Unbridled Dreams

Irmagard Friedrich was living the life her mother wanted. She seemed destined to live the life of a proper lady with finishing school in her future. That all changes when Buffalo Bill comes to town and Irma leaves home to fulfill her life long dream of becoming a rider in his show. With a new name and a new life ahead of her, Liberty Belle travels across the country and becomes the center of attention of two possible suitors... Read Full Review

Whitson has written a winner, again. Her character, Irma, is a young woman of seventeen who has her sights on being a trick rider in the Wild West show of Buffalo Bill. Her mother, however, is dead set against it, preferring to make Irma a dainty, socially correct young society woman. The King of the Cowboys is a wonderful character who immediately takes a liking to young Irma, and tries very hard to ignore her because of... Read Full Review

Irma is a spirited girl rebelling against the genteel life her mother wants for her. Join Buffalo Bill's Wild West show as a trick rider? Unthinkable! Yet there are family secrets behind her mother's concerns, secets that may tear the family apart in ways Irma - now the reckless Liberty Belle in the Wild West show - can't begin to imagine. This book has a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at that Wild West show, along... Read Full Review

Growing up, I was absolutely obsessed with all things western. I loved cowboy stories, and practically devoured Louis L'Amour novels (long live the Sacketts!). When I started reading Christian fiction, I soon found that most books with a western setting fell squarely into the "prairie romance" category (which is all well and good, but they just aren't my cup of tea). I prefer a western-set tale that's a little grittier or... Read Full Review

All seventeen year old Irmagard Friedrich dreams of is riding a horse as Liberty Belle at the Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show. However, her mother insists Irmagard behave like a lady and attend Brownell finishing school. On her journey east to attend school, her father arranges for Irmagard to slip away to audition for the Buffalo Bill gala. She obtains the position of Liberty Belle, horse-rider, but touring the country... Read Full Review