Bold Texas Embrace by Victoria Thompson

Bold Texas Embrace, by Victora Thompson.  Always like a book about a frontier teacher, in this case Catherine, who comes from teaching art out east. I don't recall it ever being made clear as to why she decided to strike out to teach in a backwoods Texas school with poor pay and poor prospects. Good description of what it was like when the teacher had to live part time with students' families. No suspense as to the the love interest, Sam. Although I was surprised at how soon the author got them in bed together. The trouble between ranchers and farmers, in a small version of the barbed wire wars, was the best conflict in the book. No mystery as to how relationship will be revealed between her artistically talented student, David, and Sam, either. Good escape romantic fiction. 8 out of 10.