Heart of the Frontier Author: Brittany Larsen, Jen Geigle Johnson, Jenny Hansen, Carolyn Twede Frank
Genres: Historical Romance
Format: eBook, Print
Pages: 286
Date: July 1, 2021
Publisher: Covenant
Four historical western romances.
The Gamble by Brittany Larsen
British aristocrat Thomas Clayborne anticipated a grand adventure in America—but what he imagined is a far cry from the rough-and-tumble reality. When his journey West brings a bold young woman into his life, will he risk everything for true love?
Her Frontier Bandit by Jen Geigle Johnson
When Rebecca and her physician father relocate to a frontier town in desperate need of a doctor, Rebecca believes it will be an opportunity to mend her recently broken heart. But she quickly realizes that no matter how far she runs, true love always finds a way.
Sagebrush Sally by Jennie Hansen
English rose Sally is finding it difficult to bloom in the rugged wasteland of the West. But with two handsome cowboys vying for her affections, it seems that even amid cattle thieves and gunfights, the truest danger lies in losing her heart.
Celebration for Celia by Carolyn Twede Frank
Though Celia generally adores Fourth of July festivities, she finds herself weighed down by uncertainties that dim her anticipation of the holiday. Then fate brings into her life a dashing stranger who is determined to give Celia a celebration she’ll never forget.
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About Carolyn Twede Frank
Carolyn Twede Frank lives in Utah with her husband and teenage daughter, her other four children having fled the nest. She has been writing seriously since 2006. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, garden, sew, and play with her grandson.
About Jen Geigle Johnson
Jen Geigle Johnson is an award winning author, including the GOLD in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards. She discovered her passion for England while kayaking on the Thames near London as a young teenager. Now, she loves to share bits of history that might otherwise be forgotten. Whether in Regency England, the French Revolution, or Colonial America, her romance novels are much like life is supposed to be: full of adventure.
I think I would have enjoyed these stories more if fleshed out into a longer story. I have nothing against novellas. I read a lot of them. But sometimes there just needs to be more. Each had something good about it but I wanted to like them more than I did. I liked some characters more than others which is to be expected I suppose. Some characters showed good growth over the course of their story. I believe my favorite part of the book was in one story where the “bad guy” got a real comeuppance. I always hate it when bad people get away with the garbage they are doing and in one story in particular the comeuppance was pretty spectacular. I loved it. In each story, I felt the dirt and difficult life many experienced while living on the frontier. It was not a fluff life. A big plus to having a novella collection (and the reason I chose to read this when I did) is that you can finish a story without staying up all night as I am prone to do.
No sex or language
Mild violence
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book through NetGalley and voluntarily chose to review it.