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The Debutante Queen, by Angela Breidenbach
1889 (Helena, MT): Calista Blythe enters the first Miss Snowflake Pageant celebrating Montana statehood to expose the plight of street urchins. But hiding an indentured orphan could unravel Calista’s reputation, and her budding romance with pageant organizer, Albert Shanahan, if her secret is revealed. Will love or law prevail?

This book is the first in the Montana Beginnings series. The sequel is Eleven Pipers Piping. Each book can be read as a single story, but if you love historicals and series set in the same locale then Helena, MT is your place to live in a story world among the pages of the Montana Beginnings series by Angela Breidenbach.

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November 11, 2015
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful historical fiction

By Marie on January 12, 2017

Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase

I loved how this book brought a historical time and place alive. The wonderful message of love and caring for the orphaned children touched my heart.

From the Author

I love being a Montana author and sharing my state with you. It's been so fun "living" in Montana's beginnings with these characters. I hope you'll enjoy the historically true people that my fun fictional characters interact with in Helena, MT in 1889. I spent a lot of time researching the real people and the places that existed in 1889 so you could experience them too. There are now 5 stories in this series (Montana Beginnings) even though they're published by different companies. All of the stories, except 1, are set in Helena, MT.

Be sure to read:

1) The Debutante Queen

2) Eleven Pipers Piping

3) Taking the Plunge

4) Bitterroot Bride ...and don't miss

5) Blue Ribbon Brides with my story in it called, Seven Medals and a Bride. This last story takes the Montana women to the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Yes, they really went and they really won seven medals. But can they bring home a bride?

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"The Debutante Queen" is a novella based in Helena, Mont., during the late 1800s. The main character, Calista Blythe, is a beautiful, humble young woman with a compassionate heart. Calista is drawn into the world of street orphans and newsies (boys who sell newspapers and do odd jobs to help feed themselves and their siblings) after a young girl, Lea, runs away from the cruel master who has indentured Lea's late mother. Lea asks for Calista's help and sets Calista on a mission to find a home for Lea and the newsies.

What complicates matters is a burgeoning attraction between Calista and her long-time friend, Albert Shanahan, who owns a local hotel. Albert asks Calista to participate in a beauty and talent pageant to celebrate Montana's new statehood, bring off-season tourists to Helena, and help the town become viable after the gold rush inevitably ends. Calista agrees, but only to try and win the pageant's prize money so she can buy out Lea's indentured contract. However, Calista's road to glory is paved with potholes.

Breidenbach fills the book with rich, period details. She also gives just enough characterization of the main players to make them come to life. Together, these elements paint a vivid picture of the town and its inhabitants, drawing the reader in right away. She also builds suspense in each chapter and pulls the reader toward the novella's conclusion. In addition, Breidenbach subtly weaves Calista and Albert's faith into the story and paints Calista as an "Esther" figure. The novella was fun to read, life-affirming, and touching.

The sweet nature of this particular historical romance novella will especially satisfy fans of the "When Calls the Heart" book and television series. We are pleased to give "The Debutante Queen" a "Family-approved" Dove.org seal.

From the Back Cover

The Debutante Queen, by Angela Breidenbach
1889 (Helena, MT): Calista Blythe enters the first Miss Snowflake Pageant celebrating Montana statehood to expose the plight of street urchins. But hiding an indentured orphan could unravel Calista's reputation, and her budding romance with pageant organizer, Albert Shanahan, if her secret is revealed. Will love or law prevail?

This book is the first in the Montana Beginnings series. The sequel is Eleven Pipers Piping. Each book can be read as a single story, but if you love historicals and series set in the same locale then Helena, MT is your place to live in a story world among the pages of the Montana Beginnings series by Angela Breidenbach.

Also on Audible and coming soon in paperback...

About the Author

Angela Breidenbach is a bestselling author and the host of Grace Under Pressure Radio and a regular guest co-host on Coach Talk Radio with Sandra Beck in the Writing Series. Angela volunteers as the Christian As a Montana author it's one of her favorite places to write about, whether in an historical or contemporary setting. Lately, always learning, Angela went back to college to earn her credentials in genealogical studies with specialties in English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish Records. She'll graduate as a professional genealogist with an emphasis in lecturing and research. (And yes, she's having a blast working on that brick wall of her own family!) But hey, who wouldn't have fun doing what you love and adding to the treasure chest for more rich, romantic stories.Books by Angela Breidenbach include The Lassoed by Marriage Romance Collection (Bridal Whispers), The Debutante Queen, Eleven Pipers Piping, Taking the Plunge, Bitterroot Bride, Blue Ribbon Brides (Seven Medals and a Bride), and another contemporary romance, A Healing Heart. Yes, quite a few more are coming including non-fiction based on Grace Under Pressure Radio show, Gems of Wisdom: The Treasure of Experience, helping women cope with the past while they gain courage, confidence, and candor.

ASIN : B017WLXMB8
Publisher : Gems (November 11, 2015)
Publication date : November 11, 2015
Language : English
File size : 3526 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 137 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #1,308,126 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,579 in Christian Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #5,620 in Religious Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #6,538 in Cultural Heritage Fiction

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debbie curto

Love Is The Answer

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016

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"The Debutante Queen" by Angela Breidenbach is a Christmas story as well as a love story. This book is the first in the (Montana Beginnings series). I really enjoyed this story about the first Miss Snowflake Pageant. The heroine of this story enters this pageant under false pretenses and when she is found out the town understands.

This story shows what love can do. If you want to make your heart feel good I encourage you to read this book.

There is one character that isn't so nice at first but when she is shown how love acts she has a change of heart.

This story will also make your heart hurt for the children in the story.

I am giving "The Debutante Queen" by Angela Breidenbach five stars.
I cannot wait to read the rest of the series.

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Regina F.

A delightful read even when it isn't Christmas

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016

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This was a great book. I cannot imagine children as young as six, living off the streets without anyone to love them. This story really tugged at my heart. I know there's always someone with a loving heart to take in a small child, or the child melting a heart. Looking to forward to the rest of this series.

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virginia winfield

Great western romance

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2016

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This was the first book that I have read by Angela Breidenbach. It will not be my last. I loved the story and the characters. I loved Albert and Calista. They both learned some great lessons. This is a wonderful western romance. I am so looking forward to the next book in the series. I received a copy of this ebook for a fair and honest opinion.

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The Voracious Reader

Turned Out to Be Very Unrealistic

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016

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Callista Blythe has a soft heart for the many orphans in Helena, Montana, where she lives, but it gets her into trouble more than once. She enters a Christmas pageant to help one little girl and bring attention to the problem, but it also brings special challenges.

I loved the book at first, because I appreciate sweet, clean romances. But, as this one progressed, it became way too sappy, even for me. The characters were too shallow and even the villain changed to become nice. It was a good storyline, but it turned out to be very unrealistic. The cover, however, was beautiful.

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