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Original Title:	Ashes in the Wind
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Alaina MacGaren, Cole Latimer
Setting:	New Orleans, Louisiana,1863(United States) Minnesota(United States)

Ashes in the Wind

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Paperback | Pages: 664 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 8956 Users | 418 Reviews

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Title	:	Ashes in the Wind
Author	:	Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 664 pages
Published	:	(first published 1979)
Categories	:	Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Military History. Civil War. Adult

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This one is tough for me to rate because there are some parts of this book I LOVED, and some I absolutely HATED!!

First I have to say that I really enjoy the author's writing style, it's so much different from the modern books that it's like in another universe. But that's OK cause it's still great.

What I didn't like here was the story, or how the author chose to develop it, and every major event that happened in the book.
Almost every potential good scene between the main characters was somehow RUINED, either by them or by other characters, and a lot of things happened that made me want to give up on it completely, but I stuck through it and I'm glad because the last 35% were great.


So...

1%-20% - 5 stars
20%-65% - 2 stars with sprinklings of 1 or zero at some parts
65-100% - 4 stars


If I was good at math I could calculate the exact star percentage but since my brain is teeny-tiny-non-existent, I'm gonna guess and give it a 3 XD


*buddy read with Glam <3*

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Ratings: 4.18 From 8956 Users | 418 Reviews

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Captivating Civil War Romance!When Kathleen Woodiwiss did romance well, there was no one better--and such a novel is ASHES IN THE WIND. To my thinking, it's up there with her best (THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER, THE WOLF AND THE DOVE and SHANNA).It is a compelling tale of a young Southern woman from Louisiana who loses everything in the Civil War. The Yankees take her family and her home and finally, even her identity. Disguised as a boy for her safety, 17-year old Alaina MacGaren thinks to seek

This was a reread after many, many years--and it held up to my memory. I originally read this as a young teen and loved it. Rereading it as an adult I was wondering if it was going to be as good as I remembered, and while it wandered far afield, but at over 600 pages you have room for a story to stretch time and space, it was entertaining. I definitely understand why I liked it as a young woman. Alaina was so much of what I identified with at that age and aspired to from the metamorphosis from

This was one of the first romance books I read when I was twelve. I didn't have any triggers or any real opinions about romance and romance books back then. Somehow I made my way through this book. Thinking back, I don't know why I wasn't as shocked and angry about how some the events played out. It was a very enjoyable book I remember, but dang...some of the plot points in this really pisses me off. The main one concerning the hero and the heroine's cousin. Ugh. Why?! Not my favorite by her.

I originally read Ashes In The Wind back in 1979.I remember the date because I had just come home from the hospital with my first born Michael, who finally tied the knot this month with his partner and has given me two beautiful granddaughters.Since this was another special moment in time, I decided to pick this "keeper" I had given five stars to back up to see if time had changed with how I felt then..and now.Truthfully, I cant remember any of it...is it a wonder between feeding's, diaper

"Ashes in the Wind" is set during the Civil War in the South and is about Alaina, a young Southern woman and a doctor who is a Union soldier. Alaina's life and home have been torn apart by the war and she is forced into disguising herself as a young boy "Al" to ward off unwanted attention and to work as a spy. This is a captivating saga that pulls you into the story and you will not want to put it down. You feel the aura of the Civil War around you as you read this book. Expect to experience a

Okay I guess I am ready to write my review for this book. Reading it was definitely a labor of love for me. I feel as though now that I've read my first Woodiwiss novel I can officially label myself a fan of the bodice-ripper genre. That said, never in all my years of reading have I encountered a heroine I wanted to slap more than Alaina "Al" MacGaren. Admittedly, one of my biggest pet peeves in a story is the whole "girl-in-pants" deal. I can't wrap my head around the idea of a woman passing

I still cannot believe I am giving a Woodiwiss book only 2 stars. It seemed to me that part one and part two were written at completely different times. Alaina jumps back and forth between really caring for Cole, to not at all. There seemed to be so many plot lines throughout the book, that the characters suffered for it. The unlikely events that happened to coincide with one another were unbelievable at best, and the villains in the story were not thought out. I never felt connected to Cole or