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Romance and revenge, hot tempers, and cold feet frame a gripping story set in rural Elkton, Idaho, in the 1860s. Young Jordan Shaw angers easily and lives wildly, experiencing prison and kidnapping before his family attempts to tame him with marriage. To avoid their choice, he seeks a mail order bride, pretty Diana Morrow, who suffers the abuse of a violent father before escaping her tumultuous family home. When Diana arrives in Elkton and finds Jordan suddenly missing, will a handsome show more distraction change her destiny? How three young people's paths entwine -- and how God meets each deep need with sufficient grace -- make this riveting story both vastly entertaining and faith-inspiring. show lessTags
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Another enjoyable story in this series. Diana Morrow suffers from abuse by a violent father and doesn't see how she will ever escape. But she will happen upon an ad for a mail order bride, and will flee Virginia, to be betrothed to an Idaho rancher, Jordan Shaw. When she finally arrives at the ranch, Jordan has gone missing during a hunting trip. But Jordan's best friend, Knight Coburn, is there to help Diana (as he has been the one who wrote the letters for Jordan to Diana). It will make for a very interesting situation.
Once again the author does a good job of telling two different stories taking place in two different parts of the country, and then weaves these stories together as two people meet through the mail order bride system. show more There is always a lot going on in these stories and as the author said in the beginning of the book, "we tell stories intended to grip the heart of the reader, bring some smiles, and maybe wring out a few tears. As always. we weave in the gospel of Jesus Christ and run threads of Bible truth that apply to our lives today." Well said and well done. show less
Once again the author does a good job of telling two different stories taking place in two different parts of the country, and then weaves these stories together as two people meet through the mail order bride system. show more There is always a lot going on in these stories and as the author said in the beginning of the book, "we tell stories intended to grip the heart of the reader, bring some smiles, and maybe wring out a few tears. As always. we weave in the gospel of Jesus Christ and run threads of Bible truth that apply to our lives today." Well said and well done. show less
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- Original title
- A Measure of Grace
- Original publication date
- 2001
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- Fiction and Literature, Christian Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PS3562 .A256 .M43 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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