Nancy Moser’s The Journey of Josephine Cain 5 book giveaway!

The Journey of Josephine Cain
by: Nancy Moser
ISBN: 978-0824934279
$11.88 (paperback)
$7.69 (kindle)


About the book:

When a socialite from the nation’s capital embarks on a journey to the Wild West, her life is changed forever. 

A setting populated by hundreds of laborers, outlaws, and Indians is hardly the place for a wealthy general’s daughter. But Josephine Cain is determined to visit her father, who supervises the day-to-day work involved in the grandest ambition of post-Civil War America: the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Life with the railroad is far from the proper life Josephine is used to, and she faces deadly gunfights, harsh weather, and vigilante uprisings. She is torn between the West and the East; between her privileged upbringing and the challenges of a new frontier; between the pull of the suitable beau her parents approve of and an attraction to a rough but charming Irish railroad worker. But if Josephine is willing, she just might find a new life, a unique purpose . . . and true love.

My thoughts:

Spunky Heroine? Check!

Great Story? Check!

Handsome Hero that I'd like to meet? Check!

Josephine Cain is the spoiled daughter of a military man turned railroad man in charge of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. After the death of her brother and cousin in the Civil War her mother has retreated into “illness” and takes to her bed whenever things don't go right – Josephine however is chafing against the rigid society rules of mourning and her mother's refusal to live life again. When her father invites her to travel by rail to the 100^th Meridian she accepts and along with her aunt and a new suitor she travels to visit him. Her new suitor has plans of his own though that involve revenge against Josephine's father who ordered the death of her suitor's father. While traveling Josephine is troubled by things she see's in this man and meets another man (don't they always lol)....

This book covers about 9 months approximately of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad starting from Omaha, Nebraska (which is where I live) and continuing up into Wyoming. The 9 months is not the true amount of time it took to build this portion of the Union Pacific Railroad and the general only worked for the Union Pacific. The story ends with the meeting of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. There is a wonderful writeup that talks a little about the writing and research that Nancy Moser conducted for her writing and she does state that she “sped” up the time frame to write the book. It probably would been a much longer book than 29 chapters or 325 pages if she hadn't.

I'd love to see Nancy Moser write a sequel to this book featuring our hero's younger brother. We meet him throughout the book several times and it would be neat to see him mature in his spiritual journey, meet a girl and have a book of his own.

Outstanding book – Nancy? Is there a sequel coming – I sure hope so! This would make a great series & if someone is looking for a great birthday or Christmas gift to give a friend The Journey of Josephine Cain is a great one!

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The Journey of Josephine Cain by Nancy Moser follows the adventures of a D.C. socialite as she gets involved with the building of the Transcontinental Railroad right after the Civil War. Be sure to check out Nancy's fun Pinterest board for the book!

Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of the book!

  Five winners will receive:

• The Journey of Josephine Cain by Nancy Moser

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on October 26th. All winners will be announced October 28th at the Litfuse blog.

Don't miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to visit the Litfuse blog on the 28th to see if you won one of the books!

Disclaimer: I was offered a copy of the book to read and review with my little ones. I was not required to have a positive review and no money exchanged hands. Thanks for reading GivingNSharing!