{"product_id":"just-imagine-by-susan-elizabeth-phillips-3306k","title":"Just Imagine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo hard-headed, passionate people . . . Two stubborn opponents with tender souls . . . Sometimes wars of the heart can only be won through the sweetest of surrenders.  The War Between the States may be over for the rest of the country, but not for Kit Weston. Disguised as a boy, she's come to New York City to kill Baron Cain, the man who stands between her and Risen Glory, the South Carolina home she loves. But unknown to Kit, the Yankee war hero is more than her bitterest enemy-he's also her guardian. And he'll be a lot harder to kill than she's figured on . . .  Believing that Kit's a boy, Cain offers the grubby rapscallion a job in his stable. But he has no idea what he's in for, and it's not long before the hero of Missionary Ridge discovers the truth. His scamp of a stable boy is a strong-willed, violet-eyed beauty who's hell-bent on driving him crazy.  Editorial Reviews  Susan Elizabeth Phillips is known now for her  fast-paced, witty contemporary romances. But, back in the early '80s, when she was a young mother snatching a few hours here and there to write, her first solo novel was a post-Civil War  era historical romance, published as Risen Glory.  That romantic landmark is back by reader demand, revised by the author and renamed Just Imagine. The heroine, Katharine Louise Weston, better known as Kit, has dressed all her life in britches and is more at home in the stable than the parlor. She travels from the Deep South to New York City to kill Major Baron Cain, the Yankee who stole her family plantation. When Cain hires her as a stable boy, Kit is delighted. But, before she can shoot him, Cain discovers she's a woman and forces Kit to change her  strategy.... It takes a while for hatred to turn to love, and vengeance to passion, but the sparks between Cain and Kit make the time fly in this sexy, romantic adventure. - bn.com  This rewritten, retitled version of Phillips's 1984 Risen Glory is a classic tale of the Reconstruction Era, featuring a young Southern hellion who will do anything to reclaim her plantation, a Northern war hero who finds himself in possession of said plantation and guardian of the girl, and an abundance of well-defined secondary characters. It goes without saying that Baron Cain is definitely a hero of the first tier; but while he has some trust issues that he eventually overcomes with the help of the heroine it is Kit Weston's transformation from a fiery, reckless teenager into a strong, determined, courageous woman that is truly memorable. Skillfully weaving issues of politics, power, slavery, poverty, and social class into the plot, this historical may not be what readers expect from Phillips, but her strong characters, lively humor, and excellent pacing are all there. Phillips is a best-selling, RITA Award-winning writer and lives in the Chicago area. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.  - Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41843414794314,"sku":"3306k","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/3306k.jpg?v=1764498446","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/just-imagine-by-susan-elizabeth-phillips-3306k","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}