The wild west was never wilder in this fun western romance by Lynette Bonner. Charlotte Brindle, a young teacher from Boston decides to go to Wyldhaven where she can begin a new life. But, this new beginning just might kill her.
Charlotte is just the kind of young lady that a first new frontier town needs, although she doesn't know it. She is baptized with fire before she even arrives into the town by her stagecoach being fired upon and being taken hostage by one of the passengers. She is ready to take the next stagecoach home, but the town has a week to convince her to stay.
Charlotte was such a sweet young lady who I found to be delightful for several reasons. She is a schoolmarm (just like me); she was able to see past outward appearances and into the heart of people; she is willing to take chances, and she was able to let go of past hurts and trust God and others.
Reagan Callahan is the perfect sheriff for Wyldhaven. He has a gruff exterior to deter culprits, but a caring heart for all of those under his care. How can he help this beautiful, impetuous woman stay safe while she is oblivious to the dangers that are around her? It was so fun to see his relationship with Charlotte develop and change.
I found the people of Wyldhaven to be just the right mix. With wonderfully giving and generous people, I am looking forward to learning more about the folks of this little town. This is the first book in the Wyldhaven series, and while it can be a stand alone, I was intrigued by the other townsfolk that I have the next book, On Eagles' Wings, on my To Be Read list.
About the Book:
Schoolteacher Charlotte Brindle is relieved that her long journey from Boston to Wyldhaven is about to come to an end. And then the bullets start flying! As she sprawls on the floor of the coach and curls her arms around her head, she wonders whatever in the world possessed her to give up the civility of a Boston school for the promise of adventure on the wild frontier?!
Her fellow passenger, an elderly man named Patrick Waddell, has obviously angered the men outside. And he has no intentions of going down without a fight—or without a bargaining chip!
Sheriff Reagan Callahan grinds his teeth in frustration when Patrick Waddell emerges from the coach with the tiny slip of a schoolteacher as his hostage. Reagan's perfectly planned-out capture has just been shot to smithereens. What had the town's founder been thinking when he hired a woman like her? A petite and prim woman was not the kind of teacher Wyldhaven needed. He should be back at his desk drinking coffee! Instead, he now has to mount a rescue!
Take the next stagecoach to Wyldhaven,
where the coffee's perked hot,
the sheriff likes his apple pie fresh from the oven,
and adventure invariably waits just around the next river bend.
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