I really enjoyed Maura and Calhoun's story. The whole which brother is Maura nursing back to help kept me excitedly reading right to the end!

I don't care what the book is about, if it's written by Linda Broday, I will read it! Her characters are multi-layered! Her storylines keep me up at night. Her settings are real - it's obvious she does a lot of research because she weaves real places and real happenings into her stories! I just can't get enough of her books. I've never thought of the life of a hangman before. I mean, who would? If asked, I would think they did a valuable service in the Old West. Something most people wouldn't want to do so they would be grateful for someone who did the job. However, the families of these men were actually pariahs - cast out of the cities. In this new series, the author shows us how unpleasant it was for the daughters of one hangman in particular. Maura and Emma are about the sweetest women you'll ever meet. However, the town still casts them out after they help out with a yellow fever outbreak - the nerve! Oh, and they have to take a bunch of orphans with them because they don't want them either! The women find a broken-down mission to live in with 3 French nuns and their uncle Max! Maura and Emma weave their magic throughout the book as they "bring back to life" just about everyone who crosses their path. It's so heartwarming and emotional! Calhoun is one of those - a man who is discovered outside the mission, close to death and nursed back to health. Is he a marshal or a renegade? They have to trust that he's a good man and not hurt them or the children. When Maura falls for him, will she be disappointed in love or find the man of her dreams? What will happen when the mission is attacked, and everyone is put at risk? Such a fantastic book! I want to read the next book already!

Well, first off, I really enjoyed this book by one of my favorite authors. Ms Broday writes a fantastic western romance at it's best. She knows her craft and takes it to a higher level in her writing. The atmosphere and setting is full of action which starts at the first chapter. The characters are fully developed with thoughts and feeling of their own.
Maura and her sister Emma have been forced out of their home that burned down. Now they are kinda told by the residents to leave the sooner the better. Their father is a hangman and so people guess they are tainted along with him. So here they are alone with just each other and some children who are orphaned. They find a abandoned mission (which is home to nuns) and begin to make a nice life for all. They bond and create a family with everyone and are happy.
One day Maura is searching for food, and finds a man shot. His name is Calhoun and he says he's a marshal looking for bad guys.
Calhoun is wanting Maura's love with a clear conscience but secrets are abound and so he takes off after healing. Maura finds herself in love with the man and hopes he comes back.
I appreciate Net Galley for this ARC title in which I gave an honest review.

I'm always excited for a new Linda Broday book and Winning Maura's Heart the first book in her new series, The Hangman's Daughters, drew me in quickly and won my heart.

I can't get over the number of amazing characters in this book. Maura and Emma have always been outcasts because of the profession of their father and the ruthlessness he had in his life as a hangsman. They only had each other after the death of their mother. Their father was rarely home and when he was he paid no attention to his daughters.

When Maura and Emma are shunned out of San Antonio they knew that they had to take a group of homeless children with them. The sisters take the children and find refuge in an old mission where we immediately meet another group of fabulous characters. There are three French nuns and the sisters own uncle that jump right in to help Maura and Emma make a great life for these children.

Maura finds a bleeding, half dead, man in the woods and begins nursing him back to health. She and the others all choose to believe in the man that calls himself Calhoun not knowing if he is a lawman,, like the badge in his belongings lead them to believe or if he's an outlaw that stole the belongings. Little do they know that this man has put them in great danger.

This book truly made my heart swell with the plot and the number of heartwarming characters. This isn't just a Historical Western Romance it has danger, mystery and more. I can't wait to read many more additions in this series so I can see what is in the future for all that call the orphanage home.

An awesome read!

When I open a Linda Broday book, it’s never a dull moment. She’s a master at grabbing her readers attention from the start and leaving them gasping until the end.
Her books envelope the true humanity of love and acceptance.

Maura and Emma are shunned by the entire town because of the travesties of their father.
Dubbed as The Hangman’s Daughters, they learn to defend and help others as unfortunate, as they are, themselves.

When Maura and Emma are exiled from San Antonio, upon their departure, they take the orphaned children with them and find shelter in an abandoned mission.
While venturing out hunting, Maura finds Calhoun injured from a gunfight and left for dead. Maura can’t let him die, she must help him, even if she doesn’t know if he’s a friend or foe, lawman or an outlaw.

I can’t give Linda Broday enough credit for this book or even begin to describe all the wonderful characters in this book. Broken, lost, exiled, and lonely, all looking for belonging and acceptance. Truly one of the most compassionate books I’ve ever read.
I have loved all of her books, but The Hangman’s Daughter is extra special.
It truly grabbed my heart from deep down and will forever be one of my most memorable and coveted books, I have had the privilege of reading.
I was given this book by Netgalley for an honest review.

Linda Broday never disappoints in the writing of her books. The research, location/setting is well thought out, attention to details is always there. You are drawn into the book in ways that make you keep turning the pages. In reading this book, I was there in the middle of the action. The outcome had some twists and turns, I wasn't expecting. I saw and felt the grief, anger, and finally Love. I for one can't wait to read more of this series.

I was chosen to be an ARC Reader for this book.
This book is so well written, beautiful characters.
Moura and Emma have had a hard life. Outcast because of their father. The Hangman.
He is a crull manto his daughters. Shows no love to them. After an altercation in town they leave with 16 children who became orphans because of yellow fever.
They know that their Uncle Max is at a mission living with 3 nuns.
So they go there for refuge.Uncle Max is a man of heart, but he has demon's that turned him to drink.
The Calhoun Brother's. Wow... They are twins, but on opposite side of the law. Cutter is a Marshel, Jonas, an outlaw.
Cutter helps him escape the gang. But during the escape one is wounded and the other is shot dead.
But it leaves a mystery when Moura finds the wounded Calhoun. Is it Cutter or Jonas?. The gang wants back their stolen money that Jonas took.and that means danger to the mission and everyone.
Linda has a way to draw you in her books.
I couldn't get this book on my Kindle. So I downloaded it to my phone. First book I've read on a phone. But well worth the strain on these old eyes. I could not put it down.. Thank you Linda, my friend, for another awesome book.
Can't wait for Emma's story....

In 1876, sisters Maura and Emma were the daughters of a hangman in San Antonio. The sisters cared for the town’s yellow fever victims until they weren’t needed. The townspeople decided it was time for the hangman’s daughters to leave. With no house to return to, Maura sets out to find a place for the sisters and the recently orphaned children. She travels to an abandoned mission and discovers three nuns who would welcome them and the children. The Calhoun brothers, Jonas and Cutter, are trying to escape the outlaw gang Jonas has been in. Although twins, the brothers are on different sides of the law. Jonas and Cutter are pursued, and, in a shootout, both are shot. The story follows one unknown brother who finds a place to hide by the mission. Once the children and sisters get settled into the mission, Maura finds this man, takes him in, and doctors him, not knowing who he is. I quickly fell in love with Maura’s character. She was a strong, compassionate woman with a moral compass that guided her actions. Her love for her sister and those children was heartwarming, which nicely balanced how cruel the townspeople were to them. I found it intriguing not to know the brother's name until the very end and enjoyed getting to know Uncle Max. As Maura and her patient grow close, a family and healing emerge at the mission, but the outlaw gang is a danger to them all. This fast-paced story has a couple of twists that make it hard to put down. I highly recommend “Winning Maura’s Heart” to all who love a good western romance.

It took me a while to download this book. It wss well worth the argument with my kindle. I just loved it. Maura and her sister Emma didn't have an easy life, Being the daughter's of the Hangman. The town requested they leave and soon. With nowhere to go and 16 orphans they find an old Mission with 3 Nuns who agree to take them in. Maura out hunting for food one afternoon finds a wounded man near death. Calhoun a man with secrets and troubles around the corner. What a wonderful cast of Characters. This book kept my interest from start to finish. 5Stsrs!

Winning Maura’s Heart, by author Linda Broday, will keep your attention until the very last word in the book. The story begins in Texas, 1876. Lucius Taggart, a hangman by trade, is a worthless father who cannot deal with the loss of his wife. Sisters, Maura and Emma are rejected by their father and cursed by the towns people due to being daughters of a hangman. Maura and Emma are asked to take care of those sick with yellow fever. Yellow fever claims the lives of several people. When children are left homeless and destitute, no one in town wants to care for them. However, Maura asks to care for the children herself and takes them to an old, run down mission outside of town. Three nuns were found to be living there and agree to convert the mission into an orphanage. The orphans named it, Heaven’s Door, in honor of family who died of yellow fever and went to Heaven - how fitting.

Maura discovers the body of Cutter Calhoun as she is hunting to provide food for the orphans. He is trying to rescue his twin brother, Jonas, from a treacherous outlaw! From here the story unravels piece by piece, as Linda Broday weaves her magic of telling an incredible tale. There are so many acts of kindness as the orphans are cared for, cherished, and loved. Heart melting circumstances prevail throughout the book. Adventure, survival, tension, emotional, hardship, suffering, healing, horrendous life threatening circumstances, as the story of winning Maura’s heart is told. Twist and turns unravel leaving the reader gripping the story until the very end. What an exciting book layered with love and redemption!

Well done Linda Broday! Five star rating and then some!

Linda Broday’s new series the Hangman's Daughters surpass all my expectations. Maura Taggart is beautiful, smart, and hardworking but her father’s profession has caused her to become a social pariah. She and her sister have been forced to take care of the sick in San Antonio while her house has been burned down. The pandemic is over and the town citizens want them gone. Outside of San Antonio, The Calhoun brothers have their own issues. One is a Marshall and the other an outlaw. While attempting to escape the gang the outlaw has joined both are shot. Maura finds one but which one is it?
Linda Broday has a way of describing the early days of Texas that you can see the sunset, smell the foul smell of the outlaw and feel the bullets whizzing around you. Reading the last page left me ready for the next book in the Hangman’s Daughter series. Thank you NetGalley, Severn House and Linda Broday for the ARC of Winning Maura’s Heart.

I absolutely love Linda Broday's books. I don't even need to read the synopsis to decide if I am going to read it. I fully trust her to deliver a great story with amazing characters. Winning Maura's Heart is the first book in her Hangman's daughters series and it follows the story of the sisters Maura and Emma who are outcasts because their father is a hangman. In the beginning of the book the sisters are forced to leave and take with them a group of orphans. They decide to make their home at an abandoned mission nearby, but find that it isn't as abandoned as they thought. The nuns living there agrees to turn the mission into an orphanage and the sisters and nuns start working together to take care of the children. One day when Maura is hunting she finds Calhoun, who is wounded, and takes him back to the mission and nurses him back to health. It doesn't take long before Maura and Calhoun start catching feelings for each other. However, both are keeping secrets from the other.

Winning Maura's Heart was a very heartwarming and beautiful historical western romance. The characters were all amazing and added extra layers to the story. The nuns were so helpful and sweet, Maura and Emma did everything in their power to take care of the unwanted orphans. They all worked together to give those children the best. Calhoun and the sister's uncle Max, who is also living at the mission, were great protectors and role models for the children. Everything just came together perfectly. The added action scenes were great but not overpowering. The romance was sweet and I enjoyed seeing Maura and Calhoun grow closer together. I am assuming Emma's story is next. I can't wait to see what will happen and who will steal her heart. If you are looking for a uplifting historical romance then I highly recommend this book and also check out Linda Broday's other books!.