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Tried and True (Wild at Heart, #1) by Mary Connealy {Review}

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Tried and True (Wild at Heart, #1) by Mary Connealy {Review}Tried and True by Mary Connealy
Series: Wild at Heart #1

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Also by this author: Sophie's Daughters Trilogy, Doctor in Petticoats, Wrangler in Petticoats, Sharpshooter in Petticoats, The Advent Bride, Hearts Entwined: A Historical Romance Novella Collection, The Tangled Ties That Bind, The Homestead Brides Collection: 9 Pioneering Couples Risk All for Love and Land
ISBN: 0764211781
Genres: Christian Historical Fiction
Published by Bethany House Publishers on September 2, 2014
Pages: 320
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley, Publisher
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Saddle up for a wildly fun ride with the Wilde sisters!

Kylie Wilde is the youngest sister—and the most civilized. Her older sisters might be happy dressing in trousers and posing as men, but Kylie has grown her hair long and wears skirts every chance she gets. It’s a risk—they are homesteading using the special exemptions they earned serving in the Civil War as “boys”—but Kylie plans to make the most of the years before she can sell her property and return to the luxuries of life back East.

Local land agent Aaron Masterson is fascinated with Kylie from the moment her long hair falls from her cap. But now that he knows her secret, can he in good conscience defraud the U.S. government? And when someone tries to force Kylie off her land, does he have any hope of convincing her that marrying him and settling on the frontier is the better option for her future?

Mary is absolutely one of my favorite Christian Historical Fiction authors. Her books often make me laugh and cry and entertain me through out. For some reason this one took me a while to get into, but as of last night I couldn’t wait to finish it and I’m not sure how I’ll wait for Now and Forever, book #2 in the Wilde Sister trilogy. I’m in desperate desire to read about Mountain Man Indian raised Matt Tucker…

While I’m not a fan if anything surrounding the War Between the States which was anything but civil, the entire context of the story and where these characters came from was interesting. I understand the grouchy father and I’m hoping that perhaps he’ll get one look at a grandchild and cave into a loving man, but perhaps not. He’s obviously just hurt by circumstances he doesn’t know how to deal with.

Not for the first time Mary has introduced complex characters that many other stories would just kill off that are in a place if plausible redemption. And it so encourages me. The physiological elements that she touches on really makes the brain wheels turn.

My review is late, but not for a lack of love.

 

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I received this product free for the purpose of reviewing it. I received no other compensation for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal, honest opinions. Your experience may vary. Please read my full disclosure policy for more details.

 

About Mary Connealy

Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is a Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy, and Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist. She is the bestselling author of the Wild at Heart series, Trouble in Texas series, Kincaid Bride series, Lassoed in Texas trilogy, Montana Marriages trilogy, Sophie’s Daughters trilogy, and many other books. Mary is married to a Nebraska cattleman and has four grown daughters and a little bevy of spectacular grandchildren. Find Mary online at www.maryconnealy.com.

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