GYPSY (Promised Land)
As the bride train progresses westward through Wyoming, Gypsy Dulan ponders her future in a California mining town, married to a man she doesn't know. Raised as a respected member of a rich Mexican land-owning family in Texas, she defied herabuelita to visit her long-absent father in Missouri, only to find him already dead. In a moment of solidarity with her newfound sisters, she signs on as an extra for the bride train, only to find herself falling desperately in love with brash, hot-tempered, and diminutive Tavish O'Leary when he takes his uncle Pat's place guarding the wagon train outside Fort Laramie. Sparks fly, even as the two rescue each other repeatedly from the dangers of the trail. Together, they fight; apart, they dream of each other. Third in the Promised Land series, Gypsy's story is more contemplative than those of her sisters, but plenty of action and humor move Brown's gentle historical romance along on the way to Utah.Lynne WelchCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved