What is the weather like
where you live? It’s been a mild, but
dry spring and early summer here along Lake Michigan in Northeast Wisconsin. We are heading to Minnesota later this week
and the high temperatures look shocking to us!
I have read entries in
the Timeless Regency and Timeless Georgian collection, but this was my first read of
a Timeless Western Collection. It was a
similar reading experience with three gentle romance novellas set in times
past. I greatly enjoyed reading this
book during a hectic period at work and in life. I also thought it was interesting that the
time period, set in the early 1900’s is when my Great-Grandparents were born.
Ellen Found by Carla Kelly
is the story of a young woman who was an orphan working at a derelict eating
house in Butte. She decides to apply for
a new job at a hotel being built in Yellowstone and leaves with her cat in
tow. Her joyful spirit and new ideas
help to bring cheer to the work crew and all around her. She also finds herself the object of
affection for two very different men.
There really wasn’t a mystery of who she would end up with, but there
were some tense moments from living life in the American wilderness. The true hero of the story was Plato the Cat
and I loved reading about him.
The Widow of Daybreak by
Christine Sterling was more of a gunslinger type western. Doris Whistler recently
witnessed her husband being gunned down by an outlaw who has taken over their
small town. Even worse, days later the
outlaw shows up in her store telling her that she will become his wife or more
will die. She had written a letter of
desperation to her brother asking for help.
He sends his friend Buck to town.
Will he be able to bring law back to their small Wyoming town? I enjoyed this story as well, although the love
between Doris and Buck seemed too quick after her husband’s murder. Doris did have qualms about this so that
helped me out as their love grew over time.
May I Kiss the
Bride? By Heather B. Moore was the final
tale in this trilogy. After a failed engagement,
Viola Delany has been shipped off to stay with her aunt in a small town in
Wyoming. On the way she spots a handsome
cowboy on the train, who she never expects to see again. Life has other plans. I loved this story. It had a great sweet romance and the pursuit
of dreams that included a bakery. I enjoyed that Viola found her strength and had
her own coming of age in this story.
Overall, this was a wonderful
anthology. I loved the clean, sweet
romance. The characters were wonderfully
developed and interesting. I enjoyed the
plots of all three stories and liked that they were all unique.
Favorite Quote: "She marveled that such a small body
could hold something as enormous as death."
Book Source: Review Copy
from Mirror Press. Thank-you! I
received a complimentary copy of this book as part of the Austenprose PR Book
Tour. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
·
Title: A Wyoming Summer
·
Series: Timeless Western Collection
(Book 4)
· Authors: Carla
Kelly, Christine Sterling, & Heather B. Moore
·
Genre: Historical Romance, Western Romance,
Inspirational Fiction
·
Publisher: Mirror Press (June 20,
2023)
·
Length: (330) pages
· Format: Trade
paperback, eBook, & audiobook
· ISBN: 978-1952611322
·
Tour Dates: June 19 – 30, 2023
BOOK DESCRIPTION
A Wyoming Summer is the fourth
book in the Timeless Western Collection, a bestselling anthology series from Mirror
Press. The book features three novellas from acclaimed historical romance
authors whose stories ask if true love can survive the changing seasons?
“Ellen Found,” by Carla Kelly
Set n location of Old Faithful Inn, 1903-4. Working in a discouraging café, Ellen escapes an awful situation in rough and tumble Butte, Montana, and goes to work as second in command to a wary cook in the shell that will become Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone Park. She meets Charles Penrose, head carpenter on the massive project of Old Faithful Inn, which is being finished in a harsh Wyoming winter. Will it really open June 1, 1904? Can Ellen start to trust the other workers? What will she learn about the other employees? And Charles. He's a widower with a young daughter there, too. Like Ellen, he wants more.
“The Widow of Daybreak,” by Christine Sterling
Doris Whistler is learning how to survive in a town taken over by outlaws. When the leader of an infamous gang murders her husband, her choices are to tuck tail and run, or stand her ground and make Daybreak as promising as its name. It proves to be a difficult task with the good citizens in fear of the corrupt mayor and godlessness that abounds. What she doesn't expect is the support of a traveling lawman who believes in her and the tiny town she loves so much.
“May I Kiss the Bride,” by Heather B. Moore
Viola Delany is not happy about being sent to the middle-of-nowhere, small town Wyoming. Yes, it will be good to let the gossips find something else to talk about other than her failed engagement. And yes, it will be nice to spend the summer with her Aunt Beth. But as Viola sits on the train heading for Wyoming, wondering how she'll ever occupy her time in such a small town, none other than a real-life cowboy sits across the way. She can't help but take peeks at him, noting that the condition of his unpolished black boots and scuffed rawhide jacket seem to be authentic . . . All right, so he might be tall, dark-haired, and handsome if a woman doesn't mind green eyes and a dangerous-looking scar, but this man certainly has nothing to do with her. Besides she'll never see him again. What are the chances he's traveling to the same middle-of-nowhere small town?
ABOUT
THE SERIES
Since 2015, Mirror Press has been presenting the Timeless Romance Collection, a curated anthology of novellas and short stories featuring bestselling authors from the contemporary and historical romance genres. The collection has hit the USA TODAY bestselling list and charted at #1 at Amazon.com. Learn more about the series and other anthologies published by Mirror Press at their website.
ADVANCE PRAISE
· 5 STARS – “…my new favorite of the Timeless Romance
Anthologies.”— Maria Thomas, Goodreads
·
5 STARS – “Another wonderful collection from
the Timeless Romance Anthologies...A perfect read for your summer enjoyment
that just might have you planning some trips to Wyoming or another western
historical feeling location. ”— Julie Carpenter, Goodreads
· 5 STARS – “A clean, fun, well-written collection by three talented authors.”— Lorieah, Goodreads
PURCHASE LINKS
AUTHOR BIOS
Carla Kelly started writing Regencies because of her interest in the Napoleonic Wars. She like writing about warfare at sea and ordinary people of the British Isles, rather than lords and ladies. In her spare time, she likes to read British crime fiction and history, particularly the U.S. Indian Wars. She is a former park ranger, and double Rita Award and Spur Award winner. She currently lives in Utah, has five interesting children and four grands. Carla’s favorite authors include Robert Crais and Richard Woodman.
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She
lives on a farm in Pennsylvania with her husband, four dogs, and one spoiled
cat, aka The Floof. She can often be found in her garden with a notebook and a
cup of tea.
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Heather B. Moore is a USA Today best-selling and award-winning author of more than seventy publications, including The Paper Daughters of Chinatown. She has lived on both the East and West Coasts of the United States, as well as Hawaii, and attended school abroad at the Cairo American Collage in Egypt and the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel. She loves to learn about history and is passionate about historical research.
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