Ivy’s Inheritance

About the Book Ivy’s Inheritance

Ivy Cregg’s father is a gambler, but this time he’s gone too far. He loses his mining fortune and her along with it in a high-stakes poker game. Unwilling to go along with the deal, she hides out with a friend who tells her about Ms. Crenshaw, the owner of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Bride Agency, who is in town. The prospective groom is a wealthy man who seems like an answer to prayer until Ivy discovers he made his fortune in mining. Is he as untrustworthy as her father?

After emigrating to America to fight for the Union during their Civil War, Slade Pendleton moved West while working on the railroad, then headed to the plains of Nebraska to seek his fortune. He was one of the lucky ones and now has everything he could ever want. Except for a wife. With the few women in the town already married, he sends for a mail-order bride. The woman arrives carrying the telegram that explains her need to flee, but now that she’s safe, she seems to have no interest in going through with the ceremony. Should he send her packing or try to convince her to stay?

About the Author of Ivy’s Inheritance

Linda Shenton Matchett writes about ordinary people who did extraordinary things in days gone by. A self-professed history geek, she is a volunteer archivist and docent at the Wright Museum of World War II. Linda has published more than twenty-five books. When not writing, she enjoys exploring historical sites and immersing herself in the imaginary worlds created by other authors.

My Thoughts on Ivy’s Inheritance

Ivy’s Inheritance is a wonderful historical fiction novel that will take you out west and into a world you will love to get lost in!  Linda Shenton Matchett is an author whom I always read.  I’ve got notifications set up on my book review sites so I always know when she has a new book out, and I’m immediately reading it.  She’s that good.  

Anything you find an author like this that you connect with, you know that you’ll always have books to read.  I love her attention to detail with the historical aspects of her books.  She researches and makes sure she’s being truthful and giving you the best picture of life during that time.  Her WWII books are some of my favorites!

This novel takes us back to the West when it was wild.  Ivy’s father is a gambler.  And this time, he takes it too far.  Not only does he gamble away and lose his entire fortune, but he also throws Ivy in the mix.  She runs off and hides with a friend.  And then they realize something that saves her.  There is a mail-order matchmaking bride service in their town. 

And Ivy is going to go!

The groom selected is a wealthy man.  That’s something she likes until she realizes he made his fortune through mining like her father.  Is he just like him?  Will she face a similar future?  Can she trust him?  I can’t even imagine all of the thoughts she would have been feeling as she basically gambled her own life away. 

Was she going out of the frying pan and into the fire?

Slade is a rancher now.  Ivy goes out to him.  She’s got her information letting him know why she’s fleeing, but as she realizes how he made his money, will she marry him?  She’s safe out west with him in the Lincoln, NE area.  Can he convince her to give him a try and go through with the marriage?

This was such a great novel.  I loved the characters and truly enjoyed visiting with them.  As a fun side note my husband was raised in the Lincoln, NE area and was still living there when we became engaged. 

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from the author.. 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.