At Love's Bidding (Ozark Mountain Romance Book #2)

Regina Jennings

Nov 2015 · Ozark Mountain Romance Book 2 · Baker Books

About this ebook

Regina Jennings Is a Rising Voice
in Humorous Historical Romance

After helping her grandfather at their Boston auction house, Miranda Wimplegate discovers she's accidentally sold a powerful family's prized portrait to an anonymous bidder. Desperate to appease the furious family, her grandfather tracks it to the Missouri Ozarks and makes an outlandish offer to buy the local auction house if they promise not to sell anything until he arrives.

Upon their arrival, however, they discover their new business doesn't deal in fine antiques, but in livestock. And its manager, ruggedly handsome Wyatt Ballentine, is frustrated to discover his fussy new bosses don't know a thing about the business he's single-handedly kept afloat. Faced with more cattle than they can count--but no mysterious painting--Miranda and Wyatt form an unlikely but charged partnership to try and salvage a bad situation getting worse.

Ratings and reviews

At Love’s Bidding by Regina Jennings is the second book in the Ozark Mountain Romance series and it is set in 1873. Miranda Wimplegate is used to staying in the shadows. She does not like being the center of attention and you can tell from the dull clothes that she wears in colors that will make her blend in with her surroundings. Miranda works at her family's auction house Wimplegate Auction House (not very original) in Boston, Massachusetts. The family sold a painting that was not supposed to be in the auction (so who put it there). Miranda and her grandfather, Elmer Wimplegate (who seems to be having memory issues) go to Pine Gap (where the purchases mailed the painting) to retrieve the painting which will protect the reputation of their auction house. In order to ensure that they get the painting, the purchase the auction house in Pine Gap (sight unseen). What they do not know is that the auction house caters to animals (and whatever else anyone wishes to sell). Wyatt Ballentine is the manager of the sale barn at the auction house in Pine Gap. He has been saving up to buy it and is upset when he finds out that the owner sold it to outsiders. Wyatt is hoping he can convince Miranda and Elmer that this is not the business for them and get them to sell the auction house to him. Wyatt does not anticipate Miranda and her determined nature. Miranda will have her hands full with keeping an eye on her grandfather (who is getting worse each day), looking for the painting, and not letting Wyatt know what she is looking for in the auction house. I think Miranda and Wyatt are in for an adventure! At Love’s Bidding is a cute novel. I liked the main characters (especially Wyatt) and the setting of Pine Gap. There are some interesting people in this delightful little town. At Love’s Bidding is fun and easy to read. I give At Love’s Bidding 4 out of 5 stars (I liked it). I liked seeing Miranda grow and blossom during the course of the novel. At Love’s Bidding can be read without having enjoyed the first book in the series. I look forward to the next book in the Ozark Mountain Romance series. I received a complimentary copy of At Love’s Bidding from NetGalley and The Book Club Inc. (and the publisher) in exchange for an honest review.

This is book two in the Ozark Mountain Romance series, however it is a stand alone book.Regina Jennings does an amazing job at writing a series of book that can also stand alone. You usually get to know a character a little bit in one book before they are the main one in another, and you reacquaint yourself with past main characters in the next books, yet they all stand alone. Jennings humorous, romance style of writing keeps you laughing throughout the novel. This novel focuses on Miranda Wimplegate, she and her family run a auction house in Boston, when things go wrong, she must accompany her grandfather to the back wood of the Ozarks. Miranda is a quiet, shy girl with opinions of her own. Yet when her family needs her she will do whatever it takes to get the job done. With worry over her grandfather and the feelings she is having for Wyatt, will she fail at everything her family asked of her or will God show himself, even when she doubts it. Wyatt Ballentine, is a determined mountain man. He is not prepared for Miranda nor her quirky grandfather. When the Wimplegate family secrets are revealed will Wyatt be able to help them or is there much more to the story? Miranda and Wyatt have sparks from the get go. They come from two different world, but are they so different that there is no chance at love? When strangers come to town will that be the undoing of Miranda and Wyatt. I was given a copy of this novel from net galley for my honest opinion.

About the author

Regina Jennings is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in English and a history minor. She is the author of A Most Inconvenient Marriage, Sixty Acres and a Bride, and Caught in the Middle, and contributed a novella to A Match Made in Texas. Regina has worked at the Mustang News and First Baptist Church of Mustang, along with time at the Oklahoma National Stockyards and various livestock shows. She now lives outside Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband and four children and can be found online at www.reginajennings.com.