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This frontier Historic Colorado Story has 13 reviews on Amazon with an average rating of 4.5 stars.

Settling the Wind: A Frontier Historic Colorado Story by Kari August

Praise for Kari August: “Entertaining, original, exceptionally well written . . . impressive storytelling talents.” Midwest Book Review

The harsh and rugged Colorado frontier of 1875 is not the type of place most would consider suitable for a recent widow to establish a home of her own. Yet that is exactly what Henrietta Schodde determines she will do as she impetuously buys a cabin in the newly forming settlement of Estes Park. Despite assurances from Henrietta that the locals appear amiable, her relatives are concerned and recruit the assistance of long-time family friend Collan Wallace, who unbeknownst to Henrietta, has also just begun homesteading in the area.

The last thing Collan desires is to watch over the woman who has been his nemesis since childhood. But the pair quickly realize that there is more than each other to fight about when they discover an unscrupulous Englishman, Lord Dunraven, is hungry for their land.
Endearing and engaging, Settling the Wind, is historical fiction based on actual events that reveals the courage of Colorado’s pioneers in the face of more struggles than they could have imagined.

Amazon Reviews for this Frontier Historic Colorado Story:

“Camping? You want to go camping? As a single woman?”

By Grady Harp

Author Kari August shares that she was in a graduate scientific field, but ‘I found, much to my personal amazement, that I preferred scribbling historical fiction novels. Especially if they made me laugh while I was either researching or writing them.’ Kari’s family lives in a DC suburb, but she enjoys travelling and visiting their Estes Park, Colorado, cabin adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Sweet Sweet Story!

By Marsha Allenon

I thoroughly enjoyed Settling the Wind: A Frontier Historic Colorado Story by Kari August. A sweet story that follows newly widowed Henrietta Schodde’s journey to become an “independent woman”. Moving from the safety of her sister Clarissa’s home to an unknown settlement called Estes Park, Etta builds a new life for herself, making friends with everyone she meets and taking in stray animals that no one else wants. Selling baked goods out of her home allows her to remain on her own, despite happenings that would send a lesser woman scurrying to the safety of family. When an old family friend, Collan Wallace, moves into the settlement, Henrietta realizes that her childhood nemesis is much closer to her heart than she ever realized. Set in frontier Colorado, the book blends of historical fiction and romance seamlessly and is an enjoyable read.