Tracie Peterson

These novels are so fascinating and I learn so many things about history that I had no idea happened. Eleanor and her father head west to Montana, to advocate saving land for national parks and to respect and keep the beauty that has quickly dwindled in the east part of the United States. It seems as though many are against her thoughts on land preservation and want her to see why it needs to be used instead. But why does a single person need to own thousands of acres? Why can it not be a community land and all share in the bounty and beauty? But as the threat of the railroad also looms for the town of Kalispell, Eleanor is starting to understand more about the workings of farming, cropping, land management and the influence of the railroads in these areas. I really enjoyed the characters in this novel as well as the scenery and laid out storyline of all sides of these issues. I am looking forward to the next one in the Kalipsell series! Thank you to the authors for the complementary novel and for being a part of the launch team. This review is of my own opinion and accord.… (meer)

If you like Christian romance stories - especially historical ones set in the west that include marriages of convenience and friends to lovers tropes, you may really like this one. This story centers around Marybeth who has just lost her father and desperately wants to keep her very much younger sister, since Marybeth is the only real mother her little sister has ever known, but there are those who want to take the little girl away from Marybeth and give her to another family to raise. Her friend’s widower, Edward, hasn’t gotten over losing his wife and child during childbirth, but he wants Marybeth to be able to keep her little sister and he also wants to move west, away from all of his difficult memories. The town is really looking for a family man to fill the job he wants as a lawman, so… the friends join forces, get married (in name only), and head west where the Union Pacific railroad is planning to go through Cheyenne. Will real love follow? And will Edward overcome his fears of losing another wife? What about the struggles and dangers of living in a new, untamed western town? The faith element is very strong in this novel and remind us all to trust God.… (meer)