With Song: Heart Series Series, Book 3
(Libby/OverDrive eBook)

On a sunny afternoon in 1935, Molly McKenzie sang along with the radio in the apartment above her parents' general store in Seward County, Kansas, as they were gunned down by gangsters below. Witnessing the escape of the killers, Molly becomes the key witness and live bait in federal agent Hod Dolan's quest to bring the two men to justice. Hod claims to be Molly's fiance as a cover so he can move in with her and her aunt. As they wait for the gangsters to return, Hod and Molly grow close, which enrages one of Molly's admirers and may prove more of a threat than the killers. Garlock, "the Louis L'amour of romance," has taken a hiatus from her traditional westerns to write a trilogy set during the Great Depression that includes With Hope (1998), and will conclude with the forthcoming With Heart. Garlock's attention to period detail flavors her books in a way few writers can match, and makes it impossible to put her books down. --Melanie Duncan

This is the second in Garlock's wonderful Depression-era series and a sequel to With Hope and followed by With Heart. It is set in Deward County, KS, in 1935 and begins with young Molly McKenzie singing lightheartedly as she changes the sheets in the upstairs living quarters of McKenzie's General Store. When she hears a series of loud pops, she thinks her father is plaguing her mother with the latest shipment of firecrackers, but she looks out the front window to witness two men getting into a big black car. When she goes downstairs, she discovers that both her parents have been killed and the store robbed. Molly's world is further upset by the advent of Hod Dolan, a federal agent, who convinces Molly to let him use her as bait to lure the bad guys back to the scene of the crime, not realizing just how dangerous this will prove to be. Even listeners who normally shun romances will enjoy this narrative, read by Kate Forbes, for the suspense, the interesting setting, and great characters. Enthusiastically recommended for all public libraries. Barbara Perkins, Irving P.L., TX (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

On a sunny afternoon in 1935, Molly McKenzie sang along with the radio in the apartment above her parents' general store in Seward County, Kansas, as they were gunned down by gangsters below. Witnessing the escape of the killers, Molly becomes the key witness and live bait in federal agent Hod Dolan's quest to bring the two men to justice. Hod claims to be Molly's fiance as a cover so he can move in with her and her aunt. As they wait for the gangsters to return, Hod and Molly grow close, which enrages one of Molly's admirers and may prove more of a threat than the killers. Garlock, "the Louis L'amour of romance," has taken a hiatus from her traditional westerns to write a trilogy set during the Great Depression that includes With Hope (1998), and will conclude with the forthcoming With Heart. Garlock's attention to period detail flavors her books in a way few writers can match, and makes it impossible to put her books down. ((Reviewed April 15, 1999)) Copyright 2000 Booklist Reviews