Fairer Than Morning by Rosslynn Elliott

Do you enjoy reading historical fiction set in Early 19^th Century America? If you do, you’ll enjoy reading Fairer Than Morning by Rosslynn Elliott.

Ann Miller, of Rushville, Ohio, is the daughter of a circuit riding preacher who is also a saddler. She loves poetry and beautiful things and thinks she is in love with Eli Bowen. Eli loves poetry and beautiful things, too and has plans to leave for the city soon to become a doctor.

Will Hanby is a saddle-makers apprentice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Working under a cruel master has the tendency to make one bitter but God has different plans in Will’s life.

One day, Ann’s father got some leather from Will’s master, and Ann finds letters from Will’s mother to Will in the bottom of the barrel the leather was packed in. When Ann’s father is commissioned to make a saddle for a prominent family in Pittsburgh, Ann convinces her father to allow her and her sisters to accompany him to Pennsylvania so that she can possibly return Will’s letters to him. While in Pittsburgh Ann’s father is working closely with Will and sets an example for him of a good master. When circumstances change for Will, what will happen?

There really was a Will Hanby and an Ann Miller and Fairer Than Morning is the first book in the Saddler’s Legacy Series telling about their lives.

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A Cowboy's Touch by Denise Hunter

Do you like inspirational romances with a touch of intrigue? Do you like stories about cowboys? If you do, then you’ll enjoy reading A Cowboy’s Touch by Denise Hunter like I did.

Abigail Jones is an investigative reporter from Chicago known as “The Truth-seeker” for her mother’s magazine, Viewpoint. Abigail’s sister, who is a doctor, and her mother convince her to take some time off for her health and check on her Aunt Lucy who lives on a ranch in Montana. While visiting Aunt Lucy, Abigail finds out that Viewpoint is in trouble.

Wade Ryan is a widowed rodeo cowboy from Texas who has gone into obscurity with his young daughter after the mysterious death of his wife. Wade owns the ranch where Aunt Lucy lives. Wade finds himself in need of a new nanny when the nanny that he hired to care for his daughter for summer has other plans. So he hires Abigail and sparks of love start to blossom.

When Abigail finds out that Wade is a famous rodeo cowboy, she begins investigating his wife’s death. Abigail can’t believe that Wade purposely had anything to do with his wife’s death, but feels that an article on him will save Viewpoint. When Wade finds out about the article, can their relationship be saved? Will Abigail allow the article to be published? Will Wade allow his new life to be revealed to the rest of the world? Read the book to find out.

I received this book free from Thomas Nelson through the BookSneeze® book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.