Thirteen-year-old Eliza Ward wants to go on the cattle drive along
the Chisholm Trail with her father. Her mother thinks she should go
to her family in New Orleans where she could learn to be a lady, but
Eliza can get what she wants from her father so she’s on the cattle
drive. Her best friend and partner in crime, Wyatt Creed, is also
working on the drive as is his arch rival Ben Barnhart.
Ben vows to marry
Eliza, but Wyatt has different ideas, and Eliza doesn’t want
anything to do with Ben. Before the cattle drive ends, Wyatt and his
father have a life changing altercation,
and he’s gone from Eliza’s
life possibly forever.
As a young lady,
Eliza forgets her distaste for Ben and against her father’s wishes
vows to marry him. This headstrong action to get back at her father
brings calamity to the whole family.
This is a delightful
romance filled with action and adventure. I particularly enjoyed the
scenes of the old west along the route of the cattle drive. The plot
sometimes seems contrived because Eliza is so bent on having her own
way. I didn’t particularly like her character. Wyatt is a strong
character and a true gentleman. He was my favorite character in the
book. Ben makes a suitably detestable villain. All together it was a
fun read.
This is the twelfth
book in The Daughters of the Mayflower Series. I have enjoyed all
books. Some are more focused on the history of the period. This one
is more action and adventure, but all are worth reading.
I received this book
from Barbour Books for this review.
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