
Welcome to today’s #TeaserTuesday and First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, featuring Walk the Promise Road by Anne Schroeder!
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Teaser Tuesday
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Everyone loves Teaser Tuesday
First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros
I’m also taking part in First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros
Every Tuesday Vicki @ I’d Rather Be at the Beach now hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where readers share the first paragraph of a book that they are reading or plan to read soon.
Walk the Promise Road: A Novel of the Oregon Trail
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Walk the Promise Road: A Novel of the Oregon Trail
Mary Rodgers has lost everything—or so she believes. Her entire family has been struck down with influenza, leaving her alone in the world—except for her cousin Philip. But Philip is bound for Oregon to meet up with Laurel, his fiancée, who’s waiting for him. Though Mary begs him to take her with him on the Oregon Trail, he resists. What would people think?
Mary’s plan is simple. They already share a last name. They will pose as husband and wife. The wagonmaster is a firm man—and if he finds out the truth, he’ll force them to marry, dashing Philip’s dreams of a life with Laurel. But Mary promises it will be their secret, and Philip can’t leave her behind after all she’s lost.
When Luke Sayer, their half-Indian trail scout, begins to spend evenings at their fireside, other travelers notice the obvious mutual attraction between him and Mary. Though Mary denies it, she struggles to keep her promise without bringing harm to either her dear cousin, Philip, who has risked everything for her—or to Luke, the love of her life.
Mary’s grit and determination will see her through the hardships and sorrows she encounters, but Luke’s love will give her hope for the future as they WALK THE PROMISE ROAD…
“With exquisite details of wagon trains, women and the West, Anne Schroeder takes us on an authentic journey of love and hope giving us characters to cheer for and moments of meaning to cherish.” — Jane Kirkpatrick, Award-winning author of ALL SHE LEFT BEHIND.
“The most accurate novel I’ve ever read on the Trail.” — Michael Smith, Oregon Trail Preservation Committee.
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AUTHOR BIO
A fifth-generation Californian, Anne Schroeder’s love of the West was fueled by stories of bandits and hangings; of her great-grandfather and his neighbors working together to blast the Norwegian Grade in Southern California out of solid rock; of Indian caves, and of women who made their own way. She worked her way through Cal Poly University with a variety of odd-jobs that included waitressing at a truck-stop café in Cholame, near the spot where James Dean died. Anne recently served as President of Women Writing the West. Her short stories and essays have appeared in print and online magazines. She lives in Southern Oregon with her husband, dogs, and several free-range chickens.
Other books by Anne Schroeder: Maria Inés, Cholama Moon, Gifts of Red Pottery, Ordinary Aphrodite
Looking forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what your Teaser Tuesday and First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, are this week!
Luv Sassy x
Sounds like a great historical pick!
Thank you, Catherine! Certainly is. 🙂
I like the sound of this one! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
Great news! Oh, you’re very welcome. Always a pleasure.
Quite a dramatic beginning! It sounds like a good historical story. This week I am spotlighting Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn from my TBR pile. Happy reading!
It’s a definite eye-opener of a book beginning! Thanks, Kathy! Oh, I’ll pop by and visit!
Not a book I would normally read but I did like the intro and love the cover.
Thanks, Vicki! 🙂
This looks really good – yes, I’d keep reading!
Great news, Kym! Thank you! 🙂