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Tried and True

By: Mary Connealy
Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh
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Kylie Wilde fought in the Civil War dressed as a boy and now she's homesteading as a man. But she makes one lousy man! When land agent Aaron Masterson comes to inspect her claim, he immediately realizes she's a woman. She begs him not to tell, but can he in good conscience defraud the U.S. government, even if she really did serve in the war? Aaron is interested in the little spitfire from the moment her long hair falls from her cap, but when he tells her of his plan to stake his own claim, farther west and up in the mountains, she draws away.

Kylie's focus is to "prove up" her homestead, sell it for a profit, move back east, and live the rest of her life in civilization. But all Kylie's future plans are put in jeopardy when someone tries to burn her out. Who would attack her way out here? Aaron and Kylie suspect it's the local land baron - but Gage Coulter denies any involvement. He does suggest a way for Kylie to stay safe, though - marry him! More attacks scare Kylie near to death, and she can't face living on her own any longer. Should she tie her fortune to Gage or Aaron? Either choice will put an end to her dreams of a civilized life. And what if marrying doesn't stop the attacks after all?

©2014 Mary Connealy (P)2014 Recorded Books Christian Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Westerns War
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It was a great story thank you for sharing it with us and I loved it so much

I loved it

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I enjoyed this story of Kylie and Aaron!! the narrator told it fine. looking forward to the next 2 stories

good story and the narrator was good too

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once again, the author does a tremendous storyline. The characters were very full of life, adventure and kindness, something missing a lot today. A great listen.

Awesome 😎

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I didn’t like the opening. It was way too slow and long and instead of gaining my attention I found my mind wandering to ways where I felt the actions could have been utilised to strengthen the beginning. Apart from that I enjoyed the rest of it. To an Aussie outsider the part where it was said that it’d take a generation to put the war wrongs to right doesn’t ring true today. The resentment still appears in parts of the south. (An Aussie friend married and moved to that part of the states and took on those old values.) That’s a shame - world wide nowadays but this is a novel, a fictional story for entertainment and that is all that matters. The ending was definitely uplifting. Overall I enjoyed the tale and that’s the main thing so the author was on track with that. Besides, hope plays an important part in healing.

Women fought in the war? I’d never heard that before…

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I really enjoyed this story the plot was interesting and narration was excellent. I also loved the main characters, which doesn’t always happen.

A great story of ranching and God

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