Ana Leigh (1930–2015)

Pretty good American historical romance but I thought the action kind of dragged mid-way. I liked the main characters personalities except for a part in the middle when they took on typical romance novel traits. Rory's father steals a map to a gold mine and they set out to find the treasure with the map's owner Garth in hot pursuit.

Very good story about American frontier in 1865 and a wagon train going from Missouri to California. I liked the pace of both the action and the romance. Yankee Rebecca can't join wagon train as a single woman so tricks Rebel Clay into marriage.

Good American frontier story with plenty of action and I did enjoy the secondary characters including those famous from the wild west but I didn't like the hero's viewpoint of the relationship. Colt saves Cassie during a stagecoach robbery and ends up temporary deputy until he can catch the next stagecoach to California.

I liked this story set in 1869 California but not quite as much as the others in this series. I skimmed parts such as history of railroad or wines and debate on providence. My rating is 3.5* First mate Jed on shore leave meets Caroline who becomes concerned about the identity of her young son.