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The Brinkman sisters Mavis, Belle, Lavinia, Emma and Katie return to their place of birth Eden after receiving a telegram that their estranged father has passed.Their mother passed years before & a couple who treated them like servants and told stories of how their cruel father had disowned them raised them. Upon arrival in Eden the girls become aware they they have a significant inheritance and that they had been lied to. Great historical fiction

I needed an “easy on my mind” sort of read and I enjoy historical fiction, so I picked this up. Five sisters (who actually like each other, which was a refreshing change from a recent read) in Colorado in the late 1800‘s. Is it historically accurate?Not especially. Is the dialogue of the era? Doubtful. Did I request two more of the books in the series from my library for more potato chip reading? No comment.

Now, this is the comfort read I needed! It‘s not very well written, but the concept is interesting and I loved getting to know all the characters. I appreciated that this book wasn‘t white washed, although I do wish the author had done a little more research into what it was like (for women especially) to live in that time. I also wish the author would get on a horse just once before writing a western.