Gertrude's Garden

Strong Hearts-Open Spirits

Dale Centre, at forty, feels he has missed the boat when it comes to family, but if a woman is willing to weather the wilds of Idaho, he’ll have her. Perhaps he can even be lucky enough to find a woman who can cook. Signing on for the mail-order bride idea, the hard-working gold miner is willing to gamble to win.
Gertrude has nowhere to go. With six siblings to care for, she accepts the last position on the bride train for Idaho. Leaving everything she knows is hard. Already struggling for the past three years and with no prospects for anyone stepping in to care for seven souls, she takes the plunge.
With her family at her side, Gertrude bids goodbye to her hometown, only to discover she grieves the loss of her garden above all. Will a mining town in Idaho prove the home she needs? Used to managing her home and family, how can Gertrude adapt to a new husband and a new life?
Find out in this fun, historical western romance.

Great book

I do not like virtual voice, it’s unemotional and bland.
This author usually writes great books, but this one wasn’t. There were to many issues that were non issues, fear of asking if the other was a believer, when the other just prayed. I think this was a rush job to get in a word count and it needs to be edited and rewritten, the premise of the story was great, the telling of it lacked.