Review: All in Good Time

All in Good Time follows Dessa Caldwell as she seeks to fulfill her dream of opening a safe house for former prostitutes in the city of Denver in the late 1800s.  But after she's collected as many charitable donations as possible to open Pierson House, she is still in need of a loan to finance the purchase of the house in Denver's Fourth Ward.  After being turned down by numerous banks, one of her last options is Hawkins National Bank, owned by the most successful man in town.  Henry Hawkins is the owner of the bank and though he seems a formidable man, he is determined to hide his past- specifically how his initial capital for his bank came to him. 

All in Good Time was a nice quick read.  I liked that the author definitely brought attention to the issue of prostitution in the post-war post-gold rush era in Colorado, as well as the racial tensions between Whites and Chinese.  The characters were all developed well, and it was nice that no one was 'perfect' and each character had something in their past which affected them in major ways.  Although there were some 'park your brain' moments, I thoroughly enjoyed the story.  The book is part of the Guilded Legacy series so I'm hoping for some more good stories about social and economic justice in the West.

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