Setting: 1888 Copper Creek, Colorado, with a prologue ten years earlier...Wow! SWEET ANNIE was not only sweet as the title implies, but just a truly beautiful love story. From the very start it tugged at my emotions and touched a piece of my heart. I adored both Luke and Annie who were so utterly endearing that I couldn't help but fall in them with them almost instantly. These two quite honestly made me believe in soul mates and a love that only comes along once in a lifetime. And while their romance was very tender, it was also very sensual and filled with passion and is not a clean read. Any actual sex scenes occur after marriage however, and were written with beauty, depth, and not at all cheap.Luke and Annie's road to happiness was definitely not without its obstacles though and along the way you'll experience their joy, hope, and pain right alongside them. The last twenty or so pages of this book was literally so heartbreaking that I practically felt their grief and cried my eyes out not once, but twice! I loved the fact that neither of them were perfect though and that they had fears and doubts just like the rest of us, but that they also had the courage to overcome anything life threw at them. In the end I would highly recommend this lovely and totally unforgettable historical romance and am ever so thankful I found it =)NOTE: I am very surprised by the negative reviews for this book since I honestly don't see how anyone couldn't love it and I wanted to respond to a few of those comments. The 1-star review (which I didn't read all of) said this story wasn't romantic which I couldn't disagree with more. A 3-star review said Luke visited prostitutes, which was way before he and Annie ever started courting and in explanation of why he wasn't a virgin. The other 3-star review I wish I hadn't read since it gave away a major spoiler. To be fair it does say spoiler alert, but it came upon me quickly that I didn't have time to stop myself before I'd already read it.Kindle Locations: The story ended at 100% and location 4229 on my kindle device.