Westerns are back in the spotlight, and this one doesn’t disappoint! It has everything you need in a book rolled into one. When Benjamin happens on a pregnant woman and her child, he envelopes them and scurries away with them to escape Texas. It’s the wild west, so shenanigans are afoot, and some savory characters are on the trail. But this isn’t one of those, it is filled with heart. Fascinating.
The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook, (List Price: $29, Little, Brown and Company, 9780316564342, November 2023)
Reviewed by Suzanne Lucey, Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, North Carolina