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Lone Star Trail (2011)

by Darlene Franklin(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0802405835 (ISBN13: 9780802405838)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Moody Publishers

series

Texas Trails

review 1: I received a copy of this book in exchanged for a honest review. In no way did the author or publishing company influence my review. For all my reviews, see my blog fashion-by-the-book.tumblr.comJud Mogan's father died fighting for Texas independence, so when Germans begin to move in his beloved state, Jud fears that they will try to take over. Wande and her family move into Texas, with troubles following them all the way from Germany. When an accident throw the two families together, Jud must get over his prejudice and accept not only friendship, but love.Ok, to be honest, I read this book because it's sequel sounds really interesting. I wasn't really interested in the plot, before or after reading. It felt a little repetitive after a while. "Gee-whiz, I sure miss Billi... moree. And hate Germans." "Wow, Texas is weird. Why don't boys love me." was basically all the two main characters could think about. I do have to say it was cool to see a bit of history I didn't know much about. The characters were a bit flat. Wande takes the 2014 Mary Sue award, while I continue to wonder why other girls just luveeeee the broody, angry boys, like Jud, that simply annoy me. The romance? I didn't see it, unless you count all the times that the other characters said how *perfect* MarySue and Broody-mcsad would be together.Also, bad things kept happening? But everything turned out picture perfect in the end? Not realistic! Like I said before, it was cool to see a part of history I had never read about before. I think I might continue with the series. I received this book from MP Newsroom for review
review 2: Title: LONG STAR TRAILAuthor: Darlene FranklinPublisher: Moody PressSeptember 2011ISBN: 978-0802405838Genre: Inspirational/historical romanceWande Fleischer has come to America, and Texas, specifically, to marry her intended, but tragedy befall the family almost immediately upon their arrival in the states. The Fleischer do make it to Texas, but close to Christmas finds themselves stranded in a muddy rut with a broken ankle, and the mother incapacitated. A wagon does come by, the people onboard continue on past without stopping to help, so Wande’s father has no choice but to walk to town to try to find help. While taking his mother and sister Christmas shopping in town, rancher Jud Morgan purposely passes a broken down wagon because it carried Germans. His family is upset at him for refusing to help, but Jud is resolute. He hates the German settlers, convinced they are stealing jobs and land from those who fought to free Texas from Mexico. However, as fate has it, Jud runs into Wande’s father in town and due to his mom’s insistence takes the family home with them, while the mother recovers from her injuries. Jud is attracted to the lovely, Wande, but can he overcome his prejudices and let himself love her?LONE STAR TRAIL is the first book in the Texas Trails series. The series itself will be written by different authors, but this debut book in the series is penned by Darlene Franklin. I can honestly say this is the best book by Ms. Franklin I’ve ever read. Her shorter books had been rather ho-hum, but this one was good. She excellently portrayed the history of the area with the German settlers, something that has been usually overlooked in history books. I enjoyed getting to know both Wande and Jud and the differences in their cultures. I liked that it took Jud some effort to learn to appreciate Germans instead of just immediately seeing the lovely Wande and that ending his prejudices right there. This is a book that historical romance readers will want to read. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in this series. less

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