| From bestselling author Mary Connealy comes a thrilling Western romance about finding belonging in unexpected places—a tale of a fierce woman warrior caught between two worlds, a gentle-hearted rancher, and the faith that brings them together. Perfect for fans of historical romance and unconventional heroines. Abby has lived with the Flathead tribe since they rescued her as a child, forgetting her white heritage. But when her village is massacred, and she’s saved by kind-hearted rancher Wade Sawyer, she’s forced to confront her past and future. Though drawn to Wade’s gentle strength, she refuses to be bound to the white world that once abandoned her. Wade Sawyer has spent his life trying to please his tyrannical father while battling his own demons. When he finds Abby—fierce, independent, and unlike any woman he’s known—he sees a chance at real love. But winning the heart of a woman who trusts no man and bridging the gap between two worlds seems impossible. As they face deadly rustlers, family conflicts, and their own fears, Wade and Abby must learn to trust in God’s plan for their lives. But can Abby let down her defenses and embrace a future with Wade? And can Wade prove that true strength lies in gentleness and faith? |  |
A moving story of finding home, healing from the past, and discovering that love knows no boundaries in the untamed Montana Territory.
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Release Date: August 11, 2026
Release Date: August 11, 2026
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My Review
Sometimes doing the right thing can be so hard....
Wow, I didn't think I could meet a heroine who could give Belle Tanner (Harden!) a run for her money in the toughness department, but, oh, did Abby do just that...
On one hand, I've been really looking forward to reading Wildflower Bride since finishing the last Petticoats And Cowboy novel, but, on the other hand, I wasn't too sure about Wade as a hero. He was so unhinged in Montana Rose that I was skeptical of whether I could come to like him or not. I shouldn't have questioned it. Mary Connealy knows her stuff and she had me in both Wade and Abby's corner right away.
I found Wildflower Bride to be every bit as humorous and entertaining as the previous books in the Petticoats And Cowboys series, but Mary Connealy also takes on the toxic father-son dynamic in a way that felt compassionate but surprisingly real. I think the struggle for adult children to balance honoring difficult parents, particularly if there is a history of any kind of abuse, and setting personal boundaries will really resonate with a lot of readers.
As I've said before, the Petticoats And Cowboys series has been an enjoyable one. I would recommend it, and pretty much any other Mary Connealy series to anyone who loves historical romance with a western/cowboy theme. Don't miss Wildflower Bride or the rest of the series....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Wildflower Bride by Mary Connealy a 4 Bark rating.
Wow, I didn't think I could meet a heroine who could give Belle Tanner (Harden!) a run for her money in the toughness department, but, oh, did Abby do just that...
On one hand, I've been really looking forward to reading Wildflower Bride since finishing the last Petticoats And Cowboy novel, but, on the other hand, I wasn't too sure about Wade as a hero. He was so unhinged in Montana Rose that I was skeptical of whether I could come to like him or not. I shouldn't have questioned it. Mary Connealy knows her stuff and she had me in both Wade and Abby's corner right away.
I found Wildflower Bride to be every bit as humorous and entertaining as the previous books in the Petticoats And Cowboys series, but Mary Connealy also takes on the toxic father-son dynamic in a way that felt compassionate but surprisingly real. I think the struggle for adult children to balance honoring difficult parents, particularly if there is a history of any kind of abuse, and setting personal boundaries will really resonate with a lot of readers.
As I've said before, the Petticoats And Cowboys series has been an enjoyable one. I would recommend it, and pretty much any other Mary Connealy series to anyone who loves historical romance with a western/cowboy theme. Don't miss Wildflower Bride or the rest of the series....
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Wildflower Bride by Mary Connealy a 4 Bark rating.
(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
More from Mary
I try to write books I love, and I re-read my own books. I’m a big re-reader and if I find myself uninterested in a book I wrote, I take that as a bad sign.
I happen to LOVE Wildflower Bride as much as any book I’ve ever written.
I wrote for ten years before I got my first book published. On that fateful day when I earned my first contract, I had twenty finished books on my computer. And I didn’t just write them and move on. I’d go back (re-reading even then) and polish them. I took stand alone books and shortened them, lengthened them. Turned them into series, saved all versions in case an editor wanted a series or did NOT want a series.
Each book well, not ALL twenty of them, but a whole bunch, had about nine versions, all saved separately. Love Inspired length, trade fiction length, series, stand alone. I kept them all. But when I felt like I’d really improved one of them, I went back to the other versions and made those same improvements. I did a LOT of writing within those twenty books.
Wildflower Bride was the first book I wrote from scratch after I signed a contract for it. Maybe for this reason, I especially love it. I took everything I knew, everything I learned and put it into this book. I remember staring at that blank page…I had about six books published by this time…and holding my hand flat on the computer screen and praying, God help me to remember everything I’ve learned.
The hero is Wildflower Bride is the villain in Montana Rose. He is wretched. But to me, he was a broken man. My editor, when I told her Wade was the hero, said, “I can’t imagine it, but go for it.”
He is saved at the end of Montana Rose. A young Christian trying to do right in the face of enormous pressure from his powerful, abusive father, in The Husband Tree, and a sad, lonely, but strong man, still growing in his faith at the same time he’s very solid in it, in Wildflower Bride.
I just loved him.
I love the wild beginning of Wildflower Bride, the heroine is an adult woman taken in by an Indian tribe at the age of ten when they find her, alone in a cabin, with her family all dead from a fever. She loves the people who saved her.
Then people start trying to save her from the tribe and she is insulted and wants no part of this new world when her small band of native family is killed in a massacre. Again, she survives.
Abby, she only vaguely remembers her birth name, fits nowhere. And she’s so at home in the wilderness she’s planning to live on her own, somewhere.
Wade falls desperately in love with the strength he finds in her.
These two need each other so badly, but Abby is a hard one to convince she should spend her life with Wade.
Then Abby finds that one of her family, an older brother who didn’t come west with her family, is alive and living nearby.
The way they discover each other, well, I just love it. Wade is starting to look pretty good compared to the grouchy, quick to swing a fist, brother. Still, she begins to remember her big brother, and she remembers loving him. Abby is a confused woman.
Can Abby find her place anywhere in the world? Can Wade find enough backbone to stand up to his father…so far he’d just cut him out of his life. But Pa needs him even if he’s too awful to admit it. Wade’s pa needs God, too.
And those evil men who destroyed her village, haven’t gone away and they want more from Wade and Abby than anyone can imagine. They have to be stopped and Abby and Wade have to find a way to work together to stop them.
I happen to LOVE Wildflower Bride as much as any book I’ve ever written.
I wrote for ten years before I got my first book published. On that fateful day when I earned my first contract, I had twenty finished books on my computer. And I didn’t just write them and move on. I’d go back (re-reading even then) and polish them. I took stand alone books and shortened them, lengthened them. Turned them into series, saved all versions in case an editor wanted a series or did NOT want a series.
Each book well, not ALL twenty of them, but a whole bunch, had about nine versions, all saved separately. Love Inspired length, trade fiction length, series, stand alone. I kept them all. But when I felt like I’d really improved one of them, I went back to the other versions and made those same improvements. I did a LOT of writing within those twenty books.
Wildflower Bride was the first book I wrote from scratch after I signed a contract for it. Maybe for this reason, I especially love it. I took everything I knew, everything I learned and put it into this book. I remember staring at that blank page…I had about six books published by this time…and holding my hand flat on the computer screen and praying, God help me to remember everything I’ve learned.
The hero is Wildflower Bride is the villain in Montana Rose. He is wretched. But to me, he was a broken man. My editor, when I told her Wade was the hero, said, “I can’t imagine it, but go for it.”
He is saved at the end of Montana Rose. A young Christian trying to do right in the face of enormous pressure from his powerful, abusive father, in The Husband Tree, and a sad, lonely, but strong man, still growing in his faith at the same time he’s very solid in it, in Wildflower Bride.
I just loved him.
I love the wild beginning of Wildflower Bride, the heroine is an adult woman taken in by an Indian tribe at the age of ten when they find her, alone in a cabin, with her family all dead from a fever. She loves the people who saved her.
Then people start trying to save her from the tribe and she is insulted and wants no part of this new world when her small band of native family is killed in a massacre. Again, she survives.
Abby, she only vaguely remembers her birth name, fits nowhere. And she’s so at home in the wilderness she’s planning to live on her own, somewhere.
Wade falls desperately in love with the strength he finds in her.
These two need each other so badly, but Abby is a hard one to convince she should spend her life with Wade.
Then Abby finds that one of her family, an older brother who didn’t come west with her family, is alive and living nearby.
The way they discover each other, well, I just love it. Wade is starting to look pretty good compared to the grouchy, quick to swing a fist, brother. Still, she begins to remember her big brother, and she remembers loving him. Abby is a confused woman.
Can Abby find her place anywhere in the world? Can Wade find enough backbone to stand up to his father…so far he’d just cut him out of his life. But Pa needs him even if he’s too awful to admit it. Wade’s pa needs God, too.
And those evil men who destroyed her village, haven’t gone away and they want more from Wade and Abby than anyone can imagine. They have to be stopped and Abby and Wade have to find a way to work together to stop them.
 Mary Connealy | Mary Connealy writes romantic comedies with cowboys and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She is a two time Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy and Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist. Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys always with a strong suspense thread. She is a two-time Carol Award winner, and a Rita, Christy and Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist. She is the bestselling author of over 80 books and novellas. She has over a 1.8 million books in print. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero. Visit her website or find her at Petticoats & Pistols! |
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