The Alamo Bride

by Kimberley Woodhouse Book 7 in the Daughters of the Mayflower series.

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Texas, 1836. Ellis Dumont discovers Claiborne Gentry unconscious on her family’s land, wearing the grey uniform associated with New Orleans volunteers. Feverish references to treasure, war and a mission for the American president make it impossible to know whether he is an ally, a spy or an agent of Mexico.

With the men of her family absent and fighting moving closer, Ellis must decide how far to trust Clay and whether to accompany him towards Mission San José. Their journey is shaped by news from the Alamo and the struggle for Texan independence, forcing private hopes to compete with the survival of the new republic.

The journey takes place during the Texas Revolution, when volunteers, settlers and Mexican forces are moving through the same uncertain territory and news from San Antonio can change loyalties overnight. Claiborne’s mysterious assignment therefore carries political weight beyond the romance, while Ellis must decide what independence means for a household directly exposed to the fighting rather than for leaders issuing declarations elsewhere.