I decided I couldn't resist and started the next book. And finished it in just a few days since it is so short.
Ok, I will admit. This book, this series probably does not have a lot of likes here in the 2010s because it isn't even close to some of the stuff I read, but I still like it. Yes, they made it to Oregon, but Cole is still gone all the times and poor Rachel starts in imagine if Cole really even does like her, even though every short time he comes home he tells her that. They finally got to move their marriage to the next level, so to speak, but then he left again. Star has kept her happy and starting classes has been fun. Luckily Yolanda finally got her eyes opened to the scoundrel that Julius was, unfortunately it was a lesson she had to learn the hard way. We think Cole may be home for a while now, at least I hope! What fun is a pioneer story when the woman -- who already has to work really hard on the trail and at a new place -- and man aren't even together?!?!?
Will you wear the ring - be my wife, my real wife
- forever and ever?... After the long, hard journey, they stood on the
little knoll - feasting their eyes on the beauty of Oregon's fertile
fields. Rachel Lord, Colby's wife in name only, longs for the chance to
finally make their wedding into a marriage. But Cole is a man with a
dream which takes him away from the tiny settlement... widening the gap
in Rachel's insecure heart. As Rachel strives to keep his dream of a
city alive in the minds of the settlers, she is faced with the hardships
of pioneer life and the agonies of love so long denied. Cole's trusted
friend, Buck, becomes Rachel's much-needed shoulder to lean on. But can
he protect her from the mystery behind Superstition Mountain and the
threat of hostile Indians? Then it happens. The horrible event which
will change the way of life forever in the settlement. Rachel finally
realizes only her faith can sustain her and only God can fulfill her... (description from here and picture from amazon)
I believe next I will move back to the smaller series from my mom.
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O:)
Melissa
Aaaah, my precious pioneers. I know most of you all think I am silly but I have to believe there are some of you out there that love pioneer books also!!
Fleeing an alcoholic father who was trying to sell her, Rachel joined a
wagon train bound for Oregon and married Colby Lord, a man she met only
once when he tried to collect on a loan to her father. Angry and proud
at first, Rachel finds her heart changing as the usual disasters strike
the wagon train and teach her to put her faith in God. (picture and description at amazon)
A little confusing and a little unbelievable at times, but since we have no idea what it was REALLY like in those times I think it is hard to say what is and isn't believable.
This was a short one, so I might have to read the next one instead of skipping to another pile!
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Melissa
I can't believe I actually finished this book as fast as I did. Remember me telling you it was thick book? Yep, 544 pages! I figured it would take me a good two weeks, but sure enough it was still a week. I am still not entirely sure how that happened.
See, 544 pages is a lot to read. And there were boatloads of big words and descriptive words used for things relevant to the 1890s. (Made me wish I was reading it on my Paperwhite once again!) But, despite all the details it really is a good story and that is what helped me move along so quickly.
I can already hear what my book club buddies are going to say about it. "It was a good story, but I couldn't get to it because there were TOO MANY DETAILS!! Who cares about all the intricacies of their clothes or the surroundings!!" But as always, I'm going to have to stick to my guns and say I LOVE DETAILS!!! To me it just makes the story come alive! Even if I didn't know half the words used in the descriptions I could use context clues or just make up what I thought it meant. And with the details, I could not only read the story, but I could SEE the story, I could SMELL the story, I could HEAR the story. I could EXPERIENCE the story with them!!
As preparations for the 1893 World’s Fair set Chicago and the nation on
fire, Louis Tiffany—heir to the exclusive Fifth Avenue jewelry
empire—seizes the opportunity to unveil his state-of-the-art, stained
glass, mosaic chapel, the likes of which the world has never seen. But
when Louis’s dream is threatened by a glassworkers’ strike months
before the Fair opens, he turns to an unforeseen source for help: the
female students at the Art Students League of New York. Eager for
adventure, the young women pick up their skirts, move to boarding
houses, take up steel cutters, and assume new identities as the “Tiffany
Girls.”
Tiffany Girl is the heartwarming story of the
impetuous Flossie Jayne, a beautiful, budding artist who is handpicked
by Louis to help complete the Tiffany chapel. Though excited to live in a
boarding house when most women stayed home, she quickly finds the world
is less welcoming than anticipated. From a Casanova male, to an
unconventional married couple, and a condescending singing master, she
takes on a colorful cast of characters to transform the boarding house
into a home while racing to complete the Tiffany chapel and make a name
for herself in the art world. As challenges mount, her ambitions
become threatened from an unexpected quarter: her own heart. Who will
claim victory? Her dreams or the captivating boarder next door? (picture and description from amazon)
Up next? Probably time to move on to the pile under my nightstand and start on a pioneer book!!
Keep reading!
O:)
Melissa
