Gathering of Winds

This is book number 8 out of 8 in an amazing series by author, June Lund Shiplett. This saga (starting with book 1) follows one woman (Loedicia Aldrich Locke Chapman) and her descendants. This books wraps up all of the stories and focuses on Loedicia's great-grandchildren. This is an amazingly long book and covers the romances and lives of 6 great-grandkids who are all living on the wild frontier of Texas. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but reading these books is like connecting with your great-great-grandparents.Shiplett makes these characters so real -- they have flaws, bad hair days, gain weight and make mistakes. Not your average blonde haired, blue eyed wimpy heroine who gets saves by the big handsome, over-bulked stupid guy. These women think for themselves and can take care of themselves, thank you very much.I'm really not a big reader of romances in general, but I love this series of books. I think I pull them out about once a year and reread them all the way through. It's truly amazing how Shiplett manages to weave history, family, action and romance thru this series.This is a can't miss series and you will only wish that Ms. Shiplett had written more.