BOOK BY: Mary Connealy
What a wonderful start to a brand new series!
Author Mary Connealy takes readers on a journey west where characters experience the best and the worst the Oregon Trail has to offer them.
Beth and Ginny are fleeing for their lives, only they keep picking up strangers to join them. Labeled “insane” by her husband, Ginny escapes the asylum with help from her daughter. Not to be outdone by his women, Thaddeus will do everything possible to get his hands on the women who betrayed him – and the massive fortune they’ve been hiding. Not that he knows how much they have anyway.
The story starts out with a bang and keeps a steady pace throughout. There are plenty of secrets to go around, some of which aren’t revealed by the end of the story (stay tuned for book two…). In true Connealy style, dialogue is witty and there are plenty of awkward situations provided for everyone.
One of the last wagon trains to head west, the pioneers will experience a tragic loss but pull together to overcome. Readers may want to have tissues handy as the tragedy digs deep, hitting an emotional cord.
I enjoyed getting to know a new cast of characters, and was delighted to revisit John and Penny McCall from the High Sierra Sweethearts series.
I’m looking forward to the next book to discover what secrets Kat and Sebastian are keeping.
I received an ecopy from the publisher through NetGalley. All opinions expressed are my own.