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Historical
Fiction by
Al and Joanna
Lacy
The Mail
Order Bride Series
Secrets of the Heart
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I enjoyed this book by Al
and Joanna Lacy although the beginning was slow reading. Once
you sludge through the tragedy and background information
and get into the real story line of the book, it is quite
enjoyable. I was tempted to put it down at first but am glad
I continued on to the end. It is a sweet love story between
a man, who has lost his wife and child during childbirth and
sends for a mail order bride, and a woman. who has lost her
husband to a violent beating and has her small daughter taken
from her by her husband's parents. Seeing her only answer
to getting her daughter back by marrying a "wealthy"
miner out west and saving enough money to take her in-laws
to court and get her daughter back, she answers an advertisement
in the paper for a mail order bride. Thus begins the love
story in the latter part of the book between a miner with
a young son and a destitute (but beautiful, of course) woman
on a mission to get her daughter back. One important element
that is woven throughout the entire book is God's redemptive
love and the ability to change hate into forgiveness. I enjoyed
this book and looked forward to reading the next in the Mail
Order Bride Series.
A
Time to Love
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A Time to Love continues
the western history of Mail Order Brides. Linda, jilted at
the altar by her fiancee who has run off with her sister,
decides to answer an advertisement for a mail order bride
sent by Blake Barrett. This new trip outwest where no-one
knows her and her pitiful story gives Linda new hope. However,
he new husband-to-be is not what she expected. It seems that
he isn't the Christian he proclaimed to be and she wonders
what God has in store for her. Will her season for love eventually
come around? I loved this love story much more than the first.
It was a mystery within a love story and I was caught up in
it. I encourage anyone who loves a tender love story set in
the west to read this book! I'm sure you'll be hooked! A very
good read!
Tender
Flame
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The Tender Flame
tells of a tragic love story with love gained and then quickly
lost as Lieutenant Grant Smith is killed in the Mexican-American
war. Lydia Reynolds heart is broken over the loss of her fiancee.
Sadly, Lydia marries and begins a new life. Tragically, Grant
has mysteriously survived and returns to find Lydia married
and moved away. Years later, Grant's daughter, Jessica, accepts
a marriage proposal from a young pastor living in the west.
Through Jessica, Grant and Lydia meet once again. Has the
tender flame burned all these years? Will they both be free
to love one another? This was a tragic love story that had
me sobbing in the early part of the book. I was pleased with
the tender love story that was shaped throughout the book
through the individual lives and events of each character
before finally meeting one another again. I enjoyed this book
and would heartedly recommend it to others to read! A great
read!
Blessed
are the Merciful
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I have not yet read Blessed
are the Merciful but am eager to get my hands on a copy.
If you've read it, feel free to e-mail me and tell me about
it.
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