Kate Gruener and her
family are waiting for a group of settlers to travel west across
Kentucky where her father wants to settle on the new rich land. Traveling
in groups was necessary because of the ever present danger of a
Shawnee uprising in addition to accidents and the natural dangers
along the trail.
The first time Kate
sees Thomas Bledsoe he is a rider carrying post west. When the
family is finally ready to move on with a group of settlers, she’s
surprised and pleased to see that Thomas has been hired as their
guide. She is fascinated by him, and as they travel west tries to
learn his story. Accidents and danger bring them close, but a
confrontation with the Shawnee calls for all the faith and skill they
can muster to survive.
If you enjoy tales
of settlers heading west with a good dollop of romance, you will
enjoy this book. The history is accurate and the description of the
Kentucky wilderness is well done. Kate is a courageous heroine. You
can’t help but like her and sympathize with her desire to learn
more about Thomas. He is the prototypical frontier man. He enjoys
being alone in the wilderness and fears that any woman who loved him
would end up in tears.
This is the fifth
book in the Daughters of the Mayflower series. Each book illustrates
a time period in US history with heroes and heroines appropriate for
the time. This book can be read as a standalone. There is no
essential background contained in the previous books.
I recommend this
book. It’s a captivating look at settlers moving west in the late
1700s.
I received this book
from Barbour Publishing for this review.
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