Not-So-Gothic Clouds

Two romance novels which present something in common. Jane Eyre is the favourite book of both main characters:

Head in the Clouds
Karen Witemeyer
# Bethany House; Original edition (October 1, 2010)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0764207563
# ISBN-13: 978-0764207563

Witemeyer follows her delightful first novel, A Tailor-Made Bride, with another tale of romance in America's West. Teacher Adelaide Proctor follows Henry Belcher to Fort Worth, Tex., but discovers her Prince Charming is a rogue. Instead of the marriage she planned, Adelaide becomes governess to Isabella, daughter of English-born sheep rancher Gideon Westcott. Adelaide comes to love both the mute, troubled Isabella and her father, but forces beyond their control are heading from England to Texas. Viscount Reginald Petchey wants his niece's fortune and will do anything to get it, even murder and kidnapping. But Petchey doesn't factor in Adelaide's determination and Gideon's love for his daughter. A final standoff is a nail-biter as a child's life and a family's future hang in the balance. Witemeyer's sophomore tale is entertaining and exciting, though fans may wish for the insightful discussions of her first. Readers won't be disappointed, however, in the strong, lovable Adelaide and her ultimate Prince Charming.

And as we read on A Musing Reviews:

Adalaide, the protagonist, loves Charlotte Brontë's, Jane Eyre. 

Claire's Not-So-Gothic Romance
Bonnie Blythe
# Format: Kindle Edition
# Publisher: CreateSpace; 1440401683 edition (October 9, 2010)

Claire Parnell, plain, repressed, and broke, falls desperately in love with Sam Murray, the sought-after new guy in town, and must overcome her scheming mother, a badly decorated red room, the enticements of the flesh (albeit scrawny), and Sam's unsavory past, to claim the same hard-fought happiness as her favorite literary heroine...Jane Eyre.

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