About the Book
Book: Wagons West
Author: Caryl McAdoo
Genre: Historical Christian Romance
Release date: November 22, 2022
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.
Besides the God-fearing, decent folks seeking new beginnings, adventurers, miners, risk-takers, fugitives, perverts, and runaways alike—even royals—comprise a few of the characters in book one of the ‘New Beginnings Family Saga’ titled WAGONS WEST. The two-thousand-mile journey is wrought with danger, trials, troubles and tragedies, deprivations, and of course, romance, but the lure of gold and a fresh start urges the sojourners on to the Promised Land!
Blaire Beechy, a widow with two almost grown daughters, Adeline and Beatrice, and a twelve-year-old son Tucker sells everything to go for the gold only to discover the rules of wagon master Ambrose Lee forbids them to join his wagon train, but the widow is determined. Though the disgruntled and handsome widow turns his head, the man deals with troubles of his own. His train isn’t full, he has yet to hire a scout, and his integrity thrusts him into saving a troubled young woman called Birdie. The journey is an arduous undertaking, but he’s done it before and is up to the task.
Wagon Ho!
This story was first published in episodes at Kindle Vella, Season One, by the same name. Season two SETTLERS & TOFFS continues the story and episodes are now being published and are available at Kindle Vella.
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About the Author
More from Caryl
What a fun, new adventure writing WAGONS WEST! Ron and I stepped up to try a new program Amazon offered authors called Kindle Vella where we’d write episodes rather than chapters. In a year’s time, WAGONS WEST had thirty-five episodes and was over one hundred thousand words, about four hundred pages.
We continue to write Season Two of the “New Beginnings Family Saga” SETTLERS & TOFFS, with the same characters going into the following year, 1850, scattering into three settings: those from Season One’s wagon train who decide to settle Auburn, California, those just starting the sojourn west with Emmerson Pierce, scout in Season One, now wagon master, and we sail the Atlantic to England when the son of the Earl of Farnsworth receives word of his older brother’s death.
The characters in WAGONS WEST made it so special for me, and I believe you’re sure to love them as well. Robert E. Lee’s older brother Ambrose is our wagon master and the story’s main hero. As all my heroes (thanks to Ron’s part of our collaboration) he is strong but flawed.
Our matriarchal heroine Blaire Beechy, recently widowed, has sold everything and uprooted her three children—two almost grown daughters Adeline and Beatrice and their twelve-year-old brother Tucker—only to discover Captain Lee’s idiotic rules forbid an unmarried woman from traveling in his wagon train. Why must there be a man at the head of each family?
WAGONS WEST offers readers adventures with a colorful cast of characters who support, cause trouble, act a bit crazy, and play ball to make the story one you just can’t put down. All along the way, God is questioned, given praise, denied, and surrendered to, saving sojourners again and again—not only in the spiritual realm.
It’s a story I’ve certainly enjoyed writing, and I’m hoping you’ll enjoy reading WAGONS WEST as much!
As always, I’m ‘Praying my story gives God glory!’ Hallelujah! There is no one like Him! He alone is the Great King over all the earth! Not a man that He could lie, but worthy to receive all glory and all praise!
Blessings, y’all!
Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, January 19
Texas Book-aholic, January 20
deb’s Book Review, January 21
Locks, Hooks and Books, January 22
Books You Can Feel Good About, January 22
Cover Lover Book Review, January 23
Ashley’s Clean Book Reviews, January 24
Connie’s History Classroom, January 25
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, January 26
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, January 27
Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, January 28
Simple Harvest Reads, January 29 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)
For Him and my Family, January 30
Pause for Tales, January 31
Guild Master, February 1 (Author Interview)
Lily’s Book Reviews, February 1
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Caryl is giving away the prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/23bc3/wagons-west-celebration-tour-giveaway
My Review
Wagons West is a great start the New Beginnings Family Saga. It is, also, a perfect example as to why Caryl McAdoo is among one of my go to authors. This one may be my new favorite she has written to date. I loved taking this journey with the characters. They run into a lot as they start their quest for gold. There is danger, adventure, faith and romance. I adored reading this and seeing how this part of the saga ends.
I am giving Wagons West a very well deserved five plus stars. I highly recommend it for readers and fans who enjoy reading clean historical fiction. I am eagerly awaiting for the next installment from the New Beginnings Family Saga.
I received a digital copy of Wagons West from the publisher, but was not required to write a positive review. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.