The Homestead Brides Collection

In the last post, I said that Bethany House knows how to gather great authors for their novella collections.  I also say that Barbour Publishing knows this as well.  The Homestead Brides is no exception.

The Homestead Act of 1862 was put into play to encourage western expansion and settlements.  The homesteaders were given 160 acres to prove up and live on for five years for a nominal fee.  This was one-quarter of a section of land. 

Some of these brides were homesteaders after their husbands or fathers passed away trying to prove up the land. Some of the brides were marrying men to help them prove up their land. Some of the brides married the men whose homesteads abutted their own.  Some brides also take in children who are not their own, or blend the groom's children with her own. 

These books that Barbour puts out are worth reading on an afternoon where you just don't feel like doing anything else. Grab the book, a light blanket, and your drink of choice--coffee, tea, water, and sit down to read awhile.

Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and 160 acres of proved up land.

My thanks to NetGalley.com and Barbour Books for allowing me to read and review this book.