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Title: The Fugitive Heart

Subtitle: Heart's True Desire Series #1

Author: Jane Orcutt

Narrator: Kris Faulkner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-27-08

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Are some crimes too horrible to forgive?

Growing up on the Kansas prairie, Samantha Martin cherished two desires: to love God and marry her childhood sweetheart. But the War between the States took nearly everything - her family, her home, and Nathan, her love. When he returns six years later, she is shocked to discover he's no longer the gentle boy she's always adored. Instead, he is a physically and emotionally scarred man on the run, dodging charges of theft...and murder.

Or is a lack of grace the gravest transgression of all?

Nathan Hamilton once dreamed of seeing the world, becoming a doctor, and making Samantha his bride. But instead of adventure, he encountered tragedy and made choices that nearly destroyed his life. Now, in Samantha's arms, Nathan seeks peace and freedom - while she strives to lead him from darkness to light and into the embrace of the only one who can provide a true refuge for The Fugitive Heart.

Critic Reviews:

"A memorable...masterful tale! You won't want to miss a page!" (The Literary Times)

"Troubled heroes are nothing new in romantic fiction, but Ms. Orcutt has elevated this archetype to a new level of excellence.... Add vivid description to a fast-moving plot and read until done." (Romantic Times)

Members Reviews:

Man versus God love story

What a good book! I couldn't put it down. I hope there will be a sequel. I have not found any other books by Jane Orcutt and am sadly disappointed. This was truly a love story of Samantha, Nathan and God. In the end, God wins out, but it is tryuly a struggle to come to that end. The only disappointing thing about the book is that we don't find out what happens to Samantha's brother, Caleb. Hopefully she will have a sequel and come to a conclusion with Caleb. I love how she incorporated history into her book. It didn't push facts on u s, but showed what it was like to have to live through a war, and what changes a man endured during the civil war. It was a hard time for Nathan and Caleb, and they both changed from their Christian values they were brought up with, but Samantha still loves them and cares for them. In the end, who will win?

This was an excellent book--best I've read in a long time, and I read a lot of books!

A Gritty, Realistic Tale...

This is the story of Samantha and Nathan. They are young sweethearts growing up and it's war that seperates them. Samantha's brother (Caleb) and Nathan leave her at an orphage and join the war. Over the years Caleb and Nathan have become wanted men and have lost their faith because of the awful things they saw and experienced during the war. Nathan has a strong feeling that Samantha needs him and decides to go the the orphange but doesn't expect to find her. She's there. He asks her to come live with him and Caleb. He still loves her but knows that he can't have a future with her. She loves him but is shocked to find not the gentle boy she knew but a hardend man. The story is their journey of triumphs and defeats, love and hurt.

The thing that I loved about this story is that it was true to life. When I say gritty I mean that you can feel the physical struggle between the two. The desire to do what is right and the desire of the flesh. Isn't that how real life is as well?

If you like westerns, romance and realism than you will love this story.