The Journey of Josephine Cain
October 18th, 2013. Filed under: This & That.The Journey of Josephine Cain
By Nancy Moser
When a socialite from the nation’s capital embarks on a journey to the Wild West, her life is changed forever.
A setting populated by hundreds of laborers, outlaws, and Indians is hardly the place for a wealthy general’s daughter. But Josephine Cain is determined to visit her father, who supervises the day-to-day work involved in the grandest ambition of post-Civil War America: the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Life with the railroad is far from the proper life Josephine is used to, and she faces deadly gunfights, harsh weather, and vigilante uprisings. She is torn between the West and the East; between her privileged upbringing and the challenges of a new frontier; between the pull of the suitable beau her parents approve of and an attraction to a rough but charming Irish railroad worker. But if Josephine is willing, she just might find a new life, a unique purpose . . . and true love.
ISLAND BREEZES
Josephine’s father, a wealthy general, is supervising work crews on the Transcontinental Railroad while she and her mother remain back home in D.C.
Along comes Lewis, who ingratiates himself into her family, and begins courting Josephine. All is well and good until Josephine and her cousin take the train west to help celebrate the arrival of the tracks at the 100th meridian. This was allowed on the condition that Lewis would accompany them.
That was just the beginning. Josephine was entranced by the west (and also by the man she met on her first trip out there).
She managed to talk her father into letting her take a second trip west with the same traveling companions. Lewis had taken advantage of the first trip to get the general’s permission to marry Josephine.
Even though Josephine now is engaged, she still can’t get the west and Hudson out of her system. She managed to get her father to agree to another train trip west.
Lewis really didn’t expect her to take an orphan child back to D.C. with her. He also didn’t expect her to leave him there. Guess who accompanied them back east. Yes, it was that handsome hunk, Hudson.
This book continues to get even more interesting with a few more surprises tossed in.
I’ve been enjoying the An American Tapestry books, and am looking forward to more. I like learning more about my country’s history. Thank you, Ms Moser for giving us this one.
***A special thank you to litfuse for providing a review copy.***
Nancy Moser is the best-selling author of more than twenty novels. She is a winner and two-time nominee of the Christy Award, and her latest novel was named to Booklist’s “Top 10 Romance Novels of 2011.” Nancy and her husband have three grown children and three grandchildren, and they live in the Midwest.