Wooing the Rival

The mercantile owner’s eccentric daughter is known for failing at everything, so who’d be crazy enough to vote for her as mayor?


When Raven Owens volunteers at the school, she makes the mistake of telling the girls they can do anything they put their minds to. When a student challenges that assertion by daring her to run for mayor, what choice does she have? Though Wyoming allows women to vote, few have won offices. However, no one wants the empty seat. Running for mayor will likely get her laughed clean out of the territory, but when has ridicule ever stopped her before?


Panicked over Raven running for mayor, the town council nominates Bowen McGill to run against her. Hoping to restore his family name after his father betrayed the town, Bo has no interest in becoming a politician like his disgraced father. Still, he wonders if being on the ballot might help Raven’s chances. Despite her peculiar clothing choices and social awkwardness, she cares about the town that seems set against her. However, if he won, she might never forgive him.


Unexpected attraction, past mistakes, and a scheming town council make it difficult for the two of them to decide whether they’d prefer to win the race—or each other’s hearts.


Wooing the Rival is the fifth book in the Frontier Vows Series by award-winning Christian romance author Melissa Jagears. If you like quirky heroines who end up with their prince charming, you’ll love this western, enemies-to-lovers romance.