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A West Texas Frontier Trilogy #1
Ruth: The Rescued Bride
Ruth MacDonald has lost all her family and been a Comanche captive for two years. Her rescue by the U.S. cavalry comes when she’s giving birth, and her joy at being set free is ruined by losing her son. Faced with the loss of all her loved ones, she turns to the only person who understands her plight, U.S. cavalry scout, Jacob Wells.
Jacob has led a difficult life, born of a Comanche mother and a cavalry soldier. He serves as a cavalry scout with bravery and integrity, wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps. But when a commission in the Army is within his grasp, he learns there is something more important than ambition—his growing love for Ruth.
Discouraged and grieving, Ruth turns Jacob away to start a new life in the East. She has an important lesson to learn before she can love again—the lesson of forgiveness. Can Ruth forgive all the pain and sorrow she’s suffered and open her heart to Jacob and his forever-after kind of love?
Jacob has led a difficult life, born of a Comanche mother and a cavalry soldier. He serves as a cavalry scout with bravery and integrity, wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps. But when a commission in the Army is within his grasp, he learns there is something more important than ambition—his growing love for Ruth.
Discouraged and grieving, Ruth turns Jacob away to start a new life in the East. She has an important lesson to learn before she can love again—the lesson of forgiveness. Can Ruth forgive all the pain and sorrow she’s suffered and open her heart to Jacob and his forever-after kind of love?
172 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2018
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About the author
Hebby Roman
33 books307 followersHebby Roman is a New York traditionally published, small-press published, and Indie published #1 Amazon best-selling author of both historical and contemporary romances.
Her WEST TEXAS CHRISTMAS TRILOGY is an Amazon Bestselling and Award-Winning series. Her first contemporary romance, SUMMER DREAMS, was the launch title for Kensington’s Encanto line. And her re-published e-book, SUMMER DREAMS, was #1 in Amazon fiction and romance. Her medieval historical romance, THE PRINCESS AND THE TEMPLAR, was selected for the Amazon Encore program and was #1 in medieval fiction.
She was selected for the Romantic Times "Texas Author" award, and she won a national Harlequin contest. Her book, BORDER HEAT, was a Los Angeles Times Book Festival selection. She has been a RONE Finalist three times and in three different categories.
She is blessed to have all her family living close by in north Texas, including her two granddaughters, Mackenzie Reese and Presley Davis. Hebby lives in Arlington, Texas with her husband, Luis, and Maltipoo, Maximillian.
Her WEST TEXAS CHRISTMAS TRILOGY is an Amazon Bestselling and Award-Winning series. Her first contemporary romance, SUMMER DREAMS, was the launch title for Kensington’s Encanto line. And her re-published e-book, SUMMER DREAMS, was #1 in Amazon fiction and romance. Her medieval historical romance, THE PRINCESS AND THE TEMPLAR, was selected for the Amazon Encore program and was #1 in medieval fiction.
She was selected for the Romantic Times "Texas Author" award, and she won a national Harlequin contest. Her book, BORDER HEAT, was a Los Angeles Times Book Festival selection. She has been a RONE Finalist three times and in three different categories.
She is blessed to have all her family living close by in north Texas, including her two granddaughters, Mackenzie Reese and Presley Davis. Hebby lives in Arlington, Texas with her husband, Luis, and Maltipoo, Maximillian.
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April 7, 2018
Historicals have always fed my soul. Hebby Roman’s new book Ruth, The Rescued Bride is no-exception . She truly engulfed every emotion with this book.
Jacob a half-breed, whose mom was Comanche and dad a soldier, is now a scout for the army stationed at Fort Concho. Riding into a raid against the Comanche has always been rough, as he still doesn’t know which side he truly belongs. But this raid will be different, he’s about to rescue a young captive who will change his life forever.
Ruth’s Family was all slaughtered by the Comanche, ranch burned down, and then she was taken captive.
She’s now running for her life with her Comanche husband , Buffalo Heart, as the soldiers raid their camp, but her running is short lived as she goes into labor.
When she awakens, she is in a home and surroundings unfamiliar to her. All she remembers is giving birth alone before she passed out.
This was truly a very well written book that will leave you believing in miracles, true love, and forgiveness toward those who have wronged others.
April 21, 2018
A gentle story of pain, heartache and betrayal. Ruth had the cards stacked against her but she kept fighting for justice and the life she wanted. Once she forgave those who wronged her, she found her life changed. Sometimes the after part was worse than what a woman endured with her captors. People can be so judgmental and cruel. The author explored a very tough topic for the 1800s and did a great job wringing emotion from the reader. I applaud Hebby for her sensitivity and historical detail.
December 17, 2018
Every once and awhile you read a author that you really like and then you read a book by same author and are blown away by what you just read. Hebby Roman is just that Author!!
Her latest book Ruth: The Rescued Bride is just that book!! This book was phenomenal and so much more than just a Romance. It was a inspirational book with a message just as strong as the Good Lord's Bible.
Can Ruth give forgiveness to the ones that so badly hurt her??? Can Ruth most importantly forgive and let go of the guilt she has unjustly put upon herself so that she can be free to love Jacob?? Jacob loves Ruth oh so much and knows firsthand what cruelty can be committed against a person. Jacob wants so much to be the man to love the hurt from Ruth!! Will Ruth let Jacob be that man?? You must read this truly WONDERFUL AMAZING book to find out!!!
Her latest book Ruth: The Rescued Bride is just that book!! This book was phenomenal and so much more than just a Romance. It was a inspirational book with a message just as strong as the Good Lord's Bible.
Can Ruth give forgiveness to the ones that so badly hurt her??? Can Ruth most importantly forgive and let go of the guilt she has unjustly put upon herself so that she can be free to love Jacob?? Jacob loves Ruth oh so much and knows firsthand what cruelty can be committed against a person. Jacob wants so much to be the man to love the hurt from Ruth!! Will Ruth let Jacob be that man?? You must read this truly WONDERFUL AMAZING book to find out!!!
December 17, 2018
I love reading historical romances. Hebby Roman has started her trilogy with a bang. Ruth McDonald was held captive by the Comanche for two years, history tells us that people held captives weren't treated well during their captivity, and when back in white society still weren't treated nice. This story had some twists and turns that I wasn't expecting, and at times was concerned how everything was going to work out. By the end of the story, I had gone through lots of emotion, wondering if Ruth would ever be happy again.
September 20, 2018
Such a good story
I loved this book. You could feel the heart of both Ruth and Jacob. Ruth is such a strong young woman to endure all that she has and Jacob is a wonderful patient man.
I loved this book. You could feel the heart of both Ruth and Jacob. Ruth is such a strong young woman to endure all that she has and Jacob is a wonderful patient man.
December 17, 2018
Hebby Roman is my favorite new author on my go to authors list for this year. This book just blew me away. It pulled me in in the first few pages by starting with Ruth going into labor at the worst time possible. I just had to know what was going to happen next. As far as I'm concerned all that consider themself a Christian need to read this book to be reminded of how as a Christian we are expected to give forgiveness to those who wrong us no matter the circumstances. Not to mention that we have to learn to forgive ourselves before we can truly be happy in our lives. A short fast read that I did not want to end. I love a good Historical Western Romance novel and this one had all my favorites things in a HWR, Indians, Half-breeds, history lessons, intrigue, a sweet romance, life lessons and relations between indians and early settlers. A must read that I could not give enough stars and it will forever be in my heart! I choose not to go into the story line because everyone just needs to read this book!
April 16, 2018
This is a sweet easy-to-read (not quite light-hearted, but also not a heavy read either, despite the trials Ruth and Jacob face) story that made for a great weekend read.
Even with losing everything and being so young, Ruth had a strength about her. It hurt me to see her struggle with finding her place and taking all the hits she faced and yet keep fighting to make it through.
Jacob had a toughness about him that made him survive in a prejudiced world and gave him the fortitude to become the man he was. He also had a sense of gentleness and understanding to what Ruth was facing. Despite his growing attraction and love for Ruth, Jacob knew that she needed the hard truths he shared with her, even if it meant he had to hurt himself to give her what she truly needed.
The two of them together found the comfort and love they needed to build a new life. Their history allowed for a unique acceptance and compassion for the other that I know will carry over after the last page.
Ruth was the first Hebby Roman story I read and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy!
Even with losing everything and being so young, Ruth had a strength about her. It hurt me to see her struggle with finding her place and taking all the hits she faced and yet keep fighting to make it through.
Jacob had a toughness about him that made him survive in a prejudiced world and gave him the fortitude to become the man he was. He also had a sense of gentleness and understanding to what Ruth was facing. Despite his growing attraction and love for Ruth, Jacob knew that she needed the hard truths he shared with her, even if it meant he had to hurt himself to give her what she truly needed.
The two of them together found the comfort and love they needed to build a new life. Their history allowed for a unique acceptance and compassion for the other that I know will carry over after the last page.
Ruth was the first Hebby Roman story I read and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy!
May 9, 2018
Think back, to a time when our country was new. The War Between the States was over but tensions and prejudice were running high. People who thought they were good Christian people made excuses for treating others they thought were inferior to them as lesser class citizens. Now bring your memories forward just a few years and go out West. Think of the conditions that soldiers were required to live under and that they were instilled with the idea that they were the protectors. But, the protectors of whom? Now use your imagination. You are a young, 16 year old girl that has been stolen from her family and her world after watching her entire family be slaughtered. How would you survive? Would you do what you had to do to survive, even if it was distasteful? Or would you give up? This is the basis of the story by Hebby Roman in “Ruth, the Rescued Bride”. This story is one of the best attempts I have read that really shows the emotions and the life of one such young lady, Ruth. What was really heartbreaking was the way she was accepted back among her peers. Instead of being happy and welcoming her back, she was treated as if she was the lowest of the low. Everyone looked down on her, even the family that took her in. The men, with one exception, treated her like a lady of the evening. Now, that you are hopefully intrigued by this story, pick up the book. It took me only 1.5 days to read it I was so engrossed with it and could not put it down. Congratulations, Hebby Roman, for writing such a wonderful book. I look forward to many more.
April 29, 2018
Life on a frontier can have dangers, kind people and love.
A young girl is taken captive when her home is overrun by Comanche. She is forced to live through alot of adversity and then the soldiers come, she delivers her baby and becomes ill. A scout rescues her and then things get complicated. A great story of life, death, soldiers, Natives and prejudices on the Texas frontier. A great story that had me crying at times and fuming at others. I highly recommend to one and all.
A young girl is taken captive when her home is overrun by Comanche. She is forced to live through alot of adversity and then the soldiers come, she delivers her baby and becomes ill. A scout rescues her and then things get complicated. A great story of life, death, soldiers, Natives and prejudices on the Texas frontier. A great story that had me crying at times and fuming at others. I highly recommend to one and all.
June 13, 2018
Amazing read
I was kept spellbound by the unfolding of this story. It's so well written, I felt like a part of the story. It was as if I knew all the characters personally and even cried with Ruth for everything she had to endure in her life. I was riveted the whole time. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves the history of the old West.
I was kept spellbound by the unfolding of this story. It's so well written, I felt like a part of the story. It was as if I knew all the characters personally and even cried with Ruth for everything she had to endure in her life. I was riveted the whole time. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves the history of the old West.
April 15, 2018
A sweet little story
It is a sweet story but spiked with some reality of the times and some history to boot. She puts in pieces of the cultures of Comanches and the life lived in those times. The book starts out with the harshness of Ruth and what happened. And Jacob deals with saving her life and trying to save her son's life. What happens next is the gentleness that Jacob can give her.
It is a sweet story but spiked with some reality of the times and some history to boot. She puts in pieces of the cultures of Comanches and the life lived in those times. The book starts out with the harshness of Ruth and what happened. And Jacob deals with saving her life and trying to save her son's life. What happens next is the gentleness that Jacob can give her.
April 13, 2018
Can a Shattered Heart Open to Love?
A captive whose family was killed gives birth to a son from her Comanche husband while escaping soldiers. Rescued, lied to, deceived, demeaned, and only befriended by her rescuer, Jacob, Ruth cannot find the forgiveness to mend her heart to Love. Her emotional journey to healing is led by the gentle love of Jacob. Will it be enough? Will it be in time for them?
A captive whose family was killed gives birth to a son from her Comanche husband while escaping soldiers. Rescued, lied to, deceived, demeaned, and only befriended by her rescuer, Jacob, Ruth cannot find the forgiveness to mend her heart to Love. Her emotional journey to healing is led by the gentle love of Jacob. Will it be enough? Will it be in time for them?
April 12, 2018
So enjoyed this book. Set in my favorite state-at Ft. Concho, this is a wonderful story of acceptance and forgiveness.
August 12, 2018
Ruth: The Rescued Bride (A Wear Texas Frontier Trilogy Book 1)
Ruth was truly given a name that she lived up to. She may have thought she had lost everything, but when she remembered the most important thing in life may be forgiveness, then she found out that her life has a lot of living left to do. This was a really touching book. It was a great read. BRAVO!! 👏👏
Ruth was truly given a name that she lived up to. She may have thought she had lost everything, but when she remembered the most important thing in life may be forgiveness, then she found out that her life has a lot of living left to do. This was a really touching book. It was a great read. BRAVO!! 👏👏
August 12, 2019
Where you will go I will go.
This book touch my heart deep lee . Leading to trust, forgiven others and love again is hard .Read the story to learn Ruth story .
This book touch my heart deep lee . Leading to trust, forgiven others and love again is hard .Read the story to learn Ruth story .
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August 29, 2019Wonderful story
Ruth has been to Hell and back but can she learn forgiveness to find true love and happiness. Losing her family, being captured by Indians then to lose her new born baby. This book is packed with action, heartbreak and love. Wonderful characters that make this adventure a truly amazing experience. I highly recommend you start with Ruth and continue on to the others in this series.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖💖💖💖💖
Ruth has been to Hell and back but can she learn forgiveness to find true love and happiness. Losing her family, being captured by Indians then to lose her new born baby. This book is packed with action, heartbreak and love. Wonderful characters that make this adventure a truly amazing experience. I highly recommend you start with Ruth and continue on to the others in this series.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💖💖💖💖💖
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April 17, 2018This is one of my books. Very proud of it, but I don't think I will be giving myself a review.
Hebby Roman
Hebby Roman
April 27, 2018
This is the story of Ruth, a young woman captured by the Comanche and rescued by soldiers. In a time before cowboys and mail-order brides, her story is one of love, hope and personal forgiveness. Ms. Roman does a great job of capturing the views of the time and kept me intrigued throughout the book. I intended to start it quickly at lunch and before I knew it, I was already 40% into the book. I hated to put it down and go back to work. A fabulous tale that I would recommend to all. Steam level is mild.
May 20, 2018
Ruth: The Rescue Bride Book 1
First time I've read a book by Hebby Roman and I'm happy I found her books. This is the 1st Book in the (A Western Frontier Trilogy) and I enjoyed it very much. Pulled me in from the first, which makes it a 4 star book right from the beginning. Add a wonderful storyline, well written characters that I either loved or disliked, along with a sweet romance and that makes it a 5 star book. Looking forward to book 2. JudyE
First time I've read a book by Hebby Roman and I'm happy I found her books. This is the 1st Book in the (A Western Frontier Trilogy) and I enjoyed it very much. Pulled me in from the first, which makes it a 4 star book right from the beginning. Add a wonderful storyline, well written characters that I either loved or disliked, along with a sweet romance and that makes it a 5 star book. Looking forward to book 2. JudyE
December 9, 2018
So emotional! Tons of loss and gain, hurt and forgiveness! A storyline that reeks of reality! In this time of unrest in the country, this story was all too real! Loss of family, abduction, disdain, fear, death, revenge, war, soilders, Indians, & forts. Hebby shows a great deal of research as well as compassion and empathy! All blended with a seamless touch of Christianity in a lost world! Beautifully touching!
May 14, 2018
I truly enjoyed Ruth. Good writing, good characters. For anyone who likes romance, I highly recommend it.
June 13, 2018
Hebby Roman’s world is well built and researched, from medical treatments to small details like clothing; readers are transported to frontier times.
Read full review in the 2018 June issue of InD'tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2018 June issue of InD'tale Magazine.
August 3, 2019
Heart-rendering novella about a young woman captured by the Indians and being made the Indian wife of the Chief's injured son. Heavily pregnant, the tribe is attacked by the cavalry, causing her to go into labor. As everyone scatters, a 'half-breed' scout named Jacob finds her upon just giving birth, unconscious from an injury. Both are taken back to the fort, told that her baby died, now totally devastated. This novella is a book of overcoming grief of losing her family, her Indian husband in the attack and her newborn baby with the need of forgiving herself as well as others for her to be able to move forward in life. Unexpected twists and turns, despite a predictable conclusion makes for an entertaining read, recommended for those who enjoy this genre.
August 13, 2019
What a great story of the Old West - Indian trouble along with nasty people because of being captured by the Indians. However, Ruth does well with it thanks to Jacob and a few other friends and nurturing people. Decisions made, because of the circumstances she was in, make major changes in her life. Good read!
November 25, 2020
Good story!
Ruth had been through much. More than most people. Until she learned to forgive, she would not be able to start living again. This is a story of great heartache and betrayal and what it takes to begin to heal and break free from the chains of heart wrenching grief and anger. Read this story and let the lesson it teaches soak into your soul.
Ruth had been through much. More than most people. Until she learned to forgive, she would not be able to start living again. This is a story of great heartache and betrayal and what it takes to begin to heal and break free from the chains of heart wrenching grief and anger. Read this story and let the lesson it teaches soak into your soul.
August 14, 2019
Heartwarming
This one is a test jerker. If your looking for funny and light you might not like it. This is a story of a woman captured as a teen and abused by so many people. The story pulls you in leaving you wanting to learn more about this incredible woman's life.
This one is a test jerker. If your looking for funny and light you might not like it. This is a story of a woman captured as a teen and abused by so many people. The story pulls you in leaving you wanting to learn more about this incredible woman's life.
October 28, 2019
Loved it
I love stories that revolve around redemption, forgiveness, and self-evaluation. Ruth had been through more than anyone should endure, but forgiving herself had to be the hardest.
I love stories that revolve around redemption, forgiveness, and self-evaluation. Ruth had been through more than anyone should endure, but forgiving herself had to be the hardest.
January 26, 2022
Ruth:The Rescued Bride
I LOVED reading this Amazing story about Ruth and Jacob getting to know each other: after she was rescued. I was happy, sad and crying as I was as reading this Book…
I LOVED reading this Amazing story about Ruth and Jacob getting to know each other: after she was rescued. I was happy, sad and crying as I was as reading this Book…
August 20, 2019
Ruth the rescued Bride
Was a good book love the way she came to forgive and move on with her life, A very strong woman!
Was a good book love the way she came to forgive and move on with her life, A very strong woman!
April 19, 2020
I love to read westerns and this one was so good. Ruth goes thru a tramatic situation and then is told a story by a lady that she trusted. Hebby hit a grand slam with this!
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