Nothing short of wondrous /

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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. As they work together to protect the park and stand firm through injustice and tragedy, they may just find that two wounded hearts can share one powerful love when God is in control.

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Publishers Weekly Review

Scott continues her American Wonders Collection (after A Distance Too Grand) with this entertaining inspirational romance set in the vastness of 1886 Yellowstone National Park. Kate Tremaine, a widow whose husband was killed by a bear the year before, has a short-term lease on the Geyser Gateway Inn. She, her cook Alberta, and her seven-year old son, Danny, live year-round in the park and are surprised when Lt. Will Prescott leads a unit of the U.S. Cavalry into the land, having been sent to protect the park from poachers and vandals. With Kate needing an ally in her bid for a 10-year lease on the Inn and Prescott looking for a guide through the uncharted local terrain, their mutually beneficial pact, based on a shared faith, soon becomes mutual attraction. But Prescott has a secret he is sure will change Kate's mind about him as a suitable wooer, and as others try to get a foothold in the lucrative park concession business, the pair end up battling more than just poachers. Though astute readers will recognize the main vandalism culprit early on, Scott still manages to plack in plenty of suspense, faith, and adventure. (Oct.)

Booklist Review

Recently widowed and left with the Geyser Gateway Inn inside Yellowstone National Park, Kate Tremaine has a business to run, a son to raise, and no time for suitors. Lieutenant Will Prescott agrees to help Kate earn one of the park's few available lease renewals in exchange for her guidance through Yellowstone with his men. Missing supplies, false rumors, and evidence of poachers jeopardize her family's future and the park. When Will does not hesitate to fight by her side for the things she loves, her heart realizes that there may be a second chance at love for them both. With grandeur and finesse, Scott continues her American Wonders collection, following A Distance Too Grand (2019) with a brilliant, awe-inspiring installment. Set in Yellowstone in 1886, this is a story of duty, character, and trust in love set within the ethos of early American conservation pioneers. Vivid descriptions of the park's natural features, including geysers, paint pots, hot pools, and wildlife bring the beauty of Yellowstone to life. Kate's quiet strength is a resolute force to be reckoned with as she fiercely defends the people and land she loves.

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Regina Scott is the author of more than 45 works of warm, witty historical romance, including A Distance Too Grand . Her writing has won praise from Booklist and Library Journal , and she was twice awarded the prestigious RT Book Reviews best book of the year in her category. A devotee of history, she has learned to fence, driven four-in-hand, and sailed on a tall ship, all in the name of research. She and her husband of 30 years live south of Tacoma, Washington, on the way to Mt. Rainier.