Carolyn Lampman

Fair - could have been better. When Brianna goes for a balloon ride…zap! She's back in 1860 and a mail order bride to a Pony Express station master, who didn't send for her. And her great-great-grandmother is zapped to the future in her place. Most of the book centers around Brianna, trying to figure out life on the prairie. Of course, things work out. She starts a lunch counter for the stages coming through, of course figures out how to cook without all the ingredients over a fireplace, and soon has the station master falling in love with her. But just one problem, he's her great-great-grandfather, isn't he? Now what!… (altro)

I enjoy historical romances, especially those that depict what life was like for women. Most Americans never learn about the role of women in early American history except for the contributions of writers such as Carolyn Lampman. The suffragist movement was alive and well in Wyoming gaining the vote and right to hold public office long before other states. The day-to-day experiences of those in Meadowlark presented through a variety of characters offered a look at what life was really like for early settlers… (altro)