(Petticoats and Pistols Series Book 5)
STORY-LINE WILDFLOWERS BY EMMA HARPER:
In Wildflowers, authored by Emma Harper, the reader will find bonus content containing 12 delightful stories. I chose to review the bonus story entitled Bridget And The Lonely Rancher. Bridget’s father decided to send her and her sister, Lydia, to America to escape the poverty of Ireland. To ensure her safety, she posed as a widow with a small daughter. She became a teacher, but life was hard in the tenements. When a rival from Ireland informs the Catholic board she was never married, no one would listen to the real story. Everyone turned their back on her, including her tenement neighbors. Knowing her life can’t get any worse, she finds an unconventional answer to her problems.
Answering an ad for a mail-order bride to mother four small children and help on the farm, they travel to Wyoming. Met by Carlton Briggs, three small children, and a baby, Bridget finds herself wrapped in the arms of love by the children. Not so much by Carlton, who was not expecting another child. Through attraction, trials, tribulations, villains, and death, they forge a relationship. However, Bridget is not the only one hiding secrets, Carlton’s life is closed and filled with secrets. Will these two let go of the past and grab the future by both hands?
When the farm and town are threatened, Carlton must make decisions which will change his life. Will he make the right choice? Or will he allow evil to win? My romance book reviews follow.
CHARACTERS, PLOTTING, DEVELOPMENT:
Although Wildflower has a total of 13 stories and 862 total pages, I reviewed this tale. This story’s filled with action and drama. Beginning in the East, Harper takes the reader west to Wyoming and a new life for Bridget and Lydia. With strong and determined characters, I felt I was with them as they faced adversity after adversity and challenge after challenge. Bridget has an independent streak a mile wide and strength to go with it. To settle the west, the pioneers could not be wimps.
Carlton is a strong, handsome, burdened man who will make decisions which affect not only himself but his family and the town. Holding the revelation of his secrets as long as possible, Harper kept the suspense at a high peak. The pacing of the story did not lag or bog down but transitioned smoothly from one scene to another. Harper crafted a surprising and explosive ending, which I was not expecting. In conclusion, I found a solid story with engaging and believable characters. With nasty, cruel villains, you will cheer for the good guys and boo the villains. Containing 862 pages, this collection provides hours of entertainment.
WILDFLOWERS RECOMMENDATION: STARS 4
Additionally, I would not hesitate to buy this clean, wholesome western romance for myself or a friend.
FINALLY, PLEASE NOTE:
Additionally, I purchased this collection and chose to review the novel with honest romance book reviews voluntarily. Furthermore, opinions of any novel are dependent on the author’s opinion. Consequently, all reviews online and on my blog, are my opinions.
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