Alena Mentink writes books designed to give readers an emotional thrill while drawing them closer to the Lord. If you love adventures set in 1800s America and based off love, family, and faith, then you are in the right place.

When you’re looking for a new book, what are the elements you’re looking for?

• Do you like a plot with a climax that will make you pulse race?
• Do you like to dive deep into characters’ emotions and live the story with them?
• Do you like stories that focus on faith content?
• Do you like a romance that’s clean and wholesome, yet satisfying and real?
• Do you like a book that will sweep you back into a simpler time when neighbors helped each other and gathered together as a community?

A Choice of Love: Cowboy Matt Keath is a confirmed bachelor with no permanent plans. When his older brother unexpectedly dies, Matt heads to their farm to help his sister-in-law. Emily has no use for her reluctant, would-be rescuer, but both are surprised by the feelings that begin to blossom between them as they learn to work together.

A Time of Proving, the second book in the Home to Osceola series, will be releasing February 26th, 2025. Be sure to sign up to the newsletter for updates!