FRONTIER CINDERELLA

Author: Regina Scott

Reviewer: Cris Hoxie

Review:  This was a real good book that was hard to put down.  Many emotions were emitted during this read, including a real hate where, if I was living back in that time and had a gun, were have shot this man right down.  I know, that is not right, but that was my emotion at that time.  

This is a real sweet love story which you could get right into.  It was nice to read about some of these characters again, but made me think, too.  How would you feel if you were the only girl who wore trousers and flannel shirts?  In the time that this book was written, women wore dresses.  So the one time that a dress is worn, every man in the territory is looking at you.  That is how this story is taking place.  But it’s not all roses here.  There are trials, especially the one man who wants to sell her off like she’s a piece of property.  This is where I got quite upset.  

But I won’t spoil this for you.  You will need to read this to see exactly why I got so upset, but yet loved the book.  Sounds contradictory, but that is exactly how I felt.  Regina Scott did an awesome job in eliciting all these emotions.  A must read.  Looking forward to book 4 in this series.

Synopsis:  Katie Jo McAllister never considered herself a prim and fussy sort of gal. Men are more likely to ask her help in chopping down a tree than taking a turn on the dance floor. But when Katie Jo stands up with her friend, Ciara O’Rourke, at her wedding, all gussied up, suddenly every man in miles is angling for an introduction. Even the area’s most eligible bachelor, Harry Yeager, who has ignored her for months, comes calling. It’s enough to give even a strong gal a case of the vapors!

After being orphaned young and passed around among relatives, Harry Yeager is determined to start his own family. He has the claim, the cabin, and the income to support a wife and children. In an area with eight bachelors to every unmarried woman, finding the wife has proven problematic. But the sweet-natured Katie Jo McAllister just might be the perfect bride to rule beside him in his little frontier kingdom.

When danger comes calling along with a host of suitors, Katie Jo finds herself turning to Harry for help. But can he see the heart of the woman beneath all her finery, a heart that beats for him alone?

Bio:  Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn’t actually sell her first novel until she’d learned a bit more about writing. Since then, she’s had published more than 60 works of warm, witty historical romance, and more than 1 million copies of her books are in reader hands.

Her books have earned praise from reviewers and readers alike. Booklist calls her work “quietly compelling” and “impeccably written.” She has twice been awarded best book of the year for her type of story from industry favorite RT Book Reviews. A Distance Too Grand in the American Wonders Collection was named one of the top 10 romances of the year by Booklist.

Disclaimer:  I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the author for my honest review.

Pioneer Cinderella becomes available April 17, 2023.  Regina Scott’s next book in this series is The Schoolmarm’s Convenient Marriage and is set to be released November 6, 2023.