The Cumberland Bride

by Kimberley Woodhouse Book 5 in the Daughters of the Mayflower series.

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In 1794, Kate Gruener travels west with her family along the Wilderness Road, eager to exchange inherited stories of revolution for an adventure of her own. Their scout, Thomas Bledsoe, is responsible for guiding the settlers through Kentucky while watching for signs that frontier tensions are turning violent.

Kate’s curiosity draws her beyond the protection Thomas can easily provide, and his guarded behaviour suggests that the journey is tied to unfinished obligations from his past. As threats gather around the travelling families, both must reconsider romantic ideas about untouched land and recognise the courage required to survive settlement and conflict.