Threads West by Reid Lance Rosenthal

The first book and namesake of the six-novel series is being compared by reviewers and authors to Lonesome Dove and Centennial.  The tale bursts with the adventure, romance and promise of historical America and the West.
The epic saga of Threads West begins in 1855 with the first of four richly-textured, complex generations of unforgettable characters.  The separate lives of these driven men and independent women are drawn to a common destiny that beckons seductively from the wild and remote flanks of the American West.  They are swept into the dangerous currents of the far-distant frontier by the mysterious rivers of fate, the power of the land and the American spirit.
Their turbulent journeys are heartbreaking,quests intertwined with romance and adversity, passions and pathos, despair and triumph.
Well I have to say I love Lonesome Dove, and have yet to read the book.  While Threads West is being compared by some as the next Lonesome Dove that’s not my business.  I did thoroughly enjoy Threads West and actually went looking for the second book and had a “duh” moment.  This is the first in a series and the others have yet to be written.  
Reid Lance Rosenthal has a way of tying all these characters together and how their venture into the West comes together.  While their paths are headed into different ways they all manage to meet up several times throughout the story, starting on the ship the S.S. Edinburgh. 
As the characters are described in the book I can feel with them.  I was able to imagine myself in their lives at that moment in time and could almost smell the crisp air of Reuben’s ranch, or the smells of the city for the other characters.  Reid Lance Rosenthal has a way of pulling me into this book and I finished it in one day.  Each character struggles with their own internal struggles and yet they all manage to find a way to overcome what is happening or has drawn them to the West.   
As I come to the end of Threads West it left me wanting more.  I am very interested to see how the rest of the installments will end and what lies ahead for our newly bonded partners.