Celebrate Lit / July 1, 2024

Beryl’s Bounty Hunter

About the Book Beryl’s Bounty Hunter

Book: Beryl’s Bounty Hunter

Author: Linda Shenton Matchett

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release date: August 15, 2023

Can a thief and a lawman find happiness?

Orphaned as a child, Beryl Atherton has lived on the streets of London for as long as she can remember. Reduced to stealing for survival, she is arrested. During her incarceration, one of her cellmates shows her a newspaper ad for an American mail-order bride agency. But all is not as it seems, and moments after landing in Boston, she must run for her life. Will things be no different for her in the New World?

Working as a bounty hunter since The War Between the States, Lucas Wolf just needs a few more cases before he can hang up his gun, purchase a ranch out West, and apply for a mail-order bride from the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Bride Agency. While staking out the docks in Boston, he sees a woman fleeing from the man he’s been tailing. Saving her risks his job. Not saving her risks his heart.

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My Thoughts on Beryl’s Bounty Hunter

Beryl’s Bounty Hunter is a wonderful historical fiction from one of the leading authors of historical fiction. Well, in my opinion. I really enjoy how this author absolutely does her research and to the best of her ability makes the people and settings fit the time period she is going with. It’s one of the reasons I adore her books so much. I’ve read them all! And I can’t wait for the next to be released!

In this book, we focus on Beryl. She’s an orphan and has been a thief since she was young in order to survive the streets of London. But then she’s caught and imprisoned. While in prison she sees and applies to a mail-order bride ad.

And that’s where the real trouble begins!

When she arrives in Boston she flees trouble. All is not what it seems! The mail-order bride company she went through is not what it seems.

Enter Lucas. He has been trailing the man who Beryl flees from. He has a choice to make and the decision he makes could put his whole future at risk. Keep in mind he is a bounty hunter.

I loved this book. The characters are wonderful and fully feel like they are your best friends or worst enemies. I loved to hate the bad guys too! Really this book read super quickly. The romance is clean. There is a wonderful Christian influence and the Bible/scriptures throughout that help shape our characters.

Grab your copy today. I promise you’ll love it as much as I did. And make sure to come back and tell me what you thought after you read it.

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Beryl’s Bounty Hunter

Linda Shenton Matchett writes happily-ever-after historical Christian fiction about second chances and women who overcome life’s challenges to be better versions of themselves. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, she has lived in historic places all her life and currently resides in central New Hampshire where in her off hours, she serves as a volunteer docent and archivist for the Wright Museum of WWII.

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Dear Reader:

I’ve been an Anglophile as long as I can remember, from reading the classics like Dickens and Austen to watching BBC television. In honor of Beryl’s English heritage, I hope you enjoy this scrumptious scone recipe:

Ingredients

2 C unbleached all-purpose flour

2 T sugar

4 t baking powder

½ t salt

3 T unsalted butter, cold

1 egg yolk beaten with 1 T milk (for glaze)

Strawberry jam (to serve)

Preheat your oven to 425F.

Directions

In a medium bowl, place the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and butter. Rub the mixture together with your fingers to break up the butter, until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add the milk slowly, mixing as you add, using enough of the milk to get your dough to come together with no lumps remaining. (Your dough should be quite sticky. If a good consistency is not achieved with the listed amount of milk, continue adding until your dough reaches a good consistency.)

Spoon the dough out until a well-floured surface. Generously dust the top of the dough and knead the dough 2-3 times to coat it with flour and smooth the surface. Press the dough into a round that is roughly 1 inch thick.

Using a well-floured cookie cutter, cut the dough into 2-inch circles. (Be sure to press the cookie cutter straight down and up. Twisting the cookie cutter will impact the amount of rise you get on your scones.)

Place the rounds onto a greased and floured baking sheet. Brush them gently with the egg yolk and milk mixture.

Bake the scones for 12-15 minutes, until golden and firm.

Remove the baked scones from the oven and let them cool for 30 minutes (if you can resist). If you like softer scones, cover them with a clean tea towel as they cool.