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Where the wild rose blooms
539 pages
A gentle, faith-filled frontier romance where stubborn pride meets the healing power of unconditional love in the rugged Rocky Mountains.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a sunlit, rustic cabin in the early West—a space that is both rugged and deeply comforting. The narrative unfolds at a steady, deliberate pace, allowing the reader to settle into the earnest, faith-driven emotional landscape. It balances the spirited friction of a classic frontier romance with a tender exploration of vulnerability, pride, and spiritual healing. The prose is straightforward and accessible, prioritizing emotional transparency and wholesome character development over stylistic flourish. It is an incredibly cozy yet poignant experience, perfect for readers who crave gentle historical romances where faith, patience, and forgiveness are the ultimate balms for a broken heart.
- Mood
- wholesome
- rustic
- hopeful
- comforting
- Tone
- earnest
- tender
- devout
- gentle
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- healing through faith · overcoming pride · power of forgiveness · frontier resilience · transformative love
- The writing
- Straightforward, accessible, and emotionally transparent, focusing on character dialogue and inner spiritual reflections.
- The arc
- Moves from spirited friction and sudden tragedy to a gentle, faith-driven journey of healing and emotional surrender.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love wholesome, faith-based historical romances with rugged settings and gentle, character-driven drama.
Content notes
- physical injury
- grief
- themes of illness
About the book
Can love shatter her stubborn pride?
In the high mountains of Colorado, Clayton Taggart dreams of the day when he can leave the rough life of a mine surveyor to become a teacher. In the midst of his plans, he meets Jackie Fontaine, a newcomer from the East whose strongwilled spirit causes friction from the start.
Just as the spark of love ignites, tragedy strikes, leaving Jackie with a secret so terrible she would rather lose Clay than share it with him. Can anything draw Jackie from her self–imposed exile and open the shutters of her blinded heart?
Lori Wick at her best...a tender love story set in the exciting early West—a book you won’t be able to put down!
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