Claim of Her Own, A

I highly recommend A Claim of Her Own. This book is at the top of my 2009 reads. A Claim of Her Own claimed my heart from the very first sentence of the book! Stephanie Grace Whitson takes you along for the adventure. She makes you feel like you are right there with all the characters. I could see everything she describes through Mattie's eyes. Mattie learns that being rich with money doesn't mean a thing if your... Read Full Review

Set in the gold mining town of Deadwood, South Dakota, A Claim of Her Own is the tale of Mattie O'Keefe's attempts to start a respectable life of her own. Escaping from a controlling and cheating saloon owner, Mattie sets out to find her brother and his claim in Deadwood. When Mattie arrives in Deadwood, it is only to find her brother dead, and the claim is hers, to sell or keep. Despite the odds, Mattie chooses to stay... Read Full Review

I thoroughly enjoyed the latest novel from Stephanie Grace Whitson. Mattie O'Keefe is an intriguing personality from many of the fiction novels currently on my bookshelf in that, while she is spunky and full of sass, she also has a bitter edge to her attitude that is intriguingly endearing. Whitson does a remarkable job of creating characteristics in her main character that in real life can be irritating, but in this novel,... Read Full Review

Stephanie Grace Whitson has once again written a great historical Christian fiction novel full of vibrant characters. The main protagonist is a beauty who feels very out of place upon her arrival in Deadwood, South Dakota. There are no ladies in the gold mining settlement ... oh, there are "women" - just no ladies. And for good reason. Main street is barely more than a series of canvas tents with roughly made signs. There... Read Full Review

I really enjoyed this book, from the first page to the last, I had to keep reading. It was so hard to put it down. The characters were well formed and I found myself in the Black Hills and in the dirty streets of Deadwood. I found myself feeling the emotions of the characters, just like if I were them. Stephanie Grace Whitson did a great job in making the reader feel like they are right there in the town from the stench... Read Full Review