Lone Star Book Blog Tour: A Distance Too Grand by Regina Scott (Review)

“Everyone has a story to tell. You just have to listen.”

If you have never visited the Grand Canyon, you are definitely missing out on a spectacular experience. In the meantime, you can read A Distance Too Grand, the first book in the American Wonders Collection by Regina Scott, because it provides an entertaining story amidst the canyon’s grandeur long before humankind set up a national park, hiking trails, helicopter rides, and a Skywalk.

Meg Pero learned photography at her father’s knee and accompanied him on many expeditions. Photography is her passion, and no man in this US Army is going to stop her from going on an expedition along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim to assist in mapping out a safe passage for future travelers. What she doesn’t count on is running into an old beau, Ben Coleridge, who is leading the expedition. What ensues is a grand adventure filled with danger, betrayal, new friendships, love, and spectacular vistas just begging to be captured on film.

The romance and Christian aspects are high in A Distance Too Grand as both Meg and Ben realize their past feelings for each other are still burning and their need to rely on a higher power to see them through the pain of loss and the many threats lurking among the beauty of the canyon. With modern digital photography, it can be easy to forget how cumbersome and time consuming taking pictures was back in 1871. The equipment alone is a burden, but Meg never stops looking for that perfect shot, even though it means hauling around a large camera and tripod and carefully packing the many plates for the entire trip. Capturing and developing that perfect shot requires plenty of patience and determination because the entire process from start to finish can take hours.

Regina Scott skillfully captures that long-ago world of old-time photography and delivers a lively, thrilling, and uplifting tale of two people who are given a second chance at love. Can these two headstrong individuals finally see eye to eye and make it work? Will a catastrophe end their chances before they can even begin? Finding that out as the chapters unfold is only one of the many entertaining aspects of A Distance Too Grand. Scott’s writing style is simple yet detailed enough to spark the imagination and propel the story along at a brisk pace. Through Regina Scott’s wonderfully written prose, you can almost see the canyon and feel the rugged allure of one of nature’s wonders.

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