and "Vibrant characters and an emotional plot make McKenna's Bride a handful! This is a romance that faces all the challenges of the old west with both barrels loaded! McKenna's Bride simmers to a boiling point. and " - Literary TimesA searing tale of passion as young lovers struggle in the fierce frontier to find their way back to each other after years of separation, infidelity and betrayal.The man who greets Caitlin at the Missouri train depot is a complete stranger - tall, lanky, suntanned - bearing no resemblance to the lad she grew up with, who married her and took her to his bed for a night of passion on the eve of his departure for America. Both of their families were dead-set against the match and sorely made her pay for it too. Now she learns the shock that Shane, her childhood sweetheart, has a dark past. When he presents her with a son by another woman, he even expects her to raise the child as her own.HER DESIRE, HIS BETRAYALBut Caitlin has a few surprises of her own in store for Shane, things he will find hard to forgive. In the hard, hot frontier, husband and wife return to each other with a passion still burning hard and deep. But Shane and Caitlin are not the same two people who once fell in love...and Missouri is a far place from Ireland.REVIEWS OF MCKENNA'S BRIDE3.97 average rating all editions, 68 ratings, 4 reviews, added by 164 people, 50 to-reads, 93% of people like it. - Goodreads 4.2 stars out of 5 (6 customer reviews) - Amazon"Wonderful historical romance! I must admit that I have been a Judith E. French fan for years. Her books take me away from my normal, hectic life and offer me hours of enjoyment....I absolutely fell in love with Shane, and Caitlin is as feisty as they come! The love these two people found is just what I was looking for in a romance novel. I loved this book! Bravo, Ms. French! Highly recommended." - DJ Faz, Amazon Customer"GONE-TO-HEAVEN - 6 STARS!!!! I can't even begin to put it in words how emotionally exhausting and beautiful this book was." - Elaine (Blissfully Booked), Goodreads"4 Stars! Excellent! and "A tale with style, emotion, depth of characters and desire. and " - Romantic Times Book Club and "McKenna's Bride is outstanding! 5 Bells! and " - Bell, Book, and CandleABOUT JUDITH E. FRENCHJudith E. French captures the essence of passion and brings her special characters alive on every page. A multiple award winner, including RT's Historical Romance Lifetime Achievement Author, Best Historical Author of the Year, The PEARL award for Best Anthology, and The Delaware Diamond Award for Literary Excellence, she is best known for her American frontier historical fiction. A master storyteller, she finds inspiration in her Scottish, Irish, Welsh, English and Lenni-Lenape ancestry near Chesapeake Bay, where the French family has made its home for more than 300 years. Judith's novels have sold millions and been translated into French, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Bulgarian, and Mandarin. She appeals to readers of Christi Caldwell, Mary Balogh, C. J. Petit, Shirleen Davies, Karen Kay, Madeline Baker, Elle Marlow, Ellen O'Connell, Vonna Harper, Kathryn Le Veque, Colleen French, Julie Garwood, Cecelia Mecca, Caroline Fyffe, and Hannah Howell. She is the mother of bestselling novelist Colleen French.