Book Review: Trail Blaze (Hot on the Trail, Book 0) - Merry Farmer
Synopsis:
Darcy Howsam has one last chance to be a respectable woman and to have a secure life: traveling along the Oregon Trail to become a mail-order bride for a miner in California. But when the man who paid her way to meet him at Ft. Laramie takes one look at her and rejects her, demanding his money back, Darcy finds herself alone and desperate. Gregory Quinlan has staked his future on moving west and building a life in Oregon. A wife isn’t part of his plan. But when Darcy finds herself in trouble, he steps up to be a friend to her. The two hatch a plan to convince her should-be husband to take her back, only the more they work together, the more Greg falls in love. But what good is love when Darcy belongs to someone else? Against the odds, on an epic pioneer journey, Greg must fight to fix the mistakes he’s made and win back the woman who won his heart with her smile.
My Rating: ★★★★★
My Thoughts:
I liked how this book was not your typical mail order bride book. When Darcy was to meet her intended it wasn’t the normal reaction that you expected. He didn’t want her and wanted his money back. An onlooker becomes Darcy’s champion and tries to assist her. Throughout the book you see Greg helping Darcy try to win back Conrad, her intended that doesn’t want her. But the time that they spend together brings Greg and Darcy closer.
This story gives hope and shows that if you open your eyes and heart then love could be right in front of you. Even though this was novella, it doesn’t have the typical novella feel. I didn’t feel that I was missing anything as I felt I read a whole story that wasn’t rushed.
I can’t wait to read more books by Merry Farmer and continue with the series to see what happens with the different characters.