Sixteen Brides
by
Stephanie Grace Whitson
adult
Christian Romance Fiction
Sixteen young women, one mother, and one son go west with the hopes of homesteading in Nebraska. They figure that they are hard workers and together they can claim at least a few homesteads. Once they arrive they discover that the man who arranged this was not entirely honest. He had promised the male homesteaders already on the land that these were BRIDES for them! Half of the ladies figure, why not marry? and marry right away. The others try to stick with the original plan. Either way they will be instrumental in shaping the county development.
The story focuses on five of these women and their growth as homesteaders.
This is not the best nor the worst Christian western romance I have read. It is a fairly good light read. I was slightly disappointed in the end because there were a number of unanswered questions and untold stories. This might mean that this could be #1 in a trilogy or series with more than 3 books. There is plenty more that the author could say about Plum Grove, Nebraska.
