SANTA FE WOMAN is the story of Jori Hayden and her affluent family from Little Rock.Raised in the lap of luxury, Jori is stunned to find out the depression of the 1800’s has ruined her father’s financial status.With really no alternatives, the Hayden family plans to head west on the Santa Fe Trail in search of a new life.Chad Rocklin is recommended to the Hayden family as the man that could lead them safety across the rough and sometimes dangerous west, of course, Jori has to bail him out of jail first.Jori doesn’t allow her instant dislike for Rocklin to alter her family’s plans.They need to go west and Rocklin is the man that can take them there.
SANTA FE WOMAN was predictable but a good read nevertheless, filled with an array of characters you enjoy getting to know.Some of the plots and situations seemed to mirror those in A MAN FOR TEMPERANCE which I found a bit unoriginal, but my love for westerns allowed me to overlook the similarities and enjoy the story that unfolded between key characters.♥