Love in Cripple Greek

 

A woman burned by love. A man who has lost his way.

Betsy Callaway hasn’t been the most upstanding person in Cripple Creek. Her first love married, leaving her jaded...and she has now passed the acceptable age for marriage. Sent to be a governess in Denver, her plans are derailed when the stagecoach is met with bandits. In the midst of the chaos, she is reunited with a man she knew as a boy. And the barbs come out.

Nikolai "Nick" Hammond left Cripple Creek to pursue his own dreams, but something about Betsy calls to his heart and draws him back home. The antics that ensue between the pair and the obstacles they face--including their own stubbornness and becoming entangled in a bank robbery--threaten to keep them on separate paths, but their draw to each other pushes them together.

Will the prodigal find home welcoming? Can Betsy hope for real redemption?

Other books in the Cripple Creek Series:

Hope in Cripple Creek 

Christmas in Cripple Creek 

Faith in Cripple Creek 

My Review: 

Boy, was Betsy Calloway a character! At first she was as prickly as a cactus and just about as nice as one too. Because of her upbringing, she really didn’t have any idea of how to treat people. If she saw something she wanted, she got it, until… she began to change. I enjoyed seeing the transformation of her life through the patience and kindness Nick Hammond showed Betsy. The message of forgiveness, love, and being able to change with the help of God was evident throughout the story.

There was a mystery and to was fun to be able to discover who the mastermind was behind the bank robbery. If you enjoy western romances with a strong faith message, this book is for you. It is part of a series, but can be read as a standalone you so choose.

I received this book through the Love in Cripple Creek Launch Team, and was not required to give a positive review.

About Sara

Sara is a coffee lovin', word slinging, clean Historical Romance author whose superpower is

converting caffeine into novels. She loves those odd tidbits of history that are stranger than

fiction. That's what inspires her. Well, that and a good love story. Sara is an avid reader and

enjoys traveling. Her books range from the Czech lands to the American Wild West and

from ancient Egypt to the early 1900s. Some of her titles include Trail of Fears, The

General's Wife, and the Convenient Risk Series. Please find out more at

https://saraturnquist.com/ 

More About Sara:

• Tell us a little about your novel.
This is the fourth and last book in my Cripple Creek Series. We meet Betsy in the first book, Hope in Cripple Creek, and she is not a very likable character. More someone you love to hate. But I wanted to see her redeemed. And when I wondered who to pair her with, I imagined a man with strength of character and the ire to put up with her shenanigans. Enter Nick. But how was he to be connected, if connected at all? I went back to the first book and thought...what if he is a prodigal-type story as the banker’s oldest son? Then it clicked!

• Where do you find your inspirations for your books? For this book?
Anywhere...it could be a scene in a movie, a character in a book, or an antique I see. Most often the seed of the story comes from real history. I love the little pieces that aren’t widely known, like the Czech religious civil wars...or the Sanitary Commission in the American Civil War. Such fascinating stuff!

• Do you have a favorite time period to write about? 

o I am generally writing where I am inspired to write. But I seem to be homing in on the late 1800s in the American West. So much history there! I never cease to find those odd tidbits that I love to utilize to lay the foundation of a story.

• Did you always want to be a writer? If not, what did you want to be when you grew up?

o I've always been a strong writer and I've always written short stories and fan fiction, but when I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor, a vet...or an actress. I know, I know...those are very similar goals.

• When did you realize you wanted to be a writer?
o When I started playing with a fan fiction challenge that blossomed into the

idea for my first completed book, I became more serious. I continued to work on that book for years (I was pursuing a Pre-Med degree at the time, so time was limited) and finally completed it. Then I was inspired to write another. And my interest in writing grew from there. I was super nervous about letting anyone read it. I eventually let my husband (who, sweet as he is would have told me it was good no matter what) and let my closest friend have a peek (now she was one honest lady and said she enjoyed it). Still, I had completed four novels before I began sending anything off to get published.

• Is there a favorite place you like to write? A favorite time of day?
o I write whenever I can. I have three school-aged children, so most of the time it’s during school hours. Summer is a free for all most days.

A favorite place? I have a fabulous office that I write at most of the time. But I am known to frequent the local coffee shops and to write from my bedroom at times. It all depends on the mood! 

• How long does it take you to write a book?

It depends on how much time I have to write, the number of distractions, and how fast the words come out of me. My first novel took years from inspiration and first word on page to completion. My third novel was completed in just under a month. That novel just seemed to pour out of me! Most novels these days are right at 3 months to plot, write, and edit.

• What current projects are you working on?
 I am working on the last book in the Lady of Bohemia Series and the second book in the Railway Romance Series. I don’t generally work on multiple projects at a time, but I am delaying more work on the Railway book until I can make my research trip out West this next month. But the characters are already “talking” to me...oh, how to put them aside??