Sioux Indians captured Rachel Haynes two years ago, then traded her to the peaceful Arapaho tribe. Rachel hasnt seen another white person for ages, so when the Barbour Publishingkleys show up to trade, she longs to rejoin her people. But will the young warrior to whom she has been promised see reason in giving her to the white man? Matthew Barbour Publishingkley knows the Lord has something planned for his future. After meeting Rachel he begins to wonder if the Lord wants him to settle down. Will being robbed and attacked cause his devotion to waver? Will Rachel see that she belongs with the Barbour Publishingkley family? Can Rachel and Matthew trust the Lord to preserve their love through the trails that lie ahead?
FROM AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: I'm a native of central Maine, and grew up on a small farm with a wonderful mom and dad, three sisters and a brother. Most of my books take place in small towns, many of them in Maine.
My husband, Jim, and I moved to his birth state, Oregon, for a while after we were married, but decided to move back to Maine and be near my family. It allowed our six children to grow up feeling close to their cousins and grandparents, and some of Jim's family have even moved to Maine!
Our children are all home-schooled. When Jim retired from his vocation as an editor at a daily newspaper, we moved from Maine to Kentucky.
I've always loved reading, history, and horses. These things come together in several of my historical books. Another longtime hobby of mine is genealogy, which has led me down many fascinating paths. I'm proud to be a DAR member! Some of Jim's and my quirkier ancestors have inspired fictional characters.
For many years I worked for the Central Maine Morning Sentinel as a freelancer. This experience was a great help in developing fictional characters and writing realistic scenes. I also published nonfiction articles in several magazines and had several short stories appear in Woman's World, Grit, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
I highly like Susan Page Davis books. This one I was battling health issues so got laid aside. I enjoyed Rachel and Matthews story. Indians had killed Rachel's parents and took Rachel from her home. The Sioux we're not kind to her. They sold her to Arapaho tribe. The chief treated her with kindness. Matthew goes with his brother to camp to get a stallion to breed. Amy, his sister-in-law encounters Rachel. She tried to talk her into leaving with them. Rachel was afraid to leave since Chief's son wanted her for his bride. The Chief's daughter told chief Rachel was sad and did not wish to marry his son. Matthew and rest of family kept praying for Rachel to be allowed to leave. Read to find out what happened.
I enjoyed this book so much , I really liked Rachael and Matt how God brought them together .Wyoming Hoofbeats :Wyoming Brides Book 3 By Susan Page Davis . I recommend 18 and up .