2020 Holt Medallion Winner ~ The Express Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse

The Wilderness Is a Great Place to Hide

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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?

My Review 

5 STARS!!!

I so enjoyed reading this work of fiction about the Pony express. The author states she took quite a bit of creative liberty and it made for an exciting story. Woodhouse is an author I will be reading more of because from the first page to the last, I was mesmerized by her word-weaving skill and finished reading the book in less than half a day.

Fans of historical fiction interwoven with strong faith will want to read this series of books from Barbour, especially the ones Kimberley Woodhouse has contributed. I was given a copy of the book by a friend and was under no obligation to post a review. 

If you haven't read any of this series, you're missing out on some meaningful historical fiction. They're written chronologically but I have read several out of order and haven't missed a thing.