THE EXPRESS BRIDE - Kimberley Woodhouse - One Free Book

Dear Reader, I’m featuring another book in the Daughters of the Mayflower series. And Kimberley Woodhouse is one of my favorite authors. I know you’ll love this story.

Welcome back, Kimberley. How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Well, I chose the era of the Pony Express and had to research that a great deal. Then all of the Daughters of the Mayflower have a thread of espionage running through them. Figuring out how I wanted to work that in was fun – I decided to use treasury notes from the time (since there wasn’t paper money yet in America) and the forging of them. But it was really the characters and their pasts that made it all come to life. Forgiveness is a big theme.

I love authentic historical things in the novels, and forgiveness is one of my favorite themes. If you were planning a party with Christian authors of contemporary fiction, what six people would you invite and why?
Ronie Kendig, Colleen Coble, Susan May Warren, Rachel Hauck, Nancy Mehl, Becky Wade. Because I LOVE their books and they are all wonderful people. 

I love that group. I know all of them personally, except one, and I also LOVE all of their books. Now let’s do that for a party for Christian authors of historical fiction, what six people would you invite and why?
Tracie Peterson, Karen Witemeyer, Connilyn Cossette, Mary Connealy, Becca Whitham, Kim Vogel Sawyer. Again, because I love, love, love their books and they are some of my favorite people.

I love these authors books, too. And there’s an author I mentored in each group. Many times, people (and other authors) think you have it made with so many books published. What is your most difficult problem with writing at this time in your career?
My most difficult problem at this time is just keeping my schedule under control. There’s several book deadlines a year, plus all the edit deadlines. Plus speaking engagements and everything else that goes along with it. I’m a full-time author, but I’m also a full-time pastor’s wife.

We will pray for you as you move forward in both careers. Tell us about the featured book.
The Express Bride takes place in 1860 during the short period of the Pony Express. The tagline on the back of the book says: The Wilderness is a great place to hide…

Jackie is the heroine and she has had a pretty idyllic life, but everything comes crashing down when her father dies, and her past comes to light.

Elijah is the hero and is in search of his partner’s long-lost benefactor because she will inherit the fortune, but hits roadblock after roadblock.

Then there’s a threat to the US economy with the forgeries of Treasury notes…

They all must find the truth, and learn about forgiveness.

Please give us the first page of the book.
This is from the Prologue which is 1834:

With shaking limbs, she climbed into the awaiting, plush carriage. The precious bundle in her arms worth far more than money, houses, trinkets, or trunks of clothing that she left behind. Time stood still for a moment as the scent of the fresh, spring rain filled her senses and transported her thoughts back to another spring day. If only things had turned out differently. How she loved the gardens in spring.

As her memories rushed over her, the gravity of what she was about to do yanked her back to the reality around her with a harsh jolt.

 

The unmistakable sound of pounding footsteps on the brick walkway above her made her cower into the corner of the carriage.

Oh, why couldn’t the driver hurry? She’d paid him handsomely to take her on the first leg of her journey and she needed him to get the horses moving. Fast.

Her heart thundered in her chest, knowing all too well what every second meant. Every beat harder and more painful than the last. Footsteps crunched around the carriage and then soft words were spoken to the team. Didn’t he realize the urgency?

Oh, please God… please. Help us get away in time so—

“Nooooooo!” The deep, bellowing scream interrupted her prayer and made her shiver.

She didn’t dare look. But she couldn’t help herself. Opening one eye, she peeked out the window and saw the man she’d loved—and feared—the most running down the front stairs outside of their massive house, a bottle in his right hand.

I’m sure all my readers wonder, along with me, if she gets away. How can readers find you on the Internet?
https://kimberleywoodhouse.com
https://facebook.com/kimberleywoodhouseauthor
Instagram: kimberleywoodhouse
twitter: kimwoodhouse
My website has all the other links to goodreads, BookBub, and pinterest, etc.

Thank you, Kimberley, for sharing this new book with us.

Readers, here are links to the book.

The Express Bride  - Christianbook.com
The Express Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower) - Amazon Paperback
The Express Bride (Daughters of the Mayflower Book 9) - Kindle

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