It’s 1897 and Alaska is in the middle of a gold rush. Noah Wesley has made his home here in the Alaskan wilderness, and when winter settles in, there are few visitors. Strange noises bring him to his door where he finds a young woman, half frozen to death. Noah successfully struggles to bring her back to life. Elizabeth, the mysterious snow angel, has “gold fever” and is determined not to let anything or anyone get in her way of becoming rich. 

Love, determination, long kept secrets and shame – strong driving forces for anyone. These forces catapult Elizabeth, Noah and others into the wilds of Alaska during the tumultuous gold rush years. As Elizabeth discovers more about herself, she is challenged to allow love to open her guarded heart.  

I enjoyed SNOW ANGEL. The characters of Noah, Elizabeth and her nemesis  Joe provide a good balance between good and evil, kindness and torture, love and hate. Good prevails, even when it is challenged from many directions. 

The book has a description of a rape scene in it that may be too offensive or violent for younger readers. (p.81) 

I had a little trouble with how some of the lines of the book were chopped off at the end of a page – leaving the next sentence either incomplete or not following the story.

Reviewed by Patty Ruppert for The Road to Romance

July 26, 2007