Clay Gentry is in
New Orleans. He has been entrusted with a mission for Andrew Jackson,
but somehow he has been betrayed. Hating that he was unable to
accomplish his mission he enlists in the New Orleans Grays to get to
Texas and try to complete his mission.
Ellis Valmont and
her family live in Quintana, Texas. Clay only gets as far as the
Valmont property. He’s wounded and when Ellis finds him he’s
feverish and out of his mind muttering about his mission. When he
wakes up he can’t remember who he is, and with Ellis’ help they
try to piece his story together.
Although the era of
this novel was filled with action: armies clashing, and, of course,
the Alamo, the story has little action. Much of it is taken up with
talk between Clay and Ellis trying to solve the puzzle of who he is
and what he was doing in Texas. If you like action, this story may
not be for you.
However, the novel
is well written. Historical detail is usually accurate, although as
the author points out in her discussion at the end, she has taken
liberties with the time line. If you enjoy history, I highly
recommend reading this section.
The characters are
well done. Ellis is brave and headstrong wanting to play her part in
history. Clay is a more vague character. He doesn’t know who he is
and finds out through his conversations and stories with Ellis. I
particularly enjoyed Ellis’ grandfather. He made the book
memorable.
I received this book
from Barbour Books for this review.
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