Book Review: Long Trail Home by Vickie McDonough

Riley Morgan has been away from home four years, fighting in the War Between the States. He returns home, eager to see his family and fiancée only to discover that he is alone. Homeless and abandoned by her father, Annie takes desperate measures to ensure that she has a home. The two of them cross paths in Waco, TX when Annie’s new found way of life is about to be uprooted.

The school for blind children that Annie has served is threatened when its benefactor suddenly dies and his heir is more interested in the money he can get by selling the place than anything else. Riley struggles with his return home and can barely stand to look at his former home, much less live there again. All he wants is a fresh start. Although she wants to admit she is falling in love with Riley, Annie has a secret she is afraid to reveal.

Vickie McDonough continues the story of the Morgan family in the third book of the Texas Trails series. As with the other books I have read from the series, this one stands alone but melds well with the other books. I loved the way this sweet love story unfolds. The interplay of spiritual and personal journeys of the main characters is well written, and as usual, I had a difficult time putting the book down. A must-read if you like the Texas Trails series!

I received this book for free from the publisher through the Moody Publishers blogger review program. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions and thoughts I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255

Book Review: Captive Trail by Susan Page Davis

Taabe Waipu has escaped the Comanche village that has held her captive for 12 years.  She is alone, tired, and injured, but she will stop at nothing to return to the life she once had as a child.  Although she has forgotten English, she never shook the feeling that she did not belong with the Comanche.  

Ned Bright is a young driver for a stagecoach company.  He and his partner have a promising contract to run mail.  The future looks bright. However, Ned finds an unconscious injured woman and sets out to help he rediscover her place in the culture she was taken from.  As he works to reunite her with her family, Ned discovers just how far he is willing to go to protect Taabe.

Captive Trail is the second book in the Texas Trails series.  As all the books do, it stands alone, but I would recommend reading the first book before this one.  The first book does set the stage for this one as it gives some of the back story.  Captive Trail is an engaging book that I had a hard time setting down.  It has a healthy amount of suspense and great character development.  I must say that at this point I am addicted to the Texas Trails series and can’t wait to read the rest of them!  Captive Trail is a great faith-based story and I definitely recommend it.

I received this book for free from the publisher through the Moody Publishers blogger review program. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions and thoughts I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255