To Claim Her Heart '

Ebook, paperback 

by Jodie Wolfe

• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Smitten Historical Romance 
• (May 14, 2018)
• ISBN-13: 978-1946016478

In 1893, on the eve of the great race for land, Benjamin David prays for God to guide him to his 'Promised Land. Finding property and preaching to the lost are his only ways of honoring his deceased fiancée. He hasn't counted on Elmer (Elsie) Smith claiming the same plot and refusing to leave. Not only is she a burr in his side, but she is full of the homesteading know-how he is sadly lacking. 

Obtaining a claim in the Cherokee Strip Land Run is Elsie Smith's only hope for survival, and not just any plot, she has a specific one in mind. The land's not only a way to honor her pa and his life, but also to provide a livelihood for herself. She's willing to put in whatever it takes to get that piece of property, and Elsie's determined to keep it. 

Her bitterness is what protects her, and she has no intentions of allowing that preacher to lay claim to her land . . . or her heart.

My thoughts:  TO CLAIM HER HEART is a great historical romance about the land run in Oklahoma. What happens when two people claimed the same lot of land?  

Elsie is a prickly character, but for good reason. What is a girl to do when her given name is Elmer and her aunt is a very bitter sort of person.  She and Benjamin are complete opposites, he is quiet, easy-going and bookish, and she is a farmer through and through. The two do make a good pair when not arguing, working together to improve the land for whoever wins the land dispute they filed. 

Add another suitor for Elsie's hand, two loveable families, and outlaws and you have a book you can't put down.  There are some surprising twists to the story and a good faith message. 

I enjoyed TO CLAIM HER HEART and recommend it to anyone who loves historical romance, Oklahoma land runs, and westerns. 

I received a PDF free. All opinions are my own.