Linda Weaver Clarke

Award Winning Novel is an instant classic!



Posted: Friday, September 04, 2009

by Linda Weaver Clarke
http://www.lindaweaverclarke.com

We enter the “Make Believe World” when we open a book and begin to read. It is a world that can fill us with wonder, where dreams can come true, where we can go on an adventure, learn about history, or fall in love all over again.

“Melinda and the Wild West: A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho,” is an award-winning novel for Reader Views “Reviewers Choice Award.” Page One Literary Book Review wrote: “Linda Weaver Clarke displays an easy and excellent style of writing, blending adventure/romance/history/humor and courage. Melinda and the Wild Westis an instant classic and should put this author on the literary map all over the world.”

In 1896 Melinda Gamble—a very elegant, naïve young woman from Boston—decides to give up her life of monotonous comfort for the turbulent uncertainty of the still untamed Wild West. Driven by her intense desire to make a difference in the world, Melinda takes a job as a schoolteacher in the small town of Paris, Idaho, where she comes face-to-face with Butch Cassidy, a vicious grizzly bear, and a terrible blizzard that leaves her clinging to her life. But it’s a rugged rancher who challenges Melinda with the one thing for which she was least prepared—love.

Melynda Gascoyne, Bee Newspaper: Buffalo, New York, wrote: “For anyone who likes to read classic-styled romance novels that also have a drop of history, this is the book for you. I was impressed with the eloquence in which Clarke spun her story.”

When a rugged rancher and a determined schoolteacher meet, they tend to butt heads and clash with each encounter, but at the same time there seems to be an underlying interest in one another. In this story, Melinda is trying to help a rebellious student through acceptance and love, and at the same time, she is trying to understand her own heart.

Reader Views, wrote: “From the first page I was captivated by this book. I had to continue reading, rushing to turn the page, I had to see what next adventure would catch up with Melinda. The plot is interesting: mixing history with fiction, adventure with romance. It is a great honor to highly recommend this book to readers of historical fictions and romance. Ms Clarke, this is a piece to be proud of, well done!”

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Linda Weaver Clarke travels throughout the United States, teaching a “Family Legacy Workshop," encouraging people to write their family history and autobiography. She is happily married and is the mother of six daughters and has several grandchildren. Clarke is the author of eight novels: the historical romance series, “A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho," which includes: Melinda and the Wild West - a semi-finalist for the “Reviewers Choice Award 2007," and a new mystery series, “The Adventures of John and Julia Evans."
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