Review, Guest Post, and Giveaway: To Claim Her Heart by Jodie Wolfe

About the Book

Title: To Claim Her Heart

Author: Jodie Wolfe

Release Date: May 14, 2018

Genre: Historical Romance

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 fiancee, but he didn’t count 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 sadly lacks.

Obtaining a claim in the Cherokee Strip Land Run is Elsie Smith’s only hope for survival, but not just any plot will do. She has a specific one in mind. The plot’s not only a way to honor her pa and his life, but also to provide a livelihood for herself. Elsie’s willing to do whatever it takes to get that piece of property, and she determined to keep it, but she wasn’t planning on a kind, handsome preacher standing in her way.

Her bitterness is what protects her, and she has not intentions of allowing that preacher to lay claim to her land … or her heart.

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My Thoughts:

I read a lot, so imagine my excitement when a book has such an exceptional story and writing that it takes me on an adventure that I was not expecting. To Claim Her Heart was such a story and author Wolfe not only told me a story, I felt like I was right there in the midst of it.

This story just flat out surprised me. I love it when books do that. We have two people who are so different from each other facing a problem that unbeknownst to them actually brings them together. First to work together with the land and then to a sweet, sweet love.

If you want romance, pick this one up, to me it was exceptional. If you want to feel the gallop of a horse, the sweet taste of fresh water from a spring , what it might feel like to put roots down in the dust like the pioneers, than I highly recommend this story. It is one of the top 5 I have read this year.

The author also put at the beginning of each chapter a rule from a proper lady's guide book of either a do or don’t, but a rule that no young lady should break. This was just a little teaser of what the chapter would hold, especially since the rules were made to be broken. Once I got into the full swing of things those rules had me giggling up a storm just to see how they would get broken.  I can’t wait for more from author Wolfe.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Jodie Wolfe got bitten by the writing bug as a young girl after reading and watching Little House on the Prairie. She creates novels where hope and quirky meet. The power of story to influence lives and change hearts is what motivates her to weave tales that tell of the Savior’s faithfulness and forgiveness. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband in Pennsylvania, reading, walking, and being a Grammie. Learn more at www.jodiewolfe.com.

Guest Post from Jodie Wolfe

The Heart of a Book

I think there’s always a little bit of the author in each book they write, but sometimes something deeper and very close to the author is wrapped up in the pages of a story. That’s the case for To Claim Her Heart. This is the tale that my mother-in-law always wanted me to write. She was so proud of her family heritage and almost twenty years ago, she was anxious to share it with me. We visited Oklahoma where several of her relatives had staked claims in the last great race for land in our country – the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. This September will mark the 125th anniversary of the land race.

While it saddens me that my dear mother-in-law never lived long enough to see this story in print, I’m thankful that she shared her rich heritage with me. In To Claim Her Heart I was able to mention a recipe passed down through her family for prune cake. I also made sure the heroine had a Rose of Sharon quilt that was given to her. My mother-in-law gave me this quilt dating back as early as 1834 when it was stitched by my husband’s great, great, great, great grandmother. It’s been passed down to the oldest daughter for generations. But, I think one of my favorite memories is the one that concerns outlaws and how my husband’s great, great, great grandmother dealt with them. To find out more about this actual encounter, you’ll have to read To Claim Her Heart. I hope your heart will be as touched by these stories as mine was when my mother-in-law shared them.

Enjoy!

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Giveaway

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