To Capture a Mountain Man by Robin Lee Hatcher Series: The British Are Coming #3
on February 10, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Romance / Historical
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
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She came seeking adventure. He never expected her to find him.
Lady Amanda Whitcombe dreamed of the untamed beauty of the American West from the moment Buffalo Bill’s Wild West dazzled her during the Queen’s Jubilee. But nothing could prepare her for the rugged wilderness of Yellowstone—or the man who would change her life forever.
When Amanda is swept into the icy currents of a park river, game scout Isaiah Coltrane rescues her. Used to solitude and determined to avoid entanglements—especially with a woman as refined as Amanda—he’s eager to return her to civilization. Yet her courage and quick wit soon prove there’s more to her than the polished exterior of an English lady.
Bound by circumstance and danger, Amanda and Isaiah must navigate the perils of poachers, rustlers, and a growing affection he is not ready to admit. Isaiah believes Amanda belongs in the world of fine society, not the remote mountains he calls home. But Amanda’s heart has already chosen him—and she’s willing to fight for the man who believes he’s unworthy of her love.
A romance of courage, love, and an unbreakable bond forged in the wild.
This third novel in The British are Coming Series does all the things I don’t like in a romance (literally, almost all of them), and I still liked it. If you remember in the previous book in the series, To Marry an English Lord, Hatcher had a lot of formula in that book as well, but it still hit right for me. I can’t help my ancient black heart; give me adventure, suspense, and mystery any day, but I just don’t buy the love story. But then here I am, liking another romance.
Take a smidge of damsel in distress, toss in a healthy dose of instalove, a heaping amount of refusing to communicate with each other, and a slice of save her reputation, and you have Amanda and Isaiah’s love story. It’s not that simple, but then again, it really is. We knew coming in that Amanda is a handful. She’s got a lot of gumption and personality for a lady of standing in British society. She’s taken (she wasn’t quite given as much as talked everyone around her into) a lot of opportunities that most young ladies of her standing would never have been given. She should be back in London for The Season, attending balls and finding a suitable husband, and not running around Idaho and Yellowstone meeting mountain men. But again, she’s got a lot of personality and gumption, so of course that’s exactly what she is doing.
Enter Isaiah, the educated young man from back East who instead chose the isolated mountain life. And the (mis)fortune of rescuing Amanda from one of her impulsive choices that puts her in danger. And in his path. He does all the right things, for all the wrong reasons, as he doesn’t feel worthy of her. And for the love of gravy, the way they don’t talk to each other about their feelings. Well, I mean, she does. She tells him she chooses him, but still they never really connect the dots together . . . until after they are already married. He proposes for her reputation, she accepts because she loves him.
Their love story is so much more than a love story. There’s adventure, there’s real mishap, and it’s just an overall solid story of two people finding their way in a world they didn’t expect but completely want. And when I really think about it, I can forgive the instalove ingredient in a romance recipe when it’s historical fiction. You married, not always who you chose, and there was no out. So if you find someone you are super compatible with, that you are friends with, and you have feelings for, it may be your only shot to get all of that because, well, forever. I really did love this story, and I’m ready to queue up number four as we work toward the fifth in the series for The Christian Fiction Reading Challenge April read.
About Robin Lee Hatcher
Robin Lee Hatcher is the author of over 95 novels and novellas with more than five million copies in print. She’s known for her heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. Her numerous awards include the RITA®, the Carol, the Christy, the HOLT Medallion, the National Reader’s Choice, and the Faith, Hope & Love Reader’s Choice. Robin is also the recipient of prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards from both American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America®. When not writing, she enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, Bible art journaling, reading books that make her cry, watching romantic movies, and decorative planning. Robin makes her home on the outskirts of Boise, sharing it with a demanding Papillon dog named Boo.
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