Catherine Palmer

Quite an enjoyable little read! A 'romance', very heavy on the Faith and Christianity side. If you have an issue with the amount of religion in your stories, then avoid this as you might find it OTT, otherwise it's a charming and, in places, heart-warming little piece.

It is 1865 in Kansas City, Missouri, and Rosie Mills is about to have her life suddenly changed. She has been raised her whole life in an orphanage and on an impulse suddenly finds herself heading across the Kansas prairie to care for a widower's young son. In exchange she will finally get to have a place she can call home. But Rosie will quickly discover that a true home is where there is love.

Seth Hunter was deserted by his father and is now having to raise a son he barely knows and fears show more that getting close to him would bring heartache all over again if he should lose him, like he did his wife. So he lets Rosie come and work for him and take care of his son (but she has to sleep in the barn).

But Rosie, and her faith in her heavenly Father, is a hard person not to like. She will definitely make life interesting for Seth, but in the end love will prevail. This was a good story, and takes you back to life on the prairie and the many hardships that folks lived with and went through. A really liked how the town called Hope came about. Looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in this series. show less

trekwoman's bookbox; sometimes preachy, but overall good. Christian Regency romance, the Chatham and Thorne families have feuded for centuries. Randolph meets Olivia by chance at church, neither realizing that their families are sworn enemies. Both want to bury the hatchet, but their families don't want to give in. A good deal in this novel about Olivia's brother Clive, who is a "gin baby" i.e. has fetal alcohol syndrome, which I didn't think was really recognized at all at the time.

Jan and Beth; could there be two more opposite characters? Mother Jan is a “play it safe” homebody, and daughter Beth is “full speed ahead” adventure seeker, but are they really that much different? When Beth stumbles upon a long hidden family secret the chaos that it causes reveals the persons they truly are: perfectly imperfect and in need of God’s guidance. In this Christian fiction novel I found myself chuckling a lot at the imperfect sides of their personalities because I show more could relate, and sad at their missed communications. Then there is Miles, the “has it all” funny English Lord whose own life isn’t that perfect. Each embarks on their personal journey towards the person God is calling them to be. show less