First, don't be put off by the abysmal picture on the cover; it really does the story a disservice. It took me weeks to read this; I just really didn't want to spend time with this story after looking at this putrid picture. The truth is: This is an original story; I never knew what was coming next. I read it literally nonstop because I couldn't wait to see what would happen.
Libby Summerfield is a very pregnant widow, trying to get to Nevada City, so she can have her baby with a doctor in attendance. However, her driver leaves her a mile outside of Deadman's Gulch and tells her he wasn't going any closer to the stagecoach station because he was nearly killed last time he entered Deadman's Gulch. With a valise, Libbie walks the mile, falling in a shallow river, and nearly freezing to death.
Logan St. John finds Libby and saves her life. After she recovers, her goal is to get to Nevada City and then home to Boston. However, fate gets in the way and Libby has her baby in Deadman's Gulch. Before long, Libby has converted the uncouth miners into choirboys and cabin-builders.
I've become a fan of Margaret Brownley because of the great short stories I've read recently (see below for the list). In this book, the dialogue sparkles between Logan and Libby, while the humor is rampant. This book is absolutely charming. Enjoy. Overall score = 4.5 stars
Recent Margaret Brownley Books that Turned Me into a Fan
*Chocolate Kisses (1997)(with Raine Cantrell, Alexis Harrington, and Sue Rich)
*Christmas in a Cowboy's Arms (2017) (with Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Leigh Greenwood, Amy Sandas, and Anna Schmidt)
*Old West Christmas Brides(2018) (with Rosey Dow, Darlene Franklin, Marcia Gruver, Vickie McDonough, and Debra Ullrick)
*The Mail-Order Standoff (2020) (with Angela Breidenbach, Susan Page Davis, and Vickie McDonough)
Libby Summerfield is a very pregnant widow, trying to get to Nevada City, so she can have her baby with a doctor in attendance. However, her driver leaves her a mile outside of Deadman's Gulch and tells her he wasn't going any closer to the stagecoach station because he was nearly killed last time he entered Deadman's Gulch. With a valise, Libbie walks the mile, falling in a shallow river, and nearly freezing to death.
Logan St. John finds Libby and saves her life. After she recovers, her goal is to get to Nevada City and then home to Boston. However, fate gets in the way and Libby has her baby in Deadman's Gulch. Before long, Libby has converted the uncouth miners into choirboys and cabin-builders.
I've become a fan of Margaret Brownley because of the great short stories I've read recently (see below for the list). In this book, the dialogue sparkles between Logan and Libby, while the humor is rampant. This book is absolutely charming. Enjoy. Overall score = 4.5 stars
Recent Margaret Brownley Books that Turned Me into a Fan
*Chocolate Kisses (1997)(with Raine Cantrell, Alexis Harrington, and Sue Rich)
*Christmas in a Cowboy's Arms (2017) (with Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Leigh Greenwood, Amy Sandas, and Anna Schmidt)
*Old West Christmas Brides(2018) (with Rosey Dow, Darlene Franklin, Marcia Gruver, Vickie McDonough, and Debra Ullrick)
*The Mail-Order Standoff (2020) (with Angela Breidenbach, Susan Page Davis, and Vickie McDonough)
