A View Most Glorious View by Regina Scott is a historical romance set in Tacoma, Washington in 1893, and tells the story of Cora Baxter and Nathan Hardee. Cora wants to climb Mount Rainier to bring people's attention to the woman's suffrage movement in Washington State. Her stepfather finds Nathan to guide her up the mountain. Cora is extremely independent and works at her father's bank. Nathan used to be a part of Tacoma society until tragedy struck and now lives very close to the mountain.
I'm a huge Regina Scott fan and this story did not disappoint. Cora and Nathan were amazing characters who I fell in love with. The story is set against the incredible backdrop of Mount Rainier and shares the history of the area before it was a state park. The story eloquently shares society's rules and roles for women, the women’s suffrage movement, the downturn in the economy of that time, workers rights, and the beauty of Washington State.
I was very invested and thoroughly enjoyed the story. The author masterfully weaves in historical content with an engaging story. A View Most Glorious has characters that are interesting and introspective, a setting that is amazing, and a gentle love story. I highly recommend it.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review.
Regina Scott started writing novels in the third grade. Thankfully for literature as we know it, she didn't actually sell her first Regency romance novel until she had learned a bit more about writing such as vocabulary, sentence structure, and plot. After numerous short stories and articles in magazines and trade journals, she got serious about her novel writing. The Regency romance The Unflappable Miss Fairchild was her first novel to be published (March 1998). In 2011, she was delighted to move into Christian romance with the publication of The Irresistible Earl. October 2019 marked her debut for prestigious publisher Revell. Her novels have been translated into Dutch, German, Italian, and Portuguese; and a large number have been issued in hardcover, large print editions.
Her books have won praise and awards from industry professionals and readers alike. She has twice won the prestigious RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice award for best historical Christian romance of its type, for The Heiress's Homecoming in 2013 and Would-Be Wilderness Wife in 2015. Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association, named her book, A Distance Too Grand, one of the top ten romances of 2019. Never Doubt a Duke, the first book in her bestselling Fortune's Brides series, was awarded a Gem award from Kathy's Review Corner as one of the best books of 2018. It was also picked by staffers at Hope by the Book as one of the best reads of 2018.
Regina Scott and her husband are the parents of two grown sons. They reside in the Puget Sound area of Washington State on the way to Mt. Rainier. Regina Scott is a graduate of the University of Washington. She comes by her writing talent naturally--both her parents were excellent writers in their vocations as teacher and electrical technician. Her mother envisioned the plot for A Match for Mother the novella, which was written as a tribute to her.
Regina Scott has learned to fence, driven four-in-hand, dressed as a Regency dandy, and sailed on a tall ship, all in the name of research, of course. Her extensive historical, fantasy, and science fiction costume collection takes up the entire closet in her office.
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