Bound For Sin
Georgiana Bee Blunt is a widow with four young children, and she needs to reach California to ransom her fifth and oldest. But when she advertises for a husband, the candidates lack the rugged qualities required to travel two thousand miles over a wagon trail. She needs a man like Matt Slater, who captains wagon trains, but he has no intention of marrying. He does, however, reluctantly agree to pretend to be her fiancé. She is obviously in trouble, and he has a kindly, protective streak. And she’s beautiful.
Given their mutual attraction, it is no surprise they fall in love, but both have issues, there are hardships and dangers on the trail, and some unpleasant surprises await at the end. The long, slow journey to happiness is not easy.
The author devotes considerable space to details of setting and the thoughts of her characters, and while this does draw the reader into the story, it slows down the plot, at times frustratingly. This will appeal to those looking for not just a happy-ever-after romance for two deserving characters, but a credible account of challenging conditions during the settlement of the American West in 1849.
