Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell

But there is one problem….their families are trying to break them apart. At first, their marriage is one of convenience and trying to make the best of a bad situation but soon Anne wants more than that….she wants to be with Cord for good. Anne has to learn what she is capable of including defending herself and Cord from her father’s men and even Cord’s brothers who are cruel to him. He has been shot and beaten within an inch of his life but somehow with Anne’s tender care, survives his injuries and his road to recovery is slow. But she knows that Cord is a good man and she must save his life is she can.

She pleads for his help and before anything can happen, her family comes upon them and before they realize it they are both being beaten and forced into a marriage by her father and left for dead.Īnne is much better off than Cord, but still in pretty bad shape and still traumatized. He keeps her captive with little food, and she manages to escape, seeking a new life somewhere far from her family, and she finds herself sleeping in the barn of an outcast, the youngest of the Bennett family, Cord. She is a failure after breaking off her engagement to her fiancée in Boston, and her father drags her home in disgrace. Our story sets off with our heroine, Anne Wells who is a huge disappointment to her family. Not fluffy lighthearted read is Eyes of Silvers Eyes Of Gold. I want to mention first that this book was heart wrenching and very emotional and deals with some tough topics that might not be everyone’s cup of tea. So it was sitting on my kindle for a while, and after listening to a podcast review from “Not Your Mother’s Romance Book Club” I knew I had to try this book out especially since they really enjoyed it. Its been on many lists on the Listopia and many readers rave about this book so I just knew that it was time to grab this book and READ it. Can Anne and Cord use the freedom of being condemned for sins they didn't commit to make a life together? Or will their disapproving, interfering families tear them apart?Įyes of Silver Eyes of Gold is a story I have had on my wishlist on Goodreads for YEARS and I have no idea why I waited so long for this book.

Cord's family accepts that the fault is his.

When Anne and Cord are found alone together, her father's fury leads to violence. They blame those lapses for the disgraceful fact that she is a spinster at 28.Ĭord Bennett, the son of his father's second marriage to a Cheyenne woman, is more than an embarrassment to his well-to-do family of ranchers and lawyers - they are ashamed and afraid of their black sheep. Genres: Historical Romance, American WestĮYE OF SILVER, EYES OF GOLD is a story of romance and family conflicts set in Colorado in 1885.Īnne Wells has embarrassed her rigidly proper family since she was a child with occasional but grievous lapses from ladylike behavior. Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell