EARNING THE MOUNTAIN MAN'S TRUST - Misty M Beller - One Free Book

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. 

Raised on a farm and surrounded by family, Misty developed her love for horses, history, and adventure. These days, her husband and children provide fresh adventure every day, keeping her both grounded and crazy. 

Misty’s passion is to create inspiring Christian fiction infused with the grandeur of the mountains, writing historical romance that displays God’s abundant love through the twists and turns in the lives of her characters. 

Sharing her stories with readers is a dream come true for Misty. She writes from her country home in South Carolina and escapes to the mountains any chance she gets.

About the Story: 

In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, second chances…and a hidden fortune.

 Naomi Wyatt has finally given up on the man who once promised to love her for the rest of his life—then disappeared after a business trip, never responding to her letters. She’s now alone with a beautiful baby to provide for, a daughter whose red hair reminds her daily of the man she gave her heart to. She has to move on, though, and she did, going west with her sister. When Jonah Coulter asks for her hand in marriage, she knows she would be hard-pressed to find a better father for her sweet child. He’s a Coulter, after all, and he’s proven to be a good friend during her darkest hours. 

Eric LaGrange thought he’d lost Naomi forever. But when he finally gets word that she’s in the Montana Territory, he drops everything to go after her…and their daughter? How could Naomi have kept their beautiful child from him? And how could she move on so quickly that she’s already engaged to another man? He loves Naomi so much that he’ll accept whatever choice is best for her, but is that him…or this settled rancher who clearly cares for them. No matter what, he’s determined to know his daughter and become the father he always wanted to be.

With Eric’s sudden appearance, Naomi’s heart is shredded once again. She barely has time to catch her breath before a new threat appears on the horizon. This time she has far more at stake than her heart, and only a Divine hand can turn this disaster for their good.

From a USA Today bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a second chance romance, love triangle, hidden treasure, and faith that heals wounded hearts.

Welcome back, Misty. What genre(s) do you write and why? I tend to be a bit of a sentimentalist, so Christian Historical Romance is perfect for me! My favorite period is between 1860 - 1880, when the cowboy days were really ramping up. 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 usually center around horses and ranching, which comes from my love for the animals. I was completely horse crazy growing up, and actually trained and showed horses professionally for a couple years after high school.

If you were to choose one superpower, what would it be? This is a tough one! Maybe to always know the right thing to say? We have five kiddos ranging in age from two years to sixteen years, and it’s not always easy being a parent. It would be wonderful to always look back and feel like I’d said exactly the thing each child needed to hear at that moment.

I so understand that. Many a time while raising our daughters, I had to pray for God’s help for something I said the wrong way. Do you ever get stuck when you’re writing a book? What do you do to get unstuck? Yes, often! I’ve found the best way to break through my block is to talk through the story with a writer friend. They usually throw out ideas until I see exactly what I was missing.

What is your least favorite part of writing? The hardest part of writing for me is editing. This is the part where I go through painstakingly and reword sentences to make them come to life with stronger verbs and the perfect phrasing. I always drink a lot of coffee during this process!

If we came to your house for dinner, what would you prepare for us? There’s no telling! J We often have a lot going on in the evenings, so dinner can range from spaghetti to pizza to a frozen casserole to chicken tenders and fries.

What is your typical day like? I’m usually up early, starting with Bible reading, then getting all the kiddos where they need to be for the day. I usually get to start writing or writing-related work around 9:30-ish. I often sprint with other writer friends for 2-3 hour, then depending on the day, I may have Zoom meetings or need to pick-up kids. Sometimes I get to sneak back to my desk for another hour or two in the afternoons.  Then comes dinner and usually soccer practices or games. It’s definitely a full life!

What is most difficult for you to write? Characters, conflict, or emotions? Why? Hmmm… It doesn’t feel like one of these is harder to write than another. I get to know my characters a little more with each chapter, so that might be the hardest. I usually need to come back to the early chapters and add in details and emotions once I know the characters better.

How likely are the people you meet going to end up in your next book? Not very likely. J My characters are usually people with their own personalities who come alive in my mind.

Tell us about your hero. Give us one of his strengths and one of his weaknesses. Oh, I LOVED Eric! He’s so determined to care for and protect those he loves. He came into the story with a slightly misguided notion of what that protection should look like when it came to Naomi and their daughter, but I love that he was willing to change. J

Please give us the text on the first page of your first chapter.

OCTOBER 1869

ROCK CREEK, MONTANA TERRITORY 

Eric LaGrange eyed the mountain slope still ahead of them. He rode with a group of Coulters, headed up this treacherous path toward their ranch. The blinding afternoon sun illuminated the snow-capped peaks to the west, its stark light only shadowed by the low-flying vulture circling overhead in search of its next meal.

This place reminded him too much of another steep slope. That jagged ledge was thousands of miles away from here, yet tragedy didn’t care about location. Though he and his best friend had only been boys, daring to play in the spot they'd been warned against, his best friend's life had changed forever that day.

He couldn't let that happen to his daughter.

His daughter.

The word still sounded so foreign. How could he have had a child—been a father—for nearly a year and not known?

Tell us about your next book and when is it being published? I’d love to! Rocky Mountain Journey is the final book in my Sisters of the Rockies series published by Bethany House, a series that has been one of my favorites, yet one of the most challenging, to write. This story picks up with Faith Collins (our heroine) as she goes in search of the Peigan Blackfoot woman who once saved her father's life. She steps fearlessly into the uncharted Rocky Mountains and the dangers that come with it with a secret she must guard at all costs—she’s masquerading as a man!

Grant Allen (our hero) is on a search for his long-lost brother who went west to the Rockies. He teams up with the same group of trappers as Faith and soon becomes suspicious of the new member among them. As he uncovers Faith's secret, of course he feels compelled to protect her from the dangers of the unpredictable terrain and the unruly trappers. And this is where the story gets really interesting!

As Faith and Grant navigate the untamed wilderness to fulfill their missions and find what they are truly searching for, they’re tested and, at times, we wonder if they’ll make it through this journey with their hearts intact.

Sounds wonderful. But all your books are. Where can my readers find you online? I love to connect with readers! One of my favorite ways is through my newsletter, and readers can get a free copy of my book, A Pony Express Romance, when they sign up for the newsletter. Here’s the link for that: https://mistymbeller.com/freebook

I can also be found at these links:

https://mistymbeller.com/

https://amazon.com/author/mistymbeller 

https://www.facebook.com/MistyMBellerAuthor

https://www.bookbub.com/authors/misty-m-beller

https://www.goodreads.com/MistyMBeller

http://www.pinterest.com/MistyMBeller

Thank you for sharing Earning the Mountain Man’s Trust with my blog readers and me. I’ve loved every book of yours I’ve read.

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