My rating: 1 of 5 stars"Over the top." I think that is about the bestway to describe this book. Unfortunately, I do not mean that in a good way. The author employs my least favorite technique to try to keep your interest, and that is having constant, ridiculous, usually over-done experiences.
The three wily and beautiful McDougal sisters can swindle a man faster than it takes to lasso a calf. But their luck is running out, and they're about to be hauled off to jail. When the wagon carrying them falls under attack, each sister is picked up by a different man. Unfortunately for Abigail, she's grabbed by a twit of a shoe salesman, Mr. Hershall Digman. She steals his horse and rides off to the nearest town, not giving him another thought...until she discovers those secret papers in his saddlebags. Could Mr. Digman be a Confederate spy?
As if to prove it, the man who comes storming after her is no shoe salesman, but a handsome captain who wants his papers back...at any cost. And Abigail wants a ride back home. Together they embark on his mission, determined not to trust each other...or the God who won't seem to let them go.
Unfortunately, Abigail is unlikeable for the first half of the book, and only tolerable at best the rest of the book. Mr. Digman isn't much better. Most of the characters feel flat and/or forced. It's sad, but I found myself not caring about Abigail and Mr. Digman. I kept having to stop myself from just skimming the last half of the book or skipping it all together. I was more interested in what happened to her two sisters than the rest of the story. I just felt the story was poorly done overall.
I received a digital copy of this book from Harvest House through NetGalley.com to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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