthy, engaged white man. Little does she know that he hiding his real race...

The Good
I loved the main characters in this novel. They felt fleshed out and real. They felt very realistic and never did things out of character just to move the plot forward. The relationship between Eddy and Rhine also felt natural. They were attracted to each other from the get go but the build up to them learning more about each other and truly falling in love was really good. I also loved the setting. I haven't read many westerns but this caught my eye and was lovely. The look into what communities black people built post-civil war was wonderful. I also loved that the racism wasn't over the top. Some authors like to add graphic depictions to be "raw" or "real" when featuring black characters in historical fiction but this novel felt safe from that. I fave racism in real life I don't need it graphically depicted in my romance novels.

The Bad
The only con I have was the climax of the story. While it felt like something that character would do, it felt a little cartoon villain-esque and ridiculous. It was resolved quickly though and there was a need for something big to happen at that point of the story but it felt meaningless.

The Rating
I gave this novel 4/5 stars sns would definitely recommend it to other historical romance lovers. I'm excited to read Jenkins other works with black leads.