By Caroline Clemmons
Reading a series set in a small town lets
you become familiar with the characters and keep up with them as the series
progresses. One of my favorite series is the Bride Brigade, consisting of seven
books. Each prospective bride has a personality unique to her.
In this sweet historical western romance series, Lydia Harrison is
upset at the number of men moving away from the town of Tarnation, Texas, because
there are no unmarried women and they each want a wife. Lydia decides to do something.
She takes her best friend, Sophie Gaston with her to her hometown in Virginia. Lydia
places an ad in the newspaper stating her offer of travel and lodging to those
selected to accompany her to Texas with the object of matrimony.
The first book of the series is
JOSEPHINE, named after my grandmother. The setting is actually a lovely one in
Palo Pinto County, Texas that my husband and I discovered on a Palo Pinto
County Historical Society Spring Tour many years ago. I’m so glad we were able
to take that tour because I fell in love with this location and have used it
several times.
Josephine Nailor is desperate to
escape a terrible situation. When the opportunity arises via a newspaper ad,
she and her best friend slip away from their oppressive fathers and head for
Richmond. Neither can relax until
they’re far away from their tiny hometown. With wealthy young widow Lydia
Harrison’s help, Josephine and six other young women have a new life waiting in
Tarnation, Texas.
Michael Buchanan is fairly content
running his mercantile and being mayor of Tarnation. The town is dusty and
tiny, but it’s growing. He believes it holds all he needs to be happy—except a
wife. There are no available women in town, but he hopes Lydia Harrison’s Bride
Brigade will offer a woman he can wed. He is immediately attracted to
Josephine.
But Josephine has every reason to
mistrust men in general and politicians in particular. Will her misgivings ruin
her chance at happiness?
If you haven’t read this fun and adventure filled series,
why not give JOSEPHINE a read?
Thanks for stopping by. Stay safe and keep reading.
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