A review by emlickliter
The Husband Tree by Mary Connealy

5.0

This one was fabulous too!!! I love it when a series doesn't let me down. Belle Tanner with her 4 daughters has a huge ranch to manage, part of a herd to sell, and a third husband to bury before winter sets in. When husband #3 falls off the roof, its a relief to Belle. Now she just has to find enough hands to drive her cattle over a really treacherous mountain trail in order to profit on her last 10 years of backbreaking work. Luckily for her, Silas Harden is drifting through town on the run from a shotgun wedding (to a girl who made sure witness would see her kiss him). Silas has lost 2 ranches to bad luck, and he could use the cash. When he realizes that he is going to be moving cattle with Belle, Lindsay (15), Emma (13), Sarah (9), and Betsy (1), he is praying that Wade Sawyer actually catches up to them to help out. Over the month long journey, even with the help of the three hands Wade sends after them, Silas has plenty of opportunity to prove that he is a better man than any of Belle's previous husbands. Lindsay deciding to marry one of their trail hands throws a wrench in Belle's winter plans, but Silas agrees to return with them to help prep the ranch for the long Montana snows. The trip back gives Silas time to realize that he wants to be Belle's husband and the girls' father, but the baggage of their past may yet give their marriage a run for its money! You are going to love this cast of characters!!!!