Love the Emma series! Great characters, history, and settings.

This is a 6 book series but I only read 5. I tried to read the 1st book, Woman of Substance, no way could I get into that book. I actually read the 4th book 1st & really like it. So I tried to start from the beginning & went to the 2nd book. I just loved this series. They are about a very wealthy family & friends. Good love stories & the drama in thier lives with Johnathon. I hope that the author writes one last book, if you read this series you will know what I am talking about.

I really do love this series of books, I've read them multiple times since I was about 15 and each time something new comes through the story to me and its like its the first time I've read it, and I can't stop turning the pages. In some ways I enjoyed the second book much more than the first because the family really comes into its own in the present day, rather than looking back over 80 years as the first book does. Without the first book though, I think it is impossible to appreciate the second book and the messages that it contains. This is one I will read over and over again in the years to come - I must have read the book or more times already, but it doesn't lose its magic, and I look forward to reading the third book at some point in the future, to see how the story continues and what new treasures lie within the pages for me to find...

The first was better. I didn’t like some parts of this one, but I just love BTB’s writing. Now to try and get my hands on the rest of this series!

Just adding the book. Loved it many years ago when the subject and kind of characters still impressed my young soul :-)

Another awesome book. I'm on to the next one now which I heard was not as good as the first two, so....we shall see. This one really didn't drag at all despite the length of it. I think Sarah and Jonathan are well developed villain-characters. Some authors leave the villains a little flat and just think that their actions will carry it, but this author developed them just as much as the others.

Sigh. Read it years (decades) ago and decided to reread when it was a BookBub Featured Deal. Did not hold up as well as I expected - too much description and head hopping made it hard to get really into the story. The thing is, way back then I remember liking the first book in the series MUCH more than this one so I may be more consistent than I thought…..I will go back and check!

after finishing A Woman of Substance I read this sequel, and as in the first part, the author frequently goes overboard in details. Houses, rooms, people and clothes are described in the minutest particulars.
The story is kind of predictable, has its moments, and has lots of repetition, in itself as well as of the first part. The characters are not really interesting and really predictable, too, once they are established. I mostly enjoyed reading it, anyway, like one enjoys watching a really bad TV series, just to know what happens next, even if you can predict it. I did, however, skip over lots of the details further on, as I just couldn't take it anymore. It is a book that would greatly benefit from some editing, one would get rid of about half of the bulk by just striking irrelevant dialogues, irrelevant characters, and descriptions descriptions descriptions. (Maybe there's a Reader's Digest Condensed Version around?) Read it if you like details and romantic plots with intrigue and drama. I would not call it well-written, the style does not compare to high-class literature, but it is an ok read if you're bored.

well where can i start, i really loved the book , loved paula's charater what a strong wise woman can do how she loved her gra. well they all loved her so much and tried to please her, little emily was a wise although of her young age well she is not little anymore she is a lady now.
hated that bastard ross and what he did, saddest part was the tragic death of david and jim but after all he she made back it to dear shane whom were perfect for each other.
liked what emma did with her will was really smart of her yo include all those papers with it
iam still confused about min's death and those 5 hours she spent at the lake what was she doing and the maid weird testimony at the court then nothing revealed at the end so it still a mystery !!
wished to know what jonthon made after being fired from the company ?

anyway what imp. is that the story ended happily how i can ask for more ;)
didn't like the fact of reading every little tiny detail about the clothes , weather , views ,etc... it was very boring for me actually
over all a woman can be as strong as man and even more. a book that worth reading .

From my old shelves- classic family drama over generations with matriarch Emma Harte-very long but enjoyable and entertaining- classic of 80’s/90’s writing genre

2nd book in Emma Harte series. I love this series.

Definetly not as good as the first one. Like the first book this is really long. A lot of detail in the begining and then a real quick wrap up in the end.

The storyline was sort of all over the place. The story of the grandkids brought in too many characters. There were Emma's grandchildren then Blackie's grandchildren. She had cousins hooking up with each other.She tried to bring in a mystery with the murder but then she never followed through. All the suspisions were left open ended.

I was not impressed with this one. I have two more books left in the series. I almost don't won't to read those. I feel like I should though.