Two daring women challenge the status quo in 19th century Texas and make a bold statement!

Daisy Lindbergh and Lily Boyle decide to change their colorful past for a fresh start by becoming seam stresses in Autrie, Texas. There they make new friends and spark a women's right movement that will put the men of this town on notice!!

A well written story of women from all walks of life trying to move ahead. The suffragette movement is well researched and represented. I appreciated how she woven in the life stories of several women, all so very different from one an another, yet the same. We are so much stronger when we stand together! Ms. Brown wrote a fast moving, well written book that was difficult to put down!

This wasn't for me. It felt hollow and superficial. I struggled to connect to any of the characters or their struggles. Everything went at such a quick pace, it never really felt like there was time for anything to develop or for any of the challenges they faced to mean anything. It was very unrealistic the way things went and it just became too much. Everything was very black or white with no gray area. The ending felt very rushed and like it was just done to set up more books in a series.

If you enjoy stories that center around friendship you'll probably like this, I was just hoping for more.

A great historical romance from Carolyn Brown. Addressing so many taboo topics of female history.

Daisy Lindberg and Lily Boyle traded a colorful past for a fresh start as seamstresses in Autrie, Texas, and their aim to spark a women’s rights movement is raising eyebrows among the town’s dumbfounded men. But among the ladies? Tired of being treated like possessions, they have two Amen, sister!

Beulah, a sassy shop owner as formidable as a cannon shot, is on board. So is Alma, a timid preacher’s wife who hit her breaking point. Before long, a courageous female posse has a liberating petition of demands. Surprisingly, they also have an empathetic ear in sheep rancher Matt Maguire, who’s as keen on women’s independence as he is on Lily.

As Daisy and Lily make waves in the small town, their secrets threaten to come out. But they haven’t traveled this far to let their past define them. In fact, with love and the forging of new lives on the line, they’ve never felt more defiant.