Verna Kate
(2026)Rocky Mountain Bride
(Book 22 in the National Park Brides series)
A novel by Angela Raines
Set in 1914 against the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park, two people struggle with their feelings for each other as they vie to realize the different dreams each has for the region.
Verna Kate Keys fell in love with the Rocky Mountains at fourteen, when a visit to her aunt in Denver opened her eyes to their wild beauty. Now living in Estes Park, she is determined to help preserve the land she loves. As a guide, she shows visitors the majesty of the peaks, forests, and valleys, hoping to inspire them to protect what others want to exploit.
Harry Clayton Moore has been sent west by his powerful father to secure logging rights in the very region Verna Kate is fighting to save. A Yale-educated forester, Harry, knows the value of conservation, but will family duty and pressure push him toward decisions that could destroy the land and the community around it?
As tensions rise, Verna Kate and Harry must choose between duty, ambition, and love.
Genre: Inspirational
Verna Kate Keys fell in love with the Rocky Mountains at fourteen, when a visit to her aunt in Denver opened her eyes to their wild beauty. Now living in Estes Park, she is determined to help preserve the land she loves. As a guide, she shows visitors the majesty of the peaks, forests, and valleys, hoping to inspire them to protect what others want to exploit.
Harry Clayton Moore has been sent west by his powerful father to secure logging rights in the very region Verna Kate is fighting to save. A Yale-educated forester, Harry, knows the value of conservation, but will family duty and pressure push him toward decisions that could destroy the land and the community around it?
As tensions rise, Verna Kate and Harry must choose between duty, ambition, and love.
Genre: Inspirational
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