About the Book
Book: Freedom in the Mountain Wind
Author: Misty M. Beller
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Release Date: January 14, 2020
The last epic journey before her life changes forever.
Susanna Wilkins will do anything to make her father’s final dream come true, including trek along the path Lewis and Clark explored into the untamed wilds of the Rocky Mountains. Every mile is more crucial now that lung cancer is stealing Pa’s last days faster than she can come to terms with losing him. The journey becomes harder than she ever expected, but paddling upriver through fierce rapids and fighting hungry grizzlies isn’t what terrifies her the most.
Beaver Tail endured more than he can stand from the women in his Blackfoot camp, but the last disaster gave him the final shove he needed to join this band of brothers searching for one of their group who’s gone missing. The last thing he expected was to find a white woman and her sick father stranded at the base of massive waterfall. His plan is to help them carry their oversize canoe and supplies, then leave them to their strange mission. Yet, the more he learns about the pair, the more he realizes his life is about to be derailed—again.
From a USA Today bestselling author comes another epic journey through breathless landscapes and adventure so intense, lives will never be the same.
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MY THOUGHTS.....
Freedom in the Mountain Wind reminds me of some of the television shows that I used to watch with my Daddy. It has a seriously ill father, the daughter who will do everything she can to fulfill his longing to see the Rockies, and the many obstacles they encounter as they travel to an unclaimed land. There are wild animals, uncertain weather, and unknown dangers, including the presence of Indians along the way. It is during this journey, however, that the Wilkinses meet Beaver Tail, the Blackfoot Indian who will forever change their lives.
I loved Beller's description of this untamed land and she even included a beaver that seemed to travel along with the party and was named "He Who Is Brave". The characters are very realistic and lovable: Thad and Susanna Wilkins are good, decent people who know and love God and Beaver Tail is a good, decent man who doesn't know their God. As he helps them on their journey, Beaver Tail is shown friendship and kindness and he begins to wonder about the faith that they both possess. This story isn't just a journey to a new land, it is also a journey to a spiritual awakening.
Freedom in the Mountain Wind is a wonderful tale filled with faith and adventure. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to all who enjoy historical fiction and Christian romance.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley. I wasn't obligated to write a positive review and these are my own thoughts and opinions.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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About the Author
Misty M. Beller is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love. She was raised on a farm in South Carolina, so her Southern roots run deep. Growing up, her family was close, and they continue to keep that priority today. Her husband and children now add another dimension to her life, keeping her both grounded and crazy. God has placed a desire in Misty’s heart to combine her love for Christian fiction and the simpler ranch life, writing historical novels that display God’s abundant love through the twists and turns in the lives of her characters.
More from Misty
When God Directs a Google Search… I’m a history lover, but you may have guessed that since I write historical romance stories. 😊 Most of my books are set in the Rocky Mountains during the mid-1800s, but as I began brainstorming ideas for this new series, my heart became drawn earlier to the earlier part of the century—a time period with which I wasn’t quite as familiar with the history. I love when God orchestrates even the most mundane part of our lives, including Google searches! During one particular search (I can’t even remember what I was originally looking for), I stumbled across part of a journal entry from the Lewis and Clark expedition, which trekked across Montana during the time period I was looking into. I’d forgotten that expedition had even entered the territory that would later become Montana, but now I was fascinated. After finding an audiobook of the abridged journals of Lewis and Clark, I happily listened to almost 19 hours of fascinating stories from the Corp of Exploration’s journey up the Missouri River and across the mountains to the Pacific Ocean, then back mostly the over the same path they’d come. The stories the men told were so amazing, and the detail of their trials so absorbing, I’ve actually re-listened to the audiobook twice! Many of the true tales wouldn’t be believable in fiction, but as I listened, my mind formed the premise for Freedom in the Mountain Wind: a father/daughter duo who sets out almost two decades after Lewis and Clark’s journey, determined to retrace the steps of that famous expedition. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I loved writing it! And whether you’re a history lover or not, I pray that you too will be touched by this “epic journey through breathless landscapes and adventure so intense, lives will never be the same.”Blog Stops
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Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Misty is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!
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