Well, here we are. The last book of the 2022 Prairie Roses Collection has finally arrived. JO, by Prairie Roses leader/guru, Author Caryl McAdoo is our featured story today.
An evil tragedy upends Jo's young life. Sickness propels the young lady and her grandfather from the thick, moisture-laden air of the Mississippi to drier desert land at the end of the Santa Fe Trail. Her life-long beau professes his love from the banks of the muddy river, but Papa is her whole life, and she's determined to keep him alive.
Along the way, suitors and adventures are aplenty. How is a stubborn girl who always knows what's best supposed to choose when the one she likes best is constantly rubbing her the wrong way? Could things be any more difficult? Has she made a huge mistake?
You can find Jo exclusively on Kindle Unlimited
March 15, 1840 Five miles outside of Memphis, Tennessee
The wagon rounded a curve. Right there on the side of the road, a herd of goats nibbled on the little trees and grass and weeds along the fence. “Pa, may I have a kid of my own? Please.”
“You’ll have to ask your Papa, Jo.” Her father could never tell her no, but Papa might. The goats belong to him and Mima.”
“A kid is a lot of responsibility, honey.” Her mother gave her a look that said if Papa agreed, she wouldn’t object. “Maybe it would be better to wait until you’re a little older.”
“You’ll have to ask your Papa, Jo.” Her father could never tell her no, but Papa might. The goats belong to him and Mima.”
Jolene looked from her father to her mother. “But I’m six now! I’ll take good care of a baby goat, especially if she’s all mine! She can sleep with me and everything. Please, Ma?”
“Sweetheart, your father said to ask Papa.”
“All right, I will! And if he says yes, then I can have one? How much farther is it, Pa?”
“A mile or so. Their place is just around the next bend in the road. How about being quiet for a while?”
Not talk? That was so hard.
It’d been a long trip, and she’d tried, but there was so much she wanted to know, especially after hearing that very morning about the royal wedding happening just after Pa loaded her and Ma up in the buggy and got on the way!
A new question just burned its way out. “How come Queen Victoria got to marry her cousin? I thought that was against the rules. Don’t they have to follow the same rules as us?”
“Not really, sweetie, but I don’t think they’re first cousins. Second or third cousins aren’t as bad.”
“What number cousins are Queen Victoria and Prince Albert? Why do they still call him prince? Isn’t he a king if he’s married to the queen? It just doesn’t seem right—her being queen and him only a prince.”
“Shhh. I’m not sure, baby. Maybe Mima will know.”
“Is that because she and Papa came from England?”
“I don’t know, honey, but they did come from England. Remember your father asked you to be quiet.”
“Yes, ma’am. I will.” She met her father’s stern eyes and smiled. “Can we go to England someday? I’d love to see the Queen.”
“Sweetheart, your father said to ask Papa.”
“All right, I will! And if he says yes, then I can have one? How much farther is it, Pa?”
“A mile or so. Their place is just around the next bend in the road. How about being quiet for a while?”
Not talk? That was so hard.
It’d been a long trip, and she’d tried, but there was so much she wanted to know, especially after hearing that very morning about the royal wedding happening just after Pa loaded her and Ma up in the buggy and got on the way!
A new question just burned its way out. “How come Queen Victoria got to marry her cousin? I thought that was against the rules. Don’t they have to follow the same rules as us?”
“Not really, sweetie, but I don’t think they’re first cousins. Second or third cousins aren’t as bad.”
“What number cousins are Queen Victoria and Prince Albert? Why do they still call him prince? Isn’t he a king if he’s married to the queen? It just doesn’t seem right—her being queen and him only a prince.”
“Shhh. I’m not sure, baby. Maybe Mima will know.”
“Is that because she and Papa came from England?”
“I don’t know, honey, but they did come from England. Remember your father asked you to be quiet.”
“Yes, ma’am. I will.” She met her father’s stern eyes and smiled. “Can we go to England someday? I’d love to see the Queen.”
The prolific writer loves singing the new songs God gives her almost as much as penning new novels—hear a few at YouTube! She’s been married to Ron fifty-three years, and they share four children and twenty-one grandsugars. The McAdoos live in the woods south of Clarksville, seat of Red River County in far Northeast Texas, waiting expectantly for God to open the next door.
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These past twelve days have been so much fun. I've enjoyed giving everyone a sneak peek at this year's collection. Please come back again soon for more wonderful authors and great Christian/sweet romance books.
Blessings,
Nancy
Thank you so much, Nancy, for including all twelve of the new 2022 Prairie Roses on your blog! You've been a huge blessing to the collection and I hope you'll choose to come back in 2023! Hugs!
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