About the Book

Book: This Healing Journey

Author: Misty M Beller

Genre: Christian Historical Romance

Release date: July 18, 2019

This Healing Journey Cover The mountain wilderness of her family’s home in the Canadian Rockies is all Hannah Grant has ever known. Now at the age of twenty-four, she’s on a journey to help her father to find the son he gave up for adoption three decades before. This is Hannah’s chance to discover the life she’s missed out on so far—and hopefully find a husband along the way. But she certainly doesn’t plan to fall for the first man she meets.

Years in the Calvary provided Nathaniel Peak with more than his share of violence and adventure. That life behind him, he wants nothing more than to settle down in the beautiful Montana mountains and raise his own stock—in peace. The last thing he expects is the savagely wounded child who shows up in his barn. Nor the woman he comes to rely on for the girl’s care.

Hannah can’t help but fall in love with the brave Indian child who so desperately needs her, but no matter what, she can’t let herself fall for the man whose past choices go against everything she believes in. As the situation grows worse, Hannah and Nathaniel are forced to make a heart-rending decision to save the girl’s life. Little do they imagine, the choice they make could spell disaster for them all.

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Guest Review from Mindy Houng

“But what if’s don’t matter at the end of the day. You made the choice you felt was right, and God worked good from it.”

The title of the book says it all. This final installment of the Heart of the Mountains series indeed is a healing journey. After having met and fallen in love with many of Simeon’s extended family in this series, we now circle back to Simeon from the very first book as he sets out to search for his infant son Reuben whom he left behind in another couple’s care thirty years ago. With her beautiful descriptions of the wilderness and fluid writing style, Misty Beller will once again set you right in the heart of Montana Territory in 1880 as she lets you see, hear, taste, smell, touch, and feel with the characters. Since this story involves Simeon and his past, it would be best to read This Treacherous Journey (book 1) first if you haven’t yet to understand Simeon and his relationship with Emma and her daughter Hannah. The whole series is quite delightful and I recommend reading all the books in order.

Reuben, now a man with a wife, spends his days happily ranching his deceased father’s land and taking care of his ill mother without having a clue as to his past. He is completely taken aback when Simeon, his wife Emma, and their daughter Hannah come looking for him and share their reason for finding him. Simeon and Reuben’s reunion is emotional, heart-rending, and beautiful. But there is more to this story than a long lost father and son bonding! Simeon and Emma’s daughter Hannah meets Reuben’s neighbor Nathaniel as he starts out a new life after leaving his years in cavalry. Hannah is a capable frontierswoman and well-versed in wilderness life, looking for a husband outside of their secluded location in Canada. Their attraction is immediate but their friendship/relationship is fraught with uncertainty and doubt, enhanced by their shared care of an injured Indian child, and threatened by those bent on revenge and harm.

If you enjoy historical romance set in the wilderness of the west, you will absolutely love this book and the entire series. I can’t wait to read Misty Beller’s next series!

I received a copy of the book via Celebrate Lit Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive review. All comments and opinions are solely my own.

About the Author

Misty Misty M. Beller writes romantic mountain stories, set on the 1800s frontier and woven with the truth of God’s love.

She was raised on a farm in South Carolina, so her Southern roots run deep. Growing up, her family was close, and they continue to keep that priority today. Her husband and children now add another dimension to her life, keeping her both grounded and crazy.

More from Misty

Occasionally I hear readers debate about whether they prefer to read a series of books from an author, or only standalone novels. Personally, I love series—both reading and writing them. There’s something about seeing characters I know and love from past books that makes me warm and happy inside. Can you relate?

One of the first series I wrote, the Mountain Dreams Series, included five books that told the stories of several families intertwined through marriage and God’s connections. Those characters are still so dear to my heart! When book 5 ended, I had so many readers ask for more in the series, I began dreaming of a spin-off series with a very special connection to the hero in book 5. Enter: the Heart of the Mountains Series.

I’ve LOVED every story in this 7-book collection, taking each journey with the characters as I laughed and cried and uncovered their secrets. For the final 7^th book, I’m thrilled to announce that I’m reuniting many of the characters from BOTH series! Simeon Grant (from Heart of the Mountains, book 1) goes on a journey to find the son he gave up for adoption as an infant (the hero in Mountain Dreams, book 5).

This Healing Journey has its own leading lady, Hannah Grant (the baby born at the end of This Treacherous Journey, all grown up and as tough as any lady raised in the Canadian mountain wilderness). And a new character, Nathaniel Peak, who stars as the hero (and who I fell in love with IMMEDIATELY!).

Even if you’ve never read any of my stories, I think you’ll enjoy this one. Especially if you love adventurous mountain stories as much as I do!