A Hopeful Heart

I enjoyed the unique story idea…like a spin off of mail ordered brides called a herdsman school? Intriguing! I loved Aunt Hattie right off. She was such a sweetheart. I did have one Big issue that dropped me from a 4⭐️ to a 3⭐️…SPOILER WARNING: A man forces a girl in a corner and kisses her against h......more

Title: A Hopeful Heart Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer Stars: 4.5 Take a look at the books I've read - it's easy to tell I love historical fiction. I don't know why, but that's one genre I never get tired of. I've read a ton of them. Needless to say, I've come across about every western romance plot out there......more

I have always loved a good prairie romance. A HOPEFUL HEART goes beyond good and into great! A group of eastern girls being taught on the open prairie how to be good prairie wives-- that alone snagged my attention, but once getting into the book you are opened to a world beyond the setting. The chara......more

I really, REALLY liked this book. I thought there was quite a bit more 'action' in the story than in the other books in the series (honestly, parts of it put me in mind of Mary Connealy's work (which is not a bad thing at all!)), and I found myself flying through chapters especially towards the end......more

What a wonderful book! Take six Eastern women, transport them to Kansas and put them in a herdsman’s school. (What’s a herdsman’s school? A place where women learn the skills needed to be true helpmeets to ranchers.) Add in more than six prospective grooms, along with a man who’s convinced that he’s......more