Thursday, June 30, 2022

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: Flame of the Rockies by Angela Breidenbach

Book: Flame of the Rockies

Author: Angela Breidenbach

Genre: Historical Fiction

Release date: February 1, 2022

The fiery pain at her new husband’s murder might equal the disaster blazing across the Pacific Northwest. Stranded in the treacherous railroad camp, baking bread for survival to avoid the life of a bordello canary, Juliana Hayes has no desire to marry a railroad ruffian like Lukas Filips, or anyone else. Her scrimping and saving will pay off soon. She’ll be free of the camps, the rails, and the men who destroyed her life. But she can’t earn her living constantly besieged by desperate bachelors where few women cause chaos in the male ranks.

Juliana reluctantly accepts his protection, but when Lukas reveals the secret of his Montenegrin nobility, the old fears flare as hot as the fire storm eating up the forest at their heels. Can she release her prejudice to love again? Or will either one of them survive The Big Blowup to find out?

Flame of the Rockies, Book 6 in the Queen of the Rockies series, is based on true history when three million acres burned out of control on the border of Montana and Idaho darkening the skies all the way to the East Coast during August of 1910. It’s a wonder anyone survived! Read this heart-pounding romance full of adventure, honoring true history and the heroes that made it. Be sure to follow this 6-book historical romance adventure series, Queen of the Rockies, set in the Gilded Age through the turn-of-the-century. Written by bestselling author and professional genealogist, Angela Breidenbach.

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I really enjoy Historical Fiction and I also enjoy reading books from a Series. I have read this series from Book 1 and this is now Book 6 in this series, Queen of the Rockies. Bride of the Rockies by Angela Breidenbach is the newest book in the series and I had the honor of reading it.

We are taken back to 1910 in Montana/Idaho. Julianna Hayes is a recent widow after her husband was murdered. She is a Bread Baker and it trying to save up enough money to leave the Idaho town she lives in. She is excited to be able to free herself from the Railroad Camps where she is and also all the Bachelors who are constantly trying to get in a relationship with her. She is not in a hurry to marry again. Lukas Filips, a foreman on the Railway, wants to help protect her from the barrage of men after her. She reluctantly agrees to his protection. Lukas and Julianna are finding they are falling in love as they spend more time with each other. The Community is battling a HUGE fire and Lukas wants nothing more then for them to survive the Blaze. Lukas reveals to Julianna his real Heritage and Julianna begins to wonder if she can really love him. Will the Community survive the Fire? Will there be a romance between Julianna and Lukas?

I LOVE Historical ficton because I always learn so much. I learned so much about the Big Blow Up of 1910. I had no clue that this event happened in History. Julianna had been through so much and I really LOVE her determination to make a better life for herself. Lukas is a great protector and a gentleman, unlike so many of the Bachelors who were hounding Julianna. Each book in this series is AMAZING! I HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone who enjoys Christian Historical Fiction. I have never been so excited of a Book Series than I am with this Series! One of the BEST I have ever read! FANTASTIC BOOK!

Angela Breidenbach is a professional genealogist, the director and president of The National Institute for Genealogical Studies (GenealogicalStudies.com), conference speaker, bestselling author of eighteen books. Angela lives in Montana with her hubby and Muse, a trained fe-lion, who shakes hands, rolls over, and jumps through a hoop. Surprisingly, Angela can also. Catch her show and podcast, Genealogy Publishing Coach!

https://AngelaBreidenbach.com

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Research is both a joy and a nemesis for an author and/or genealogist. We’re easily distracted with one more fascinating discovery! The entire series, Queen of the Rockies, came from research rabbit trails when I thought there’d be one book. Now there are six ending with Flame of the Rockies!

Flame of the Rockies happens on the factual Trail of the Hiawatha. At first, this trail was a mining area deep in the mountains on the Idaho-Montana border. So deep that fourteen feet of snow blocking the railroad was common during the winter. Quite the contrast to the hot, dry summers with countless lightning strikes and regular forest fires.

After the Big BlowUp that occurred in August of 1910 burning over 3,000,000 acres, the area gradually became a gorgeous upscale train ride through the mountains. People rode the Hiawatha for leisure, upscale dining, and tourism. Then rails died out. The Trail of the Hiawatha rose from the ashes of forgotten history to become the incredible 16.5 mile bike path it is today. The trail winds down the valley from on top of the Continental Divide with incredible views for miles as you ride and experience the awe of God’s creative grandeur.

Understanding the history and evolution of this special trail isn’t hard. So much work in historical preservation has been done, and continues to be done, for those who come. Be sure to read the travel article in the back of this book so you can be one of those holding your breath as mountain after mountain after mountain roll outward from the trestles. You’ll see mountain tops go on for miles and miles. Those vistas truly feel as if you’re standing on the clouds with the Heavenly Hosts. Then you’ll understand why Montana is called the Big Sky Country!

I hope you enjoy Flame of the Rockies and meeting many of the real people who lived and worked in those extreme conditions. Yes, a few of the characters are fictitious. But remember you’re also going to meet a true hero whose heroism and name still rings through the Hiawatha and the world today!