FREEDOM IN THE MOUNTAIN WIND - Misty M Beller - One Free Book

Dear Readers, I love books by Misty M Beller. I’m thrilled to introduce you to the new one that released today. You can’t go wrong with choosing a Misty M Beller book. This new book is the first one in a new series.

Bio: 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 daughters 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. 

Do you have a favorite genre to write? If so, what is it?

I tend to be a bit of a sentimentalist, so Christian Historical Romance is perfect for me. I love the simpler life, where there's no rat race. Just hard work, plenty of alone time (can you tell I'm an introvert?), and a strong family unit. My stories usual center around horses and mountains, which comes from my love for animals and being outside. I was completely horse crazy growing up, and actually trained and showed horses professionally for a couple years after high school.

If you didn’t live in the part of the country where you do, where would you live?

We live in South Carolina and I love being surrounded by all our family here. But if I had to choose another part of the country, it would be Montana, especially the western part of the country where the mountains are. I think that might be one of the most beautiful places in the world!

One of my best friends lives in Montana with her daughter and son-in-law. I’d love to visit there. I did write a Christmas novella set there. What foreign country would you like to visit and why?

My daughters and I made a list of places we hope to visit one day, but my top choice would be Italy. The scenery there is breathtaking!

Describe what you think would be the most romantic vacation you could take.

Hmm…with four small kids, my husband and I don’t often talk about romantic vacations. They would be dreams far into the future! Maybe a tropical island (my husband loves the beach), or maybe Italy!

Where would you like to set a story that you haven’t done yet?

I’ve often thought about setting a book in Alaska—a place even more remote and with bigger mountains than my Montana settings!

What is the main theme of this novel?

One of the things God was teaching me as I wrote this story was how we can’t accomplish His plan for our lives without growing through the hard times. He uses each trial and wilderness period to develop in us the skills and maturity we’ll need to step forward into what he has next for us. This is a theme woven through Freedom in the Mountain Wind, and one I continue to realize more and more!

Tell us about the story.

I’d love to!

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 a 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.

Sounds like my kind of story. Please give us the first page of the book.

AUGUST, 1830

FALLS OF THE MISSOURI, FUTURE MONTANA TERRITORY

They’d made it.

Susanna Wilkins stared across the rolling hills, her gaze seeking snow-capped peaks rising in the distance. But the Rocky Mountains couldn’t be seen from this point.

As much as this felt like the end of the journey—the final destination—she and her father had barely finished the beginning. The first part of this trip was nothing compared to the long journey ahead. As long as she could convince her father to keep going.

She turned back to the river as she dug her paddle into the water again, sweeping the liquid behind their dingy. The thick scattering of rock around them meant they must be nearing the first of the Great Falls.

Captains Lewis and Clark had written of this stretch of the Missouri. Had been overjoyed when they reached it, especially when Captain Lewis trekked on ahead of the party and laid eyes on the massive waterfall she and her father would surely find a little farther upriver.

Yet for those explorers who’d come almost three decades before, the effort of having to carry their boats and supplies around each of the falls had nearly brought death to the soldiers. Big, strapping men had been laid low by the work ahead.

What in heaven’s name made her think she and Pa could manage the same? Yet she had to, or else Pa would insist they turn around and journey back to civilization. Give up the dream he’d craved as long as she could remember.

She couldn’t let him do that. Not when this was his last chance.

How can readers find you on the Internet?

I love to connect at my website, Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter, Bookbub, and Pinterest. 

Thank you, Misty, for allowing us to be part of your book’s release. I’m eager to read it.

Readers, here is a link to the book.

Freedom in the Mountain Wind (Call of the Rockies Book 1) - Kindle

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