The trip from France to America had been a long one.
But she made a promise to her dying mother she’d find
her father. Twenty-five years before he had set sail for
America to find his fortune. He’d promised to send for
his wife and five year old daughter. Veronique Girard
wondered why he’d forsaken that promise. He’d been a
miner and then a fur trader. That much she knew. And
she also knew he’d lived in a place called Willow
Springs in the Colorado Territory. Now that she had
received financial backing from her mother’s employer,
all excuses had been answered. She expected the
search would lead to hardship. She’d prepared herself
for that. This American, Jack Brennan reluctantly agreed
to help her search. What she didn’t expect was to fall in
love.
Jack Brennan’s dreams died the day his wife and son
were killed. But he spent more than a decade trying to
help others find theirs. Leading wagon trains seemed a
natural thing to do. But it was time now to move on.
Leave the trail and find roots. He expected to start a
business hauling freight from Willow Springs into
surrounding mining towns. Maybe even build a home
near Fountain Creek. But he didn’t expect to be
employed by a bossy French woman determined to go
places a beautiful woman shouldn’t go. He soon
discovered he couldn’t stop her anymore than he could
stop this growing attraction toward her.
Tamera Alexander has weaved far more than an
entertaining Western. Her characters are so believable
they jump off the page and into your hearts. She also
tells a tale of weaving our past and present. It is story of
how what is seen on the surface may not be what is
found in the depths. It is a story of Faith triumphant that
brings hope from disappointment. A great story,
brilliantly told.
Review by
Linda Rondeau
But she made a promise to her dying mother she’d find
her father. Twenty-five years before he had set sail for
America to find his fortune. He’d promised to send for
his wife and five year old daughter. Veronique Girard
wondered why he’d forsaken that promise. He’d been a
miner and then a fur trader. That much she knew. And
she also knew he’d lived in a place called Willow
Springs in the Colorado Territory. Now that she had
received financial backing from her mother’s employer,
all excuses had been answered. She expected the
search would lead to hardship. She’d prepared herself
for that. This American, Jack Brennan reluctantly agreed
to help her search. What she didn’t expect was to fall in
love.
Jack Brennan’s dreams died the day his wife and son
were killed. But he spent more than a decade trying to
help others find theirs. Leading wagon trains seemed a
natural thing to do. But it was time now to move on.
Leave the trail and find roots. He expected to start a
business hauling freight from Willow Springs into
surrounding mining towns. Maybe even build a home
near Fountain Creek. But he didn’t expect to be
employed by a bossy French woman determined to go
places a beautiful woman shouldn’t go. He soon
discovered he couldn’t stop her anymore than he could
stop this growing attraction toward her.
Tamera Alexander has weaved far more than an
entertaining Western. Her characters are so believable
they jump off the page and into your hearts. She also
tells a tale of weaving our past and present. It is story of
how what is seen on the surface may not be what is
found in the depths. It is a story of Faith triumphant that
brings hope from disappointment. A great story,
brilliantly told.
Review by
Linda Rondeau
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