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Karen Barnett Releases Final Vintage National Parks Novel, Highlights Natural Beauty of 1930s Yellowstone
 
“Barnett brings the beauty and simplicity of Yellowstone to life in this wonderful story of faith, humility, and trust.” –Publishers Weekly
 
 “There’s much to enjoy in Ever Faithful, from descriptions of the park’s beauties that provide a distinct sense of place to the lingo particular to the park service... This kisses-only read includes a thread of danger but is most memorable for its charming picture of a bygone world.” –BookPage
 
The dense lodgepole forests and roaring waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park spring to life in Karen Barnett’s third and final installment of the Vintage National Parks series, Ever Faithful (6/18/19, WaterBrook). Like the first two novels in the series—The Road to Paradise and Where the Fire Falls—Barnett draws on her firsthand experience as a naturalist to highlight God’s creation and write a thrilling romantic mystery set in one of America’s most beloved national parks. 
 
Barnett transports readers back to the height of the Great Depression in 1933 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal offers a glimmer of hope for unemployed young men. Nate Webber is one of the many to join the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to help provide for his family, but it means leaving everything he knows behind in Brooklyn for the untamed West. Shipped off to the wilds of Yellowstone, Nate is desperate to prove himself but hides a secret that could risk everything for him.
 
Elsie Brookes is proud to have grown up as a ranger’s daughter, but dreams of one day being a teacher. She’s spent several of her summers slaving away as a maid in the park hotels in order to save for college tuition, and a new teaching position in the CCC camp can help her finally reach her goal. Elsie is drawn to Nate, but has a secret of her own that she keeps hidden away. As their friendship leads to romance, a string of suspicious fires casts a dark shadow over the park, and they must race to uncover the truth before losing everything they have both worked for. 
 
Barnett exquisitely details Yellowstone’s many wonders, from its steaming hot springs to its bubbling geysers. Historical romance readers and national park enthusiasts will love reading about this wonderland with its twists of romance and mystery. Christian fiction readers will also appreciate the way Barnett points them to the Creator of these stunning landscapes, inspiring a sense of wonder and awe.  

“My hope for all three of the Vintage National Parks novels is that readers would get a sense of how God puts his great love on display in our creation,” writes Barnett. “That’s hard to miss in awe-inspiring landscapes like our national parks, but it’s true even down to the tiniest bugs and leaves in our own areas—and even the human body itself. Sometimes we just forget to look.”
 
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

KAREN BARNETT, author of the Vintage National Parks Series, The Road to Paradise and Where the Fire Falls, as well as four other novels, is a former park ranger. She has worked as a ranger naturalist and outdoor educator at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Silver Falls State Park, and Mount Rainier National Park. When not writing, Barnett enjoys photography, hiking, and public speaking. She lives in Oregon with her family. For more information, visit www.karenbarnetbooks.com.

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PRAISE FOR EVER FAITHFUL

“If you haven’t yet discovered Karen Barnett’s Vintage National Parks novels, Ever Faithful is a great place to start. Vividly set amid the stunning beauty of Yellowstone’s bubbling hot springs, forested mountains, and thundering waterfalls, Ever Faithful celebrates the history of one of the US’s oldest national parks. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s, giving a time of national crisis the immediacy of heart and hope. Elsie, Nate, and the whole cast of characters had me caring, cheering, and second-gu­­­essing as a suspenseful plot and engaging prose kept the pages turning. Ever Faithful will delight fans of Karen’s other National Parks novels and new readers alike.”
—Lori Benton, author of Burning Sky, The King’s Mercy, and other historical novels

“Karen Barnett captures the lively time and place of Yellowstone in the 1930s in this charming and wholesome love story. Firefighting CCC crews and hardworking pillow punchers (housekeepers in Yellowstone-speak) live, work, and play in the national park while learning to trust themselves and their faith to make life-changing decisions. This book made me want to go to a dance in the now-demolished Canyon Hotel, take a ride in a yellow bus driven by a ‘jammer,’ and wander around Mammoth hoping to run into Herma Baggley, Yellowstone’s first female interpretive ranger.”
—Alicia Murphy, park historian at Yellowstone National Park

“With just the right touch of mystery and romance, Karen Barnett brings 1930s historic Yellowstone National Park to life in her new novel, Ever Faithful. You’ll fall in love with her strong yet vulnerable hero, Nate Webber, who struggles to overcome his hidden challenges, and you’ll want to cheer for her spunky heroine, Elsie Brookes. Karen’s background as a park ranger and her skillful research bring richness and depth to this delightful and inspiring story. Highly recommended!”
—Carrie Turansky, award-winning author of No Ocean Too Wide and Across the Blue

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