Tennessee Bride (The Bride Series Book 1) - Historical Romance Novel for Wedding Inspiration & Southern Love Stories

Tennessee Bride is by Rosanne Bittner. It is an adventure romance set in Georgia prior to 1830. The Indian inhabitants of Georgia are being encouraged and eventually forced to go to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The forced march has not occurred yet and John Ross and others are trying to persuade the Government to allow them to stay. Meanwhile, many Cherokee have gone up into the Tennessee Mountains to live and are living peacefully. If their camps are raided, they do not fight back because if they did, it would be called an act of war and the WAR would really be on. Rosanne does an excellent job of describing the mountains in which the Indians live and the areas the White men live in. She gives a good picture of the camps the Indians set up and how they interacted with White men and among themselves. You almost believe the story is real. She did an excellent job on this book which is the first in a series of three. Emma Simms watches as her mother dies and wonders what will happen to her. She knows she can’t keep the farm running even as badly as it is now. She knows that her stepfather, Luke, does not like her and does not want her around. He is also thinking of selling the farm. Where she will go and what she will do is a mystery to her. Tommy Decker from a neighboring farm wants to marry her at first and then just wants her; but she can’t stand him. She fought him off one day with a fence board and dislocated his jaw. Now he wants revenge. The only place she feels safe is on a raft that is caught on trees by the river. She goes there to be alone and think. She is deathly afraid of the river but on the raft, she is safe. However, her safe place is invaded by a mysterious man known as River Joe. He comes and watches her then talks with her and eventually saves her with the raft breaks away from the river bank. She just knows he will never hurt her. River Joe promises to come get her and take her away from Luke and Tommy to live among the Cherokee as he does. However, he needs to trade with Hank O’Toole for supplies for the winter. He does to a site upstream to trade so no one knows he is around. Then one day, her stepfather sells her to Hank O’Toole, the river captain. He is to take her to Knoxville to Sam Gates. Here she will be placed in his brothel. Now Luke will not have to worry about her at all. Before Hank takes her, he goes upstream to finish his trading. Trouble occurs for River Joe and he is placed under watch and can’t leave as soon as he needs to. Therefore, he gets to Luke’s place after Hank has taken Emma. A roaring flood, caused by the rain they have been having, wipes out most of the nearby town, Tommy’s farm, and Luke’s farm. Only by luck does Tommy survive. He sees his chance now to get to Emma; but she is gone. He finds she is going to be taken to Knoxville and heads after her. He is determined to get her.The story continues with Emma and River Joe trying to get away from White men and create a life for themselves among the Cherokee. Tommy is determined to find Emma and teach her a lesson for refusing him. Sam Gates is determines to find Emma because she represents an investment for him. From the mountains of Tennessee to Knoxville to a coal mining camp, Emma’s adventures continue. Her adventures show how strong an individual she is, although she doesn’t look like it.