FANCY
Love Train Multi-Author Series, #10
by
LINDA BRODAY
Western Romance /Sweet Romance/ American Historical Romance
Pages: 190 pages
Publisher: Kindle Unlimited
Publication Date: August 15, 2022
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A stolen baby
An orphan child
A bargain struck
Told her baby died in childbirth, Fancy Dalton grieves for her son. But in the midst of a raging storm, a shadowy figure appears and tells her that he’s alive and well! He was stolen! Now she has an address and a name. From despair comes hope.
One thought drives her—finding and getting him back. Selling everything she owns, Fancy buys a one-way train ticket to Denver. Nothing and no one will stop her. In a mad dash to board the train, she collides with Jack Coltrain. As fate would have it, the rugged cowboy, on a mission of his own, sits next to her. Experience has taught her to be wary of men. But when her bag is stolen, he gets it back and earns a small piece of her trust.
As the iron wheels roll, taking her closer to her two-year-old son, Fancy and Jack discover an orphan girl who needs their help and open their arms to her. Ten hours from their goal, Fancy and Jack strike a deal—her help for his. Desperate times for both call for creative solutions…but marriage, even in name only? However, nothing is off the table. She’ll do whatever she must to save the orphan and get her child back. Still, giving Jack her heart…that’s not part of the bargain.
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Praise
“I have loved every Linda Broday book I have read, but I must say this one touched my heart.” Cricket (Goodreads)
“Linda Broday waved her magic wand when her turn came and gave us one of her most profound heroines she’s ever written. Fancy wrapped her tragic story around my heart and transported me into the late 1800s.” Tonya (Goodreads)
“Linda Broday has always been able to weave her characters together like a mix-match patch quilt, but the end results are amazing.” Rose Ann (Goodreads)
“…Her ability to convey the goodness of their souls will leave the reader wanting more.” Sally (Goodreads)
“Fancy, life is a journey. Not one trip, but hundreds. We have to keep going and proceed with courage each and every day as long as we have breath.”
Fancy has had some hard knocks in her life, but the worst is when her baby is taken from her at his birth, but she is told that he is dead. Then her mother passes away, which leaves Fancy all alone. But then a miracle happens – she learns that her son is alive and where to find him. This takes Fancy on a journey, and what she discovers along the way will complete her life.
I adore reading historical novels and imagining life without the technology and such that we have today. I think life was simpler in a way but just as hard in different respects. I think people were kinder to each other, but there were also those that hurt people or took advantage of them. There are several characters, while minor, who stand out due to their kindness to those they met. From the train conductor to the baggage handler to the boarding house owner.
Fancy has a rough start on the train to find her son; a child steals her bag, which contains all of her possessions. Enter Jack Coltrain, who she bumped into on the train platform, as he chases the boy through the train cars (because he can’t get too far since it is moving) and manages to retrieve her bag after meeting Piper and Willie and discovering where it was stashed. This sets the crux of the story into motion. Jack and Fancy take Piper under their wing because she truly has no one and at 12 should not be alone. Both Jack and Fancy have kind hearts, and I was glad to see that they both had the same mindsets when it came to Piper. I chuckled many times at Piper’s comments when it came to her grandparents. There was bad blood between her mother and her grandfather, yet she wasn’t willing to give him much of a chance. I thought it was brilliant how Piper’s grandmother was able to break through the walls that Piper had erected to help change her mind.
Jack and Fancy’s relationship really takes off once they reach Denver. There is already a mutual attraction to each other, and it doesn’t take long for them to realize that they belong together. Not often do you discover your soulmate so quickly, and watching their relationship evolve was romantic.
While the story has some rough parts (action-wise, not writing), each aspect blends together to create a heartwarming love story with a HEA ending. I felt like the characters were well developed for a shorter book, and the only thing I wanted was more of the story. I did not want it to end!
We give this book 5 paws up.
I’m a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty historical western romance novels and short stories. I reside in the Texas Panhandle on land the American Indian and early cowboys once roamed, and at times if the breeze is just right, I can hear their voices whispering in the wind. Texas’s rich history is one reason I set all my stories here where cowboys still remain caretakers of the land. I’m inspired every day by their immense dedication and love for the wide-open spaces. I combine those men with the love of family in all my stories and hope to continue to give readers books that entertain and fulfill.
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It is a wonderful story and I hope you enjoy it!
Shared on facebook and twitter. I can’t wait to read this book, sounds awesome.
Such a fantastic story Linda and always love having you here! I like how you summed it up. I love when characters write their own story!
Thank you so much for this beautiful review. It’s great to be back on Storeybook Reviews. With this book, I feel like a mother who’s been told her baby is beautiful. I’m glad you took Fancy, Jack, and Piper into your heart. When I first started thinking about this story, I saw a little girl sitting on a coffin. I didn’t know anything about her but knew she had something to say. Then as I began to write I planned on her living with her grandparents, but she had other ideas and refused to leave her “Mama Two.” Fancy and Jack came together in a huge way and it was a surprise to me that they married in order to improve their chances at getting the baby back. That wasn’t in my thoughts at all. It’s really magic when the characters write their own story. Thank you again for seeing the “heart” of the story.
What a wonderful and insightful review for Fancy. I agree that Linda doesn’t shy away from creating difficult situations for her characters to overcome. And, the happy ending leaves the reader feeling warm and hopeful! Congrats to my sister on this new release!