11.15.2020

Rocky Mountain Revelation by Lisa J. Flickinger ~ Celebrate Lit Tour, Review, and Giveaway



About the Book

 


Book: Rocky Mountain Revelation

Author: Lisa J. Flickinger

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release Date: November 3, 2020

A Rocky Mountain logging camp may be just the place to start her new life.

Widowed at nineteen, Madeline Lamb seeks to find a new husband amongst the crew of the Rocky Mountain log drive. With a baby growing inside her, she has no choice. She signs on as cook’s helper, and it soon becomes apparent her options for a mate are limited. Madeline’s grieving heart wavers between the security an older man offers and the tender feelings a new crew member stirs.

Will Matheson earned the chance to work the high-paying spring log drive. The boon ensures he can recoup the logging wages stolen by a pretty face with some fast fingers. Frustration builds when the boss pulls him from the river and assigns him the job of camp chore boy. If it wasn’t for the pretty cook’s helper, he’d take the first train home.

When the dangers of the river journey prove more treacherous than anyone expects, the budding attraction between Will and Madeline is put to the test. If they survive the adventure, life as they know it will never be the same.

 

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Review:

A historical romance, set against the rush and drama of a log drive.

Madeline is a young widow, pregnant, and bent on finding a husband, so she takes a job working on her father's log run as cook's assistant. Will is thrilled to have the chance to prove himself and make his way working the log drive, so he is less than excited when he is assigned to be the camp chore boy. 

A quick read, it was at times frustrating to see the characters walking right into what I knew they shouldn't do, so it made it hard to want to keep going because of that. I liked that they talked about faith, and wanting to live their beliefs. I think that one of my favorite characters was Shorty, the cook, and Madeline's uncle, who is a well-meaning, set-in-his-ways old man, who is looking out for Madeline. 

Madeline and Will are both young, at times impulsive, but I really enjoyed how the ending was done and thought that it made for a great way to end things with a bang. 


I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

About the Author



Lisa J. Flickinger lives and writes from the cliff of a river along the majestic Rocky Mountains. When not writing or reading, you will find her scouring antique shops or sipping a maple latte with friends and family. To learn more about her other books, visit www.lisajflickinger.com.

 

More from Lisa

When I research a new novel, I love to find obscure facts about the setting. My study of the old time river drives for Rocky Mountain Revelation led me to a particularly tasty morsel.  The river crews were served massive amounts of food over four meals to make up for all the energy expended transporting logs in the frigid water. Often, their meals included donuts.

Yes, donuts! However, we’re not talking about the scrumptious treat picked up at your local bakery or grocery store. These donuts were cooked over an open fire in the backwoods. Yum.

Picture what they call a tin kitchen, a small boxy metal contraption, set over a blazing fire. The cook would place a wide mouthed aluminum basin on top and fill it with cooking oil. When the oil reached the perfect temperature he would drop the batter into the oil using a ladle. The piping hot donuts would be rolled in sugar when they were cooked and served to the crew fresh from the fire. A half whiskey barrel of donuts could disappear in just one meal. Several times a day, the cook would travel downstream by raft and repeat the process.

Will, the hero of Rocky Mountain Revelation, finds his sweetheart Madeleine particularly pretty with flour up to her elbows. However, he grows tired of the mounds of donuts and by the end of the drive attempts to trade them for the cook’s fluffy biscuits.

Enjoy the trip downriver with Will, Madeline…and the donuts.

Dear reader, enjoy!

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Giveaway



To celebrate her tour, Lisa is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/10354/rocky-mountain-revelation-celebration-tour-giveaway

6 comments:

  1. This sounds like a really great read.

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  2. This sounds like a really good story!

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  3. Thanks much for sharing your book and a giveaway. Sounds great and happy to have read about it.

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  4. Wonderful review. Lisa is a new author for me. Thank you for sharing.

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  5. Thank you for sharing this review!

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  6. This sounds like such a good story, thank you for sharing.

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