The Journey of Josephine Cain by Nancy Moser

The first thing I need to say that I like about this book is the cover.  I love the rustic look of it and how the back is just as beautiful as the front.  I know covers don't define the inside story, but it sure makes the reader more excited to read a book when the cover is attractive!

This is part of the American Tapestries series.  Lots of research has gone into this book and it's quite obvious that she did her homework.  Nancy Moser makes her story flow seamlessly from chapter to chapter and from character to character.  She gives an air of mystery around one of her characters, Lewis, which makes the story have a bit of suspense to it as we wait to discover Lewis' true identity and how Josephine will respond to him.

I must say that I did feel a little bit sorry for Lewis, since he was so alone.  I didn't like his relationship with Josephine, but I hated his poor circumstances.  Hudson was very easy to like and I appreciated that he was trying to take care of his family and had a sense of duty about him.  Josephine's mom drove me crazy at times, but I can imagine that a mom's sense of mourning really doesn't go away ever and the desire for others to mourn with them must be strong.  When I forgot her reason for mourning, I found myself getting tired of her.  I had to keep reminding myself that she had lost a son and that would put me back into perspective with her.  Her dad was very easy to like and I liked him from the very beginning. 

I am definitely looking forward to reading more by Nancy Moser.  I felt like I had climbed back in time and truly enjoyed the period of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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About the book: 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.

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Meet Nancy: 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.

Learn more at Nancy at: http://nancymoser.com/.


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I received this book free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishers and Litfuse Publicity Group in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.