Horses, pretty ladies, and handsome men in faded denim and boots: the very stuff of romance. Christian western fiction novels have this with all the challenges of making a life in rugged wide open spaces. The strong heroines of today's literature are right at home in the American west.
Adventure is always at hand in the untamed mountains or the endless plains. You can fall off a horse or a cliff, freeze in an unexpected blizzard, get snakebit, lose your ranch to the bank, and, of course, get your heart broken. The Christian framework keeps the action and the complications within acceptable boundaries. This is great in these days when a modern novel can be a lot more graphic than many readers want.
Women like men - a simple fact - and they like horses. This sets the scene. It's not hard to place a woman - young and inexperienced or older and available because of past mistakes or tragedy - in charge of a riding academy specializing in barrel racing and cutting, or trying to save the family ranch in the face of overwhelming odds, or rescuing a horse or two and needing the help of a handsome veterinarian, farrier, or horse breaker. And voila - you can probably think of a thousand complications to these and other scenarios.
The hero can be a guy with a mysterious past - prison, witness protection program, failed romance or marriage - or a man who simply never thought he'd settle down but blam! the heroine's blue eyes hit him between the eyes and stop him in his tracks. Perhaps he's the Christian and leads her to the Lord, or she's the believer who helps him see he doesn't have to fight everything alone. Children can complicate the mix, or aging parents, or old boy/girl friends. The possibilities are endless.
Traditionally, the hero is devastatingly attractive. He sets all hearts aflutter, whether innocent young ones or those which have been damaged beyond repair. Inevitably, our cowboy rides off into the Texas sunlight without a backward look. This is a real bummer for the pretty woman left behind who can't compete with the lure of the open road or the excitement of the rodeo.
Well, bummer. However, the cowpoke who's found Jesus will have overcome these philandering ways and found solace for broken dreams. He'll be ready, willing, and able to make a girl a steady husband, once all the misunderstandings and obstacles are out of the way. This is the happy ending most romantic women prefer, and lots of men, too, if the truth be told.
Many readers love both boy-meets-girl stores and testimonies of how people meet the Lord and come to accept His grace. The faith-based western has both themes to entertain and enchant. Believable characters and realistic story lines are easy to create when the wild, wild west is the backdrop.
The horses, the dust, the rugged country, and the wide blue sky are the touches that make this genre special. Whether the time-frame is the early days on the frontier or life in the twenty-first century, the land is the same. When the author has an intimate knowledge of western life and of the hearts of men and women, the reader is in for a real treat.
Adventure is always at hand in the untamed mountains or the endless plains. You can fall off a horse or a cliff, freeze in an unexpected blizzard, get snakebit, lose your ranch to the bank, and, of course, get your heart broken. The Christian framework keeps the action and the complications within acceptable boundaries. This is great in these days when a modern novel can be a lot more graphic than many readers want.
Women like men - a simple fact - and they like horses. This sets the scene. It's not hard to place a woman - young and inexperienced or older and available because of past mistakes or tragedy - in charge of a riding academy specializing in barrel racing and cutting, or trying to save the family ranch in the face of overwhelming odds, or rescuing a horse or two and needing the help of a handsome veterinarian, farrier, or horse breaker. And voila - you can probably think of a thousand complications to these and other scenarios.
The hero can be a guy with a mysterious past - prison, witness protection program, failed romance or marriage - or a man who simply never thought he'd settle down but blam! the heroine's blue eyes hit him between the eyes and stop him in his tracks. Perhaps he's the Christian and leads her to the Lord, or she's the believer who helps him see he doesn't have to fight everything alone. Children can complicate the mix, or aging parents, or old boy/girl friends. The possibilities are endless.
Traditionally, the hero is devastatingly attractive. He sets all hearts aflutter, whether innocent young ones or those which have been damaged beyond repair. Inevitably, our cowboy rides off into the Texas sunlight without a backward look. This is a real bummer for the pretty woman left behind who can't compete with the lure of the open road or the excitement of the rodeo.
Well, bummer. However, the cowpoke who's found Jesus will have overcome these philandering ways and found solace for broken dreams. He'll be ready, willing, and able to make a girl a steady husband, once all the misunderstandings and obstacles are out of the way. This is the happy ending most romantic women prefer, and lots of men, too, if the truth be told.
Many readers love both boy-meets-girl stores and testimonies of how people meet the Lord and come to accept His grace. The faith-based western has both themes to entertain and enchant. Believable characters and realistic story lines are easy to create when the wild, wild west is the backdrop.
The horses, the dust, the rugged country, and the wide blue sky are the touches that make this genre special. Whether the time-frame is the early days on the frontier or life in the twenty-first century, the land is the same. When the author has an intimate knowledge of western life and of the hearts of men and women, the reader is in for a real treat.
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