The Express Bride (Daughters Of The Mayflower Series)

Jacqueline Rivers, better known as Jack, is the new unofficial manager of the Carson Sink Pony Express station in Utah. She's a great character-intelligent and hardworking, and not afraid to stand up for herself. \\n\\nElijah Johnson visits Carson Sink on a mission for his employer-to find his long-lost daughter. He has almost no clues, not even a name, but Carson Sink is a Pony Express station which at least means he can communicate with his boss. The Express in the title is the Pony Express, which ran from Missouri to California between March 1860 and October 1861 (when the completed telegraph rendered the Pony Express obsolete). \\n\\nI've never read any novels about the Pony Express before. It's hard to imagine living in a tiny town with only two women, and no shop other than a blacksmith-a necessity for a Pony Express station. \\n\\nI thought the novel was excellent. It's the perfect mix of romance and suspense, set against a fascinating historical background. The writing is solid, the plot works well, and the characters are both intriguing and likeable. The Express Bride is part of The Daughters of the Mayflower, a multi-author series set in a range of different time periods. This is the first book I've read in the series, and it definitely worked as a standalone novel. \\n\\nRecommended for fans of Christian historical fiction with a western setting. \\n\\nThanks to Barbour Publishing and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.