A review by jove64
Indigo by Beverly Jenkins

5.0

I've obviously been under a rock or something because I've only just discovered this author. (Thanks Smart Bitches, Trashy Books podcast.) This is set just before the American Civil War (it ends just after the Harpers Ferry incident right at the cusp of the war beginning) in a small town in Michigan just west of Ann Arbor. The main characters are all involved in the Underground Railroad in some way. The community has the usual tensions around class, politics, and so on. The romance is a nice twist on "rich handsome stranger comes to town with no intention of staying". There is also a thread of chosen/found family and a recognition that birth family isn't necessarily going to provide the family support you need. I'll definitely pick up more historical romance from this author.