I hadn't read any book from Sandra Dallas before but was excited to read this book based on the description. This book does what I was hoping for and was really well done. It felt like it worked for the time period and I really enjoyed the family unit in this book. The story was well done and I really had a great time going through this book. I became a fan of Sandra Dallas and can't wait to read more from her.

"Ellen felt a surge of pride. Lizzie had always been the accomplished one, the clever one, who had married well and managed a large home as if it was no bother. There didn’t seem to be anything she couldn’t do. Ellen had always been a little in awe of her sister and was pleased at her approval. “It’s drive a wagon or go by shank’s mare,” she said."

Wow, I had no idea what to expect from this one, but it ended up being better than anything I could've dreamed. It was a heartbreaking exploration of life in the West, and every page hurt my heart. There were triumphs. There were losses (way too many). But I ended up connecting to every single character. I loved all of them. I wanted them all to end up happy, and even though that's not what ended up happening, I loved this. I'm so happy I picked it up, it was the perfect read.

Thanks to Netgalley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review

Where Coyotes Howl
Sandra Dallas

This is the story of Ellen Webster a schoolteacher in Wallace Wyoming. The area and Charlie Bacon, a cowboy, stole her heart. The year was 1916. Ellen loved the life of a rancher’s wife even though there were many hardships. Charlie and Ellen faced everything together strengthening their relationship and their love for each other. Ellen and the other ranchers’ wives bonded and offered each other support during illness, harsh weather and tragedies. The wives of the other ranchers didn’t all have it quite so easy. Many the husbands were not supportive or so loving as Charlie. Many were forced to come to Wallace. The women share each other’s woes and help one another.
Author Sandra Dallas reminds us of what it was like to live in the early 1900s. Life was simpler, and the work was hard. Back then people took care of each other, they put their differences aside and stood together. While this is an entertaining book it could also teach people today more than one lesson. Help each other, stand beside each other, be willing to go the extra mile and work hard. Perhaps people today need to be reminded what life was like. Perhaps some harsh realities would benefit people today. Instead, today we are cruel to each other we search for differences rather than seek what we share in common. I will step off my soap box and continue with the review.
Author Sandra Dallas paints a word picture of life in the past. I found it easy to connect with the characters in this tale. I wanted them to survive, to thrive. This is the first book I have read by Sandra Dallas. I look forward to more.

Sandra Dallas has been a favorite author for years. This novel proves her masterful storytelling. The novel takes place on the eastern plains of Wyoming, a tough place to live. Romance brews between the new schoolteacher and a rancher as the prairie comes alive in all seasons in the town of Wallace.

Where Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas -I have read and loved every Sandra Dallas novel since I found The Diary of Mattie Spencer and this new novel is no exception. It reads like a novella, smooth and flowing with so much packed in. You get hooked and before you know it you have read for hours and are done. Ordinary people living in unforgiving Wyoming. They may have been ordinary but had to be tough just to exist there. I loved the characters who all lent to an outstanding read. Thank you Net Galley for the chance to read this book.

Where Coyotes Howl is a lovely saga about two pioneers that fall in love and remain devoted to each other their entire lives. Despite terrible loss and hardship, they support and work on their relationship at all times.

Ellen and Charlie meet when Ellen takes the position of school teacher in a small Wyoming town. Charlie is a cowboy on a nearby ranch and they soon fall in love.

This is my second book by Dallas and won't be my last. She has a gift for putting you right in the story and immersing you in the lives of the characters she creates. Such a dissolute landscape to try and make a living and raise a family, but many people try. Some make it, some do not and you feel the triumphs as well as failures in this incredible story. Have some tissues ready as you enter this world.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Where the Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas is a historical fiction novel. The story follows the lives and marriage of Charlie and Ellen Bacon. The couple met in Wyoming on the plains in a small town where Ellen was hired as a teacher. Charlie was a cowboy on a nearby ranch and courted her. Their love story was one of quiet constancy. Their life on the plains in a house where they were dry farming and running a few cows on their ranch was one of simplicity and hardwork. Ellen made friends with the neighbors and was strong in her desire to help others. Charlie was a hard worker providing for his family on an unforgiving land. Together, they seemed to weather the hardships and faced forward with hope.

To me, the book gave a beautiful account of life in the Wyoming plains. The harsh beauty of the place and the hard work and pride both Ellen and Charlie took of their lives. The book was well written and drew me deeper and deeper into the story. Where the Coyotes Howl required tissues so be prepared. Where the Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas was a good read.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Sandra Dallas has a way of writing stories that are historically acurate and draws you in from the very beginning. I stayed up late finishing this story. I was engrossed from the first page with the characters. I must say that it was a very sad story- I found to be a bit depressed at the end. Understandably the west was hard and life was hard, but I felt that the author could have given us a smidge more hope to be left with at the end. But overall I enjoyed reading the story. Thank you for giving me an advance reading version.

Another "winner" by Sandra Dallas. A young woman, Ellen, teaching in Iowa would like some adventure in her life. She sees an advertisement in the local paper looking for a teacher in Wyoming. Ellen decides to apply for the job, not believing she will get it, however, Ellen does. Nervous, excited she boards the train for Wallace, Wyoming. The adventure begins when a tall and handsome cowboy, Charlie, rides up on the pretense of getting one of the students and he immediately falls in love. Their life story is worth every minute of reading. You don't want it to end.

I really enjoyed and devoured this book!

I normally would never read a "western" story, but I had read a previous novel by this author, so was not surprised that I fell in love with living in Wyoming and these incredible characters in the early 1900's.
This time in history was not easy, yet people shared as best they could and were "true" neighbors.
This novel is heartbreaking, yet hopeful and so elegantly detailed that I now want to go to Wyoming for a visit in the Fall!
I encourage anyone who likes historical fiction to give it a try.
I am so glad I did!

Thank you to NetGalley and #St. Martin's Press for this ARC and allowing me to provide my own review.

I was excited to receive an ARC of Sandra Dallas’ upcoming novel Where Coyotes Howl to review. I have enjoyed her books before and get lost in her storytelling. Where Coyotes Howl is not only the love story of Charlie and Ellen, but a peek into the challenges of life on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. Harsh winters, brutal summers, the “rules” of the wife in marriage, survival in all ways, shapes and forms. As different characters would pop into the story (or reappear), it felt almost like how audiences would cheer or jeer for plays and silent films of the time. You are rooting for the poor, hurt, or underprivileged. You are hissing “boo” at the ones who are lazy, cruel, and people you just wouldn’t want to be around. You will find tears in your eyes when death visits one household or another. You truly step into what life was like at the time. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced copy. Opinions expressed are my own.

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Gosh, what a devastatingly sad little book this was. I don’t think anything good happens in the whole story, just one depressing thing after. I’m sure this was just how life was in that specific time and place, and it was well-written and entertaining, but I was not in the right headspace to read it.

This is a great book…fantastic historical fiction written by a talented and gifted author…I want more of these…I did not want it to end…I wanted to keep reading about this couple…this book was sent to me by Netgalley for review…thanks to the publisher for an electronic copy…I could not put this story down…it reminded me of my favorites, Little House books… not the tv show…the books…family and friends…teaching..love and romance…children…births…losses…living hard…loving well…no judging please…if I could give this book a ten, I would…I will reread it…I hope others don’t miss this journey with Ellen…cozy up in a comfy chair, grab a warm Afghan, a cup of herbal steaming tea…be transported back to the days of old…

I loved this story. Sandra Dallas has done a wonderful job of depicting what it must have been like to come to the west from a more civilised place. The dryness, openness, remoteness. Wonderful characters and a touching story. Well done.

Sandra Dallas writes comfortable books, in that you can just climb into one and even though the characters face hardships, disappointments, and tragedy, you can just feel right at home in her style of writing. In her newest book she will take you to the plains of Wyoming and the settlers, some reluctant and some willing, who try to make a go of it despite the rough and often intolerable circumstances. Each character is flawed in their own way, yet the author focuses on their good parts and redeeming qualities throughout and makes you care for people you may not otherwise care about. The harsh realities of the pioneers’ lives and their relationships with each other have so many intricacies and ups and downs that it is hard to share much of the story, but just know it is well worth a read and will keep you engaged for days after you go onto the next book. Thank you to NetGalley for this advance copy read, Sandra Dallas is a favorite of mine!

Sandra Dallas does a stellar job at evoking the historical West — in this case a small town on the prairies of Wyoming in the early 1900s. This is the story of two “ordinary” people of time — an imported schoolteacher and the cowboy she falls in love with. It’s a hard life and frankly that makes for a hard read. The tight friendships and support structure formed by the women who often live up to an hour by horse from each other can help but not quite overcome the relentless tragedies that occur — from weather, illness, starvation, and from (some) husbands that are just plain bad. Dallas never resorts to melodrama but then she doesn’t have to — the real life stories are (mostly) pretty awful. I’ve read every book that Dallas has written and will continue to do so, but I admit that this book left me pretty depressed — her depictions so vivid that (being the emotional sponge that I am) I couldn’t help but feel sad for all my new found fictional friends.