A Distance Too Grand (American Wonders Collection, #1) by Regina Scott -- Review

10/22/2019

About the Book

When a spunky photographer wrangles her way onto an 1871 survey crew of the Grand Canyon she thinks nothing can stand in her way. But her mind changes when she finds out she'll be working alongside the one man she doesn't want to fall in love with.

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About the Author

Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn't actually sell her first novel until she had learned a bit more about writing such as vocabulary, sentence structure, and plot. After numerous short stories and articles in magazines and trade journals, she got serious about her novel writing. The Unflappable Miss Fairchild was her first novel to be published (March 1998).

Besides her novels, Regina Scott has had published three Regency novellas ("The June Bride Conspiracy" in His Blushing Bride, "Sweeter Than Candy" in A Match for Mother, and "A Place by the Fire" in Mistletoe Kittens). Two of her novels, A Dangerous Dalliance and The Twelve Days of Christmas, have been translated into German. A Dangerous Dalliance and The Incomparable Miss Compton have been translated into Italian. Starstruck and Perfection have been translated into Dutch.

Regina Scott and her husband are the parents of two sons. They reside in the Tri-Cities of southeast Washington State and are members of the Church of the Nazarene. Born in 1959 and raised in the Seattle area, Regina Scott is a graduate of the University of Washington. She comes by her writing talent naturally--both her parents are excellent writers in their vocations as teacher and electrical technician. Her mother envisioned the plot for "Sweeter Than Candy," the novella which was written as a tribute to her.

Regina Scott is a devout Christian and a decent fencer; owns a historical, fantasy, and science fiction costume collection that currently takes up over a third of her large closet; and has been known to impersonate an independent consultant specializing in risk communication.

Review

Regina Scott has crafted an engaging and enjoyable story about a woman photographer in the Grand Canyon. Meg and Ben have a sweet romance, but the story as a whole is a bit slow. There are also several side stories within the novel that detract a bit from the main storyline, making it feel like a lot is going on. This is a fun historical story that brings to life the time period and the scenes of the Grand Canyon.

Series: American Wonders Collection
Genre: historical, romance, adventure, Christian
Publisher: Bethany House
Publication date: October 1, 2019
Number of pages: 384

A review copy of this book was provided by Revell. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

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