Caroline Adams knew she would never be able to conform to the strictures of late-nineteenth-century American society, but true independence seems impossible under the sharply protective eye of her U.S. Army major father. When a land run is announced and Caroline races west, she inadvertently upends the homestead dreams of a former flame. The rugged yet debonair Frisco Smith has had his share of run-ins with the law, and now wants something to which he can truly stake his name. Finding themselves on opposite sides of a land dispute, the two must decide whether the land will bring the freedom and futures they desire, or if liberty and hope can be found in one another. Jennings returns to the edge of Indian Territory in book three of her Fort Reno series with an exhilarating tale of belonging. Caroline is a trademark Jennings protagonist: spunky and bold as she unapologetically stands up for herself. Set on the precipice of the 1889 Land Run to the Unassigned Lands, The Major's Daughter sweeps readers into the chaos of the land-run madness with incredible detail and excitement. The rush of dreams energizes Caroline and Frisco's firecracker romance, which stays bright in spite of their challenging each other at every turn.--Kate Campos Copyright 2019 Booklist

Jennings (The Lieutenant's Bargain) returns to 1889 Oklahoma Territory in this excellent third installment to the Fort Reno series. When President Harrison signs an order opening up 3,000 square miles of prairie to homesteaders, 21-year-old Caroline Adams is determined to get her own piece of land. Frisco Smith, a roguish frontiersman turned lawyer, has his own plans and has already divvied up plots in a town he plans to settle. After Caroline stakes her claim near Frisco's proposed site, she discovers that the land already has a garden and a house. Frisco, who was a "boomer" working this plot of land, is unable to legally contest Caroline's claim. He instead goes to work defending settlers' rights, but remains determined to get Caroline to switch claims. As the pair spend more time together trying to settle the ownership claim, Frisco falls in love with more than Caroline's land. Caroline, meanwhile, seeks the solace of God's word as she struggles with loneliness on the prairie and with trying to resolve things with Frisco. Fans of Tracie Peterson will enjoy Jennings's fine romance that mines the adventure and challenges of life in the Old West. (Dec.)