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WORK TITLE: My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas
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PERSONAL

Married; children: two.

ADDRESS

  • Home - MN.

CAREER

Writer and lumber company bookkeeper.

AVOCATIONS:

Museums.

WRITINGS

  • "KENNEBRAE BRIDES SERIES"
  • The Bartered Bride, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2009
  • The Marriage Masquerade, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2010
  • The Engineered Engagement, Barbour Publishing, Inc. (E-book), 2010
  • "BRIDES & WEDDINGS" SERIES
  • (With Ramona K. Cecil) Great Plains Brides, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2011
  • A Bride's Portrait of Dodge City, Kansas, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2011
  • (With Keli Gwyn) Golden State Brides: Two Historical Romances Under One Cover, Barbour Publishing, Inc. (Uhrichsville, OH), 2013
  • "ROMANCING AMERICA" SERIES
  • Sagebrush Knights : Four-in-one Collection, Barbour Publishing (Uhrichsville, OH), 2012
  • North Star Brides, Barbour Publishing, Inc (Uhrichsville, OH), 2013
  • Colorado Dawn: Love Lights the Way for Three Historical Brides, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2014
  • "OTHER"
  • Clara and the Cowboy, Heartsong Presents (Uhrichsville, OH), 2010
  • Light in My Path, Heartsong Presents (Uhrichsville, OH), 2011
  • Stars in Her Eyes, HeartSong Presents (Uhrichsville, OH), 2012
  • (With Mary Connealy, DiAnn Mills, Kathleen Y'Barbo, Darlene Franklin, Carla Gade, Ruth Logan Herne, Pam Hillman, and Becca Whitham) Homestead Brides Collection: 9 Pioneering Couples Risk All for Love and Land, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2015
  • The Legend of Obadiah Wilder: The Glorious Defeat of the Dickenson Gang, Shiloh Run Studios (Uhrichsville, OH), 2015
  • The Cactus Creek Challenge, Shiloh Run Press (Uhrichsville, OH), 2015
  • (With Camille Elliot and Winnie Griggs) Journeys of the Heart, Hometown Romance (E-book), 2015
  • The Trail Boss's Bride: Inspirational Historical Romance, Serenade Books (E-book), 2015
  • (With Vickie McDonough, Janet Lee Barton, Frances Devine, Lena Nelson Dooley, Darlene Franklin, Jill Stengl, and Connie Stevens) Love Is Patient Romance Collection: True Love Takes Time in Nine Historical Novellas, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2016
  • (With Andrea Boeshaar, Carol Cox, and Rhonda Gibson) Where the Heart is Romance Collection, Barbour Publishing (Uhrichsville, OH), 2016
  • (With Linda Ford, Sherri Shackelford, and Shannon Farrington) Harlequin Love Inspired Historical May 2016 Box Set, Love Inspired Historicals (Uhrichsville, OH), 2016
  • His Prairie Sweetheart, Love Inspired Historical (Uhrichsville, OH), 2016
  • (With Amanda Barratt, Susan Page Davis, Keli Gwyn, Vickie McDonough, Gabrielle Meyer, and Lorna Seilstad) Seven Brides for Seven Texans Romance Collection: The Hart Brothers Must Marry or Lose Their Inheritance in 7 Historical Novellas, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2016
  • My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla's Reveille, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2017
  • The Bounty Hunter's Baby, Love Inspired Historicals (Uhrichsville, OH), 2017
  • (With Susanne Dietze, Michelle Griep, Anne Love, Gabrielle Meyer, Natalie Monk, Jennifer Uhlarik, Jaime Jo Wright, and Kathleen Y'Barbo) Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection: Nine Stories of Poverty and Opulence During the Gilded Age, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2017
  • (With Amanda Barratt, Angela Bell, Susanne Dietze, Michelle Griep, Nancy Moser, and MaryLu Tyndall) The Regency Brides Collection: Seven Romances Set in England during the Early Nineteenth Century, Barbour Books (Uhrichsville, OH), 2017
  • A Child's Christmas Wish, Love Inspired Historical (Uhrichsville, OH), 2017

SIDELIGHTS

Erica Vetsch is a writer based in Minnesota. She writes historical romance novels geared toward the inspirational market. Her books have received recognition by periodicals and organizations including the New York Times, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romantic Times. 

In addition to writing books, Vetsch is the company bookkeeper for her family’s lumber business. She is married and has two children. Vetsch is a lover of history and enjoys going to museums. She is originally from Kansas. 

The Cactus Creek Challenge

In The Cactus Creek Challenge, the reader is introduced to Cassie Bucknell, the local teacher in a rural Texas town in 1888. Cassie has been in love with the local sheriff, Ben Wilder, since they were children. Unfortunately, Ben views her as a little sister and treats her as such. 

Cactus Creek has an annual fundraising event, the Cactus Creek Challenge, in which two individuals are chosen to swap jobs for a month. At the end of the month, the town votes on who did a better job taking over the work of the other. The winner receives money to fund their chosen cause. This year, the council members have changed the rules. They have invited women to participate instead of limiting to the event to men, and have decided that there will be two swaps, so four individuals altogether, participating in the event.

This year Cassie and Ben are chosen to swap. Cassie is ready for the challenge, but Ben is outraged that the council thinks Cassie could fill his shoes as sheriff. He doesn’t think Cassie can do his job, and is worried about the security of the town and concerned for her safety, as well. The other swap will be between bakery owner Jenny Hart and livery stable owner Carl Gustafson. While Jenny isn’t excited by the idea of working with livestock, she is determined to prove that she is as capable as any man. 

Both stories lead to humorous clashing of characters and personalities and romantic tension as each character tries to prove they can perform just as well as their pair. “The pair of love stories flow beautifully as the reader is immersed in the joyful adventure of life in a simpler, more faith-filled time,” wrote a contributor to Publishers Weekly.

His Prairie Sweetheart

His Prairie Sweetheart presents the story of Savannah Cox, a teacher and recent arrival to the wild prairies of Minnesota. Arriving from the south, she was recently left at the altar and seeks to have a new start in Minnesota, teaching the local Norwegian immigrant community.

Local sheriff Elias Parker is instructed to help Savannah acclimate, but he has doubts that she will be able to handle the long winter, the harsh prairie lifestyle, or the challenge of working with a mostly non-English speaking community. 

Savannah is immediately met with mishaps, though proves to herself and to Elias that she is able to step up and overcome whatever hardships come her way. As Savannah adjusts to her surroundings and surprises Elias with her perseverance, a romance begins to develop between the two. Susannah Balch on RT Book Reviews website described His Prairie Sweetheart as being “well-written, well-researched and [providing] interesting insights into the Norwegian immigrant community.”

My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas

My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas is a story of love and war. The book takes place in Texas in 1874, a time when tensions between white soldiers and local Native Americans were high. The protagonist is Priscilla Hutchins, a fashion artist living in Cincinnati, Ohio. When she hears of the death of her Fort Bliss based brother and his wife, she feels it is her duty to go to Texas to retrieve his two orphaned children and bring them back with her to Cincinnati. Fort Bliss is a military town, and Priscilla hates the military, so she comes to Fort Bliss with preconceived notions about the town and its inhabitants. Upon arriving at Fort Bliss she discovers that the seven-year-olds have been under the care of Major Elliot Ryder, the Fort Bliss doctor.

Priscilla is insistent that the children come with her, but the doctor is uncertain of her intentions. Misunderstandings and misconceptions lead Priscilla to clash with the doctor and the other soldiers at the fort. Both the doctor and Priscilla turn to their Christian faith to understand one another. A contributor to Publishers Weekly penned: “Vetsch does a fine job fleshing out the protagonists, and the ancillary characters are all endearing in their own brusque or innocent way.”

The Bounty Hunter's Baby

In The Bounty Hunter’s Baby, the reader is introduced to Texas bounty hunter Thomas Beaufort. Thomas is on the hunt for cattle rustler and murderer Jase Swindell. When Thomas thinks he’s finally got Jase captured, his attempt is thwarted by Jase’s pregnant girlfriend, who promptly goes into labor. Thomas attempts to help the woman, but she dies in labor, leaving Thomas with a baby and Jase still on the run.

Thomas turns to Esther, the woman whose heart he’d broken five years earlier. Esther lives on her father’s ranch, struggling to keep it afloat. Following Thomas’ abandonment, Esther’s father’s ranch was robbed by Jase Swindell. Her father responded by taking his own life, leaving a note for Esther urging her to keep the ranch. Esther has attempted to make ends meet, but in the subsequent five years she has fallen into financial despair. 

Esther is mistrustful of Thomas, and people in general, but she knows she is Thomas’ only option in caring for the motherless baby. Following the death of her father, Esther has pushed away from help from the townspeople, assuming they all disapprove of her due to her father’s actions. In reality, her cold behavior and isolationist attitude has made her unapproachable. Allowing Thomas back into her life allows her to see how much help she really needs, and that pushing away from helping hands will not serve her. 

As the story progresses, Esther begins to learn the importance of second chances, and the romance between the two characters reemerges, just as dangerous elements enter back into the ranch.

BIOCRIT

PERIODICALS

  • Publishers Weekly, May 11, 2015, review of The Cactus Creek Challenge, p. 43; October 10, 2016, review of My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla’s Reveille, p. 64.

ONLINE

  • Christian Author: A.M. Heath, https://amheathblog.wordpress.com/ (July 3, 2017), review of The Bounty Hunter’s Baby.

  • Manga Maniac Cafe, http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/ (July 3, 2017), review of The Bounty Hunter’s Baby.

  • Reading Is My Power, http://readingismysuperpower.org/ (July 3, 2017), review of His Prairie Sweetheart.

  • RT Book Reviews, https://www.rtbookreviews.com (July 3, 2017), Susannah Balch, review of His Prairie Sweetheart and My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas.

  • Whispering Stories, http://whisperingstories.com/ (July 3, 2017), reviews of The Cactus Creek Challenge and My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas.*

1. Love is patient romance collection : true love takes time in nine historical novellas https://lccn.loc.gov/2016479750 Love is patient romance collection : true love takes time in nine historical novellas / Erica Vetsch [and seven others]. Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Books, [2016] 443 pages ; 23 cm PS648.L6 L667 2016 ISBN: 9781634096614 (pbk.)1634096614 (pbk.) 2. Where the heart is : romance collection https://lccn.loc.gov/2016479810 Vetsch, Erica. Where the heart is : romance collection / Erica Vetsch, Andrea Boeshaar, Carol Cox, Rhonda Gibson, Sally Laity, Jane LaMunyon, Claire Sanders, Pamela Kaye Tracy. Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Books, [2016] 444 pages ; 23 cm ISBN: 9781630581718 (pbk.) 3. The Homestead Brides collection https://lccn.loc.gov/2014504720 The Homestead Brides collection / Mary Connealy, Darlene Franklin, Carla Olson Gade, Ruth Logan Herne, Pam Hillman, DiAnn Mills, Erica Vetsch, Becca Whitham, Kathleen Y'Barbo. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Publishing, Inc., [2015]©2015 462 pages ; 23 cm PS648.L6 H674 2015 ISBN: 9781630586867 (pbk.)1630586862 (pbk.) 4. The convenient bride collection https://lccn.loc.gov/2015298647 The convenient bride collection / Erica Vetsch [and 8 others]. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Books, [2015]©2015 447 pages ; 23 cm PS648.L6 C666 2015 ISBN: 9781634090971 (pbk.)1634090977 (pbk.) 5. The Cactus Creek challenge : a novel https://lccn.loc.gov/2015275200 Vetsch, Erica, author. The Cactus Creek challenge : a novel / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc., [2015] 317 pages ; 22 cm PS3622.E886 C33 2015 ISBN: 9781630589271 (pbk.)1630589276 (pbk.) 6. The most eligible bachelor romance collection : nine historical novellas celebrate marrying for all the right reasons https://lccn.loc.gov/2015506877 The most eligible bachelor romance collection : nine historical novellas celebrate marrying for all the right reasons / Amanda Barratt, Susanne Dietze, Cynthia Hickey, Shannon McNear, Gebrielle Meyer, Connie Stevens, Erica Vetsch, Gina Welborn, Kathleen Y'barbo. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Books, an imprint of Barbour Publishing, Inc., [2015]©2015 442 pages ; 23 cm PS648.L6 M675 2015 ISBN: 9781630588762 (print)1630588768 (print) 7. Journeys of the heart https://lccn.loc.gov/2015275121 Journeys of the heart / Camille Elliot, Winnie Griggs, Erica Vetsch. [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], ©2015. 281 pages ; 21 cm ISBN: 97819422650611942265069 8. A bride sews with love in Needles, California https://lccn.loc.gov/2012289338 Vetsch, Erica. A bride sews with love in Needles, California / Erica Vetsch. Ulrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., c2012. 319 p. ; 22 cm. PS3622.E886 B745 2012 ISBN: 9781616267414 (pbk.)1616267410 (pbk.) 9. A bride's portrait of Dodge City, Kansas https://lccn.loc.gov/2011284876 Vetsch, Erica. A bride's portrait of Dodge City, Kansas / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Pub., c2011. 316 p. ; 22 cm. PS3622.E886 B75 2011 ISBN: 9781616265069 (pbk.)161626506X (pbk.) 10. Light to my path https://lccn.loc.gov/2013658520 Vetsch, Erica. Light to my path / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Heartsong Presents, c2011. 171, [4] p. ; 18 cm. CPB Box no. 3721 vol. 9 ISBN: 9781616264475 (pbk.)1616264470 (pbk.) 11. Before the dawn https://lccn.loc.gov/2012656221 Vetsch, Erica. Before the dawn / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Heartsong Presents, c2011. 170, [2] p. ; 18 cm. CPB Box no. 1601 vol. 15 ISBN: 9781616263294 (pbk.)1616263296 (pbk.) 12. Maggie and the maverick https://lccn.loc.gov/2013660157 Vetsch, Erica. Maggie and the maverick / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Heartsong Presents, c2010. 170, [2] p. ; 18 cm. CPB Box no. 3771 vol. 9 ISBN: 9781616260392 (pbk.)1616260394 (pbk.) 13. Lily and the lawman https://lccn.loc.gov/2010283608 Vetsch, Erica. Lily and the lawman / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Heartsong Presents, c2010. 170 p. ; 18 cm. CPB Box no. 3689 vol. 21 ISBN: 9781602609112 (pbk.)160260911X (pbk.) 14. The Marriage masquerade https://lccn.loc.gov/2010479312 Vetsch, Erica. The Marriage masquerade / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichsville, OH : Heartsong Presents, c2010. 169 p. ; 18 cm. CPB Box no. 3084 vol. 4 ISBN: 9781602607002 (pbk.)1602607001 (pbk.) 15. Clara and the cowboy https://lccn.loc.gov/2010515827 Vetsch, Erica. Clara and the cowboy / Erica Vetsch. Uhrichville, OH : Heartsong Presents, c2010. 170, [2] p. ; 18 cm. CPB Box no. 3141 vol. 8 ISBN: 9781602607705 (pbk.) :1602607702 (pbk.) :
  • Of Rags and Riches Romance Collection: Nine Stories of Poverty and Opulence During the Gilded Age - July 1, 2017 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Rags-Riches-Romance-Collection-Opulence/dp/1683222636/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Seven Brides for Seven Texans Romance Collection: The Hart Brothers Must Marry or Lose Their Inheritance in 7 Historical Novellas - December 1, 2016 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Brides-Texans-Romance-Collection/dp/1634099656/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Homestead Brides Collection: 9 Pioneering Couples Risk All for Love and Land - February 1, 2015 BARBOUR BOOKS, https://www.amazon.com/Homestead-Brides-Collection-Pioneering-Couples/dp/1630586862/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • The Bounty Hunter's Baby (Love Inspired Historical) - February 7, 2017 Love Inspired Historicals, https://www.amazon.com/Bounty-Hunters-Baby-Inspired-Historical/dp/0373425120/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Love Is Patient Romance Collection: True Love Takes Time in Nine Historical Novellas - February 1, 2016 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Love-Patient-Romance-Collection-Historical/dp/1634096614/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Where the Heart is Romance Collection - April 1, 2016 Barbour Publishing Inc., https://www.amazon.com/Where-Romance-Collection-Andrea-Boeshaar/dp/1630581712/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • His Prairie Sweetheart (Love Inspired Historical) - May 10, 2016 Love Inspired, https://www.amazon.com/Prairie-Sweetheart-Love-Inspired-Historical/dp/037328361X/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Love Inspired - September 1, 2013 Barbour Publishing, Inc., https://www.amazon.com/LOG-CABIN-CHRISTMAS-Margaret-Brownley/dp/1624162517/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla's Reveille - January 1, 2017 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Belongs-Fort-Bliss-Texas/dp/1634099303/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Sagebrush Knights : Four-in-one Collection (Romancing America: Wyoming) - December 1, 2012 Barbour Publishing, Inc., https://www.amazon.com/Sagebrush-Knights-Four-one-Collection/dp/1616266422/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • A Child's Christmas Wish (Love Inspired Historical) - November 7, 2017 November 7, 2017, https://www.amazon.com/Childs-Christmas-Wish-Inspired-Historical/dp/037342549X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • The Trail Boss's Bride: inspirational historical romance (Journeys of the Heart Book 3) - August 24, 2015 Serenade Books, https://www.amazon.com/Trail-Bosss-Bride-inspirational-historical-ebook/dp/B014FXDGQC/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • Clara and the Cowboy (Heartsong Presents #900) - March 31, 2010 Heartsong Presents, https://www.amazon.com/Clara-Cowboy-Heartsong-Presents-900/dp/1602607702/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • The Regency Brides Collection: Seven Romances Set in England during the Early Nineteenth Century - November 1, 2017 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Regency-Brides-Collection-Romances-Nineteenth/dp/1683223713/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • The Legend of Obadiah Wilder: The Glorious Defeat of the Dickenson Gang (Cactus Creek Challenge) - March 1, 2015) Shiloh Run Studios, https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Obadiah-Wilder-Dickenson-Challenge-ebook/dp/B00UCOD0SS/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • Colorado Dawn: Love Lights the Way for Three Historical Brides (Romancing America) - December 1, 2014 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Colorado-Dawn-Historical-Romancing-America/dp/1630584525/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • NORTH STAR BRIDES (Romancing America) - August 1, 2013 Barbour Publishing, Inc, https://www.amazon.com/NORTH-STAR-BRIDES-Romancing-America/dp/1624162568/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Harlequin Love Inspired Historical May 2016 Box Set: The Cowboy's City Girl\Special Delivery Baby\The Reluctant Bridegroom\His Prairie Sweetheart - May 1, 2016 Love Inspired Historicals, https://www.amazon.com/Harlequin-Love-Inspired-Historical-Baby%5C-ebook/dp/B01CNN6Z28/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • GREAT PLAINS BRIDES (Brides & Weddings) by Ramona K. Cecil - June 1, 2011 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Idaho-Brides-Romancing-America-Vetsch/dp/1616261250/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • A Bride's Portrait of Dodge City, Kansas (Brides & Weddings) - September 1, 2011 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Brides-Portrait-Dodge-Kansas-Weddings/dp/161626506X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • Journeys of the Heart (Hometown Romance) - July 16, 2015 Hometown Romance, https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-Hometown-Romance-Camille-Elliot/dp/1942265069/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • Stars in Her Eyes (Heartsong Presents #992) - 2012 HeartSong Presents, https://www.amazon.com/Stars-Her-Eyes-Heartsong-Presents/dp/B008ZEC69G/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
  • The Bartered Bride (Kennebrae Brides Series #1) (Heartsong Presents #875) - October 14, 2009 Barbour Books, https://www.amazon.com/Marriage-Masquerade-Truly-Digital-Editions-ebook/dp/B007Q6XKNA/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • Golden State Brides: Two Historical Romances Under One Cover (Brides & Weddings) - September 1, 2013 Barbour Publishing, Inc., https://www.amazon.com/Golden-State-Brides-Historical-Romances/dp/1624162363/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • The Engineered Engagement (Kennebrae Brides Series #3) (Heartsong Presents #907) - May 1, 2010 Barbour Publishing, Inc., https://www.amazon.com/Engineered-Engagement-Kennebrae-Heartsong-Presents/dp/1602608822/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
  • Light in My Path (Hearstong Presents #968) - 2011 Heartsong Presents, https://www.amazon.com/Light-Path-Hearstong-Presents-968/dp/1616264470/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8v
  • Erica Vetsch - http://www.ericavetsch.com/

    Thank you so much for stopping by my online home. I hope you'll stay long enough to get acquainted. You can find my books, some fun honors and awards, and please don't forget to sign up for my newsletter!

    I am a transplanted Kansan now residing in Minnesota. I love history and romance, and I am blessed to be able to combine the two by writing historical romances for the inspirational market. Whenever I'm not immersed in fictional worlds, I'm the company bookkeeper for the family lumber business, mother of two, wife to a man who is my total opposite and soul-mate, and avid museum patron.

My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla's Reveille
Publishers Weekly.
263.41 (Oct. 10, 2016): p64.
COPYRIGHT 2016 PWxyz, LLC
http://www.publishersweekly.com/
Full Text: 
My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla's Reveille
Erica Vetsch. Barbour, $12.99 trade paper (256p) ISBN 978-1-6340-9930-1
Vetsch takes readers back to the 1870s, in an unsettled west with rocky relations between Native Americans and white soldiers in this first
installation of her My Heart Belongs In series. Upon hearing about the death of her brother and his wife, Priscilla Hutchins leaves the comfort of
her Cincinnati home and heads west with the single-minded goal of consoling her nephew and niece (who are twins) and rescuing them from
what she sees as the horrors of military life, after they are placed under the guardianship of Major Elliot Ryder. Ryder, the Fort Bliss doctor, has
his hands full with the hospital, building relationships with the Kickapoo Tribe, learning about the medicinal local fauna, and watching over the
two exuberant seven-year-olds. Though the ending is telegraphed from the moment Priscilla arrives in town, Vetch's humor, description, and
dialogue make the journey entertaining. When Priscilla arrives, Major Ryder challenges her intentions and her plans for the twins. Though her
intentions are honorable, miscommunications and her own misconceptions put her at odds with Ryder and the other soldiers at the fort. Although
they're from vastly different worlds, Hutchins and Ryder both rely on their Christian faith during hard times, which is tested as well as
strengthened. Vetsch does a fine job fleshing out the protagonists, and the ancillary characters are all endearing in their own brusque or innocent
way. A promising start to a new series perfect for fans of inspiring historical romances. (Jan.)
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The Cactus Creek Challenge
Publishers Weekly.
262.19 (May 11, 2015): p43.
COPYRIGHT 2015 PWxyz, LLC
http://www.publishersweekly.com/
Full Text: 
* The Cactus Creek Challenge
Erica Vetsch. Barbour/Shiloh Run, $13.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-1-63058-927-1
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Blending laugh-out-loud humor into a story of life on the Texas frontier is a difficult job, but Vetsch (Colorado Dawn) manages to do it with
plenty of faith and panache in this historical romance set in Cactus Creek, Tex., in 1888. Cassie Bucknell, the town's teacher, has been in love
with Sheriff Ben Wilder since she was in pigtails. Ben, however, can only see the tomboy she once was. When they become one of the two
couples to switch jobs as part of the town's month-long fund-raising challenge, Cassie's stubbornness leads her into interesting predicaments.
Jenny Hart, a baker in town, is a woman with a young daughter fleeing the past. For her part of the challenge, Jenny takes over the livery, while
livery owner Carl Gustafson is put in charge of the bakery with mixed, and hilarious, results. The pair of love stories flow beautifully as the
reader is immersed in the joyful adventure of life in a simpler, more faith-filled time. Agent: Rochelle Gardner, Books & Such Literary
Management. (July)
Source Citation   (MLA 8th
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"The Cactus Creek Challenge." Publishers Weekly, 11 May 2015, p. 43. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
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