The Express Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower #9) by Kimberley Woodhouse

The Wilderness Is a Great Place to Hide

Jacqueline Rivers manages a Pony Express station in 1860 Utah territory after her father’s death. There are daily stresses placed on her in this unconventional role—and now a government official is asking her to sniff out counterfeiters. 

When Elijah Johnson passes through on the stage while on an exhausting quest to find his boss’s heir, he doesn’t want to leave the beguiling station manager. In fact, he may never leave when caught in the crossfire of the territory’s criminal activities. 

Jackie can’t decide if Elijah is friend or foe. Can she remain strong when secrets of the past and present are finally unearthed?

Join the adventure as the Daughters of the Mayflower series continues with The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse.

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 territory (July 2019)

My thoughts:

I am a huge fan of the Daughters of the Mayflower series, the books penned by Ms. Woodhouse have been my favorite so far but The Express Bride exceeded my expectations.   I have always found The Pony Express fascinating and the author certainly added to my fascination.in her latest novel.

Jack (Jacqueline) Rivers, with spunk and determination manages the Pony Express station in the Utah territory after her father's death.  I loved her courage, strong convictions, and the connections she had with the riders who stay there and became like family to her.  Elijah Johnson passes through in search of his boss's heir but after meeting Jack, he is no hurry to leave the station which is a good thing since another passenger staying there is trying to find forged bonds and asks him and Jack for their help.

I was fully engaged in this well written novel.  If anyone is looking for a novel with suspense, action, faith,  forgiveness ,wonderful characters and one that is clearly researched, then The Express Bride is a book I highly recommend. Although this is the 9th book in the series, all of the books can be read as a standalone but the entire series has been fantastic so you may want to each book. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley and was under no obligation to write a review.  All opinions are my own.