A Series for Lovers of History, Adventure, Romance, and Ancestry Barbour Publishing offers a series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees. Stubborn Hearts Clash on a Cattle Drive Eliza Gentry’s pursuit of marriage to the son of her family’s sworn enemy has cost her greatly. Furious at his daughter’s choices, her father sends her off with the … choices, her father sends her off with the cattle drive heading toward Fort Worth and the Barnhart ranch, but under the watchful eye of Wyatt Creed, a Pinkerton man he has hired to see to her safety. With danger at every turn–not the least of which to his heart–can Wyatt Creed keep his focus with Eliza Gentry around? Is the Chisholm Trail a place for falling in love or a place to die at the hands of cattle thieves?
Join the adventure as the Daughters of the Mayflower series continues with The Chisholm Trail Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo.
More in the Daughters of the Mayflower series:
The Mayflower Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1620 Atlantic Ocean (February 2018)
The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo – set 1725 New Orleans (April 2018)
The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep – set 1760 during the French and Indian War (June 2018)
The Patriot Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1774 Philadelphia (August 2018)
The Cumberland Bride by Shannon McNear – set 1794 on the Wilderness Road (October 2018)
The Liberty Bride by MaryLu Tyndall – set 1814 Baltimore (December 2018)
The Alamo Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo – set 1836 Texas (February 2019)
The Golden Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1849 San Francisco (April 2019)
The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse – set 1860 Utah (July 2019)
The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear – set 1863 Tennessee (December 2019)
The Blizzard Bride by Susanne Dietze – set 1888 Nebraska (February 2020)
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The Chisholm Trail Bride has numerous twists and turns in the story. Wyatt Creed and Ben Barnhart both wanted to impress Eliza Gentry even in their young teens. Eliza’s best friend, Wyatt Creed, was a strong caring character but was reported to have killed his abusive father while they were all on a cattle drive. Ben is the spoiled son of an important judge who wants his son to be president. Eliza’s father knows the truth about Ben’s character and tries to protect Eliza but Ben is devious. You will admire Eliza who wants to go to school and learn more about astronomy but her parents want to see her married–to someone other than Ben! I recommend The Chisholm Trail Bride to anyone who enjoys Texas historical fiction. I received a complimentary book from Barbour Publishing and NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a review.
Ms. Y’Barbo has added another awesome book to the Daughters of the Mayflower series. In this historical fiction story you meet Eliza and Wyatt when they are young. After a fateful event while pushing cattle down the Chisholm Trail, Eliza loses the best friend she ever had. Years down the road, events lead to a meeting with another man on that ride is making his promise to make Eliza his wife but Eliza does not agree. Through twists and turns, faith in God along with some help from Eliza’s father, things work out as they should. Loved it! Cannot wait to read more in this historical fiction series. Thanks to Ms. Y’Barbo, Barbour Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this awesome book!
The latest installment in the Daughters of the Mayflower series is full of action and history. Author Kathleen Y’Barbo did an excellent job incorporating bits of history throughout the story without making it read like a history textbook.
I had a few issues with the story, namely that it was really difficult to like Eliza Gentry’s father, when the reader was supposed to like him. The background story of the heroine and hero (Eliza and Wyatt Creed) was very interesting and I did like most of that premise, but I think it could have been dealt with differently. There were some character inconsistencies as well, but Y’Barbo’s dedication to the history and storytelling kept the reader engaged and interested. Eliza was also a very likable heroine and full of depth, while Wyatt, although less deep, was a classic frontier hero, with the added appeal of being a detective.
3.5/5 stars
The Chisholm Trail Bride
Daughters of the Mayflower Series #12
Kathleen Y’Barbo
https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.ybarbo/
Release date 04/01/2020
Publisher Barbour Books
Blurb :
Stubborn Hearts Clash on a Cattle Drive Eliza Gentry’s pursuit of marriage to the son of her family’s sworn enemy has cost her greatly. Furious at his daughter’s choices, her father sends her off with the cattle drive heading toward Fort Worth and the Barnhart ranch, but under the watchful eye of Wyatt Creed, a Pinkerton man he has hired to see to her safety. With danger at every turn—not the least of which to his heart—can Wyatt Creed keep his focus with Eliza Gentry around? Is the Chisholm Trail a place for falling in love or a place to die at the hands of cattle thieves?
My review :
Will their past mistakes and tragedy catch up with them …
Wyatt is a good man, he paid a heavy price for a tragedy not of his making. Still, he rebuilt himself.
I can understand his attachment to his childhood friend, but the woman she turned in, is rather a spoiled fickle one.
He tried at every turn to prevent her from running into disaster, and she is lucky he has a talent for rescuing people, or else she would still stuck in a predicament of her own making.
I am not sure I liked Eliza, for a stubborn, clever young woman, she is one to fall in every trap set for her. She is blind and deaf, unable to recognize her long lost friend and unable to listen to the voice of reason.
Like acting rebellious by deciding to elope with the one man everyone warned her to avoid just to spike her father?
Quite stupid.
Even more when years earlier she swore she would be marry him.
And with danger lurking around her, she continues her old habits to sneak away or is unable to stop to think for two seconds before acting.
Her deeds unsettled me, I was mostly upset by her then when she found some stamina to fight back, I rooted for her, then she would belittling it by a silly act right after.
But I might praise the author for the villain, he was someone I loved to hate. Awful to the roots. A prefect characterization of a despicable person. Still I found the resolution a bit rushed, hopefully the lovely epilogue made up for the end.
Why the 3.5 stars rounded to 4.
I was granted an advance copy by the publisher Barbour Books, here is my true and unbiased opinion.
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This book is absolutely amazing! Once you start reading it you can’t stop. I’ve read almost all of the books in this series and this one is in the top 5. If you are looking for a book that has action, adventure, drama and romance, grab this book. Thank you Barbour Publishing via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
‘He’d have to work on that whole praying-for-your-enemies thing.’
This series has had some outstanding additions and this one is just so good. I’ve long been a fan of Kathleen Y’Barbo and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. The characters were well fleshed out and the plot was very believable, as was the history. I really recommend this one.
*I received this book from Barbour Publishing via Net Galley and was not required to leave a review. All opinions in this review are my own.