Nothing Short of Wondrous by Regina Scott Series: American Wonders Collection #2
Publisher: Revell (2020 {October 20})
eARC (336 pages)
Via: NetGalley
Rating:
Reading Challenges: Read 2020
Synopsis
It is 1886, and the government has given the US Cavalry control of Yellowstone. For widowed hotelier Kate Tremaine, the change is a welcome one. She knows every inch of her wilderness home like the back of her hand and wants to see it protected from poachers and vandals.
Refused a guide by Congress, Lieutenant William Prescott must enlist Kate's aid to help him navigate the sprawling park and track down the troublemakers. But a secret from his past makes him wary of the tender feelings the capable and comely widow raises in him. When her 6-year-old son is kidnapped by a poacher who wants the boy to guide him to the place where the last of the Yellowstone bison congregate, Will and Kate must work together to rescue him, save the bison, and protect the park. In doing so, they may just find that two wounded hearts can share one powerful love when God is in control.
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My Review
I love Yellowstone National Park and have been there many times. In fact, I only live about three hours away from the park. This novel, set in the early days of the park, was so fun to read. There were times when I knew exactly where things were taking place and that made it all the more real to me.
The story follows Kate, a widow who is running one of the hotels in the park. Danny is Kate’s son and together with the cook, Alberta, and the hired maids, Kate is doing a great job running the hotel. But not everything is easy. There are outfitters who want to buy out Kate and her lease with the government to run the hotel in the park needs to be renewed. On top of this, the army now has a presence in the park and that means that there are more people running around Kate’s beloved Yellowstone.
Some of the army are stationed not far from Kate’s hotel and they include Will, the lieutenant of this closer detachment. Will has some secrets but he is doing his best and Kate can tell that he actually cares about doing a good job and protecting Yellowstone from poachers. So Kate makes a deal Will and his men to show them around their area of Yellowstone in exchange for some help around the hotel.
The driving plot of the story was Kate’s attempt to get her hotel lease renewed and Will’s search for a dangerous poacher. Into this we got the building affection between Kate and Will and what that could means for then both.
Overall, I really enjoyed this story. It was wonderful to read a historical fiction novel about a place that I was so familiar with and then Kate is such a strong woman that I loved her story. Sure, there were parts that I could see coming before they got there and some parts that were not as developed as I would have liked. But overall, a wonderful novel about the early days of Yellowstone National Park.
Do you enjoy historical fiction about places you are familiar with?
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nor the content of this review.
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