Zephyr Trails, Nicki Ehrlich
Zephyr Trails, Nicki Ehrlich
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Zephyr Trails

Author: Nicki Ehrlich

Narrator: Rebecca Stern

Unabridged: 9 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/20/2025


Synopsis

Winner of the Independent Publishers Book Award! (IPPY) Winner of the Literary Titan Award!
The fine line between friends and enemies blurs as Ellis Cady sets out to reach the new frontier of post-Civil War America.After waiting out winter at the Cady ranch in southern Missouri, hope blooms in the Spring of 1866. Ellis receives news of a mysterious man arriving in St. Louis. Will she find her father alive and well, or finally put his memory to rest?Grasping at the illusive promise of her father’s whereabouts, Ellis is distracted by the intrepid trick rider, Jimmie, a woman who rides with Levi Jack’s Wild West Exhibition. Then, talk of reinstating a messenger service akin to the Pony Express rekindles a faded dream. Since the war’s devastation, important letters and messages still need to get through a Western landscape governed by Indians and outlaws. When an untimely epidemic threatens, Ellis finds herself back in the saddle, a young woman and her horse on a perilous trail.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stanley on August 18, 2024

Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing. Zephyr Trails continues the story of Ellis Cady of Book 1 who discovers herself alone following the end of the Civil War. After the loss of her twin brother, she assumes his identity to safely travel alone, cutting her hair and wearing male clothing. She......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on June 30, 2024

4.5 stars rounded up. Zephyr Trails is a great follow-on from Ellis River. I hadn’t realised this was a trilogy, so I was very excited to see there’s another book to follow. Although not a fast moving book, this one grabbed my attention, and I enjoyed experiencing a glimpse of life in post-Civil War......more

Goodreads review by Athena on August 09, 2025

Parts of this I really liked, others my mind kind of glazed over - definitely recommend for the horse girls if you like historical fiction set in the reconstruction era! A few interesting glimpses at early awareness of PTSD and treating soldiers (not much), Jesse James and the western outlaws getting......more

Goodreads review by Susan J. on July 31, 2025

This story felt like a series of excerpts from the life of the young rider, Ellis. The thread throughout was her search for her missing father, but the story felt a little disjointed to me. I think that if you’re a huge horse fan, and fond of the post-civil war period in the US, this story would appe......more

Goodreads review by Star on November 18, 2025

Thank you Bay Feather Books | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks for allowing me to read and audibly review Zephyr Trails on NetGalley. Narrated by Rebecca Stern Published: 06/20/25 Stars: 3.5 Nice continuation of Ellis River, book one. Ellis is still hiding and taking......more