The Tender Years (A Prairie Legacy, Book 1)

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The Heartwarming Return to the Legacy of Marty and Clark Davis From the LOVE COMES SOFTLY series

Twenty years have passed since youngest daughter Belinda's story in Love Finds a Home. Marty and Clark's spiritual heritage has been lovingly passed on to their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. And now beloved granddaughter Virginia faces the test of her young life. Caught in that difficult period between childhood and adulthood, feeling that she doesn't really fit anywhere, Virginia struggles against what she considers to be unreasonable restrictions and expectations.

A lively new girl arrives at school, and Jenny seems to represent everything that Virginia is longing for--her looks, her daring, her alluring freedom from constraints. But then comes the day neither girl will ever forget?

More than 500,000 copies sold!

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Customer Reviews

Good, but not my favorite
Despite the fact that anyone who has read the Love Comes Softly series is anxious for continuation of Clark and Marty's lives, this was not my favorite book. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it and I think that anyone who loves these characters will enjoy it. It's just that after you write a certain number of books about the same people, the originality starts to fade. I noticed that in Gibert Morris' House of Winslow series. The first books are excellent, but not the very end ones. I liked this book, but it just doesn't quite compare with the original series.

2010-04-26 | shoe happy (NOLA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 3

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A Searching Heart (A Prairie Legacy, Book 2)

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The Yearning Deep Inside Her--to Go Somewhere, Discover Something, Be a Part of the World About Her in a New Way--Would Not Go Away. But What Would Satisfy It?

In The Tender Years, Virginia Simpson managed to struggle through adolescence and was looking forward to stepping into adulthood. When her graduation day arrives, she walks to the podium as the class valedictorian to the proud grins of her grandparents, Marty and Clark Davis. College beckoned, and life seemed to be well in hand.

She thought she would feel different. Like an adult, with an inner knowledge that she was on the edge of the nest, ready to try her own wings. And then circumstances began swirling around her, making her rethink her plans and reevaluate her priorities.

If She Only Knew What the Future Held?

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Customer Reviews

very happy
the seller contacted me right away to tell me the book was on it's way. I received the book really fast and it's in great condition. I'm very happy

2009-02-24 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Good adult, Christian historical fiction....
Any young adult / teenager struggling with his/her "first love" should read this one. The only drawback to the book that I struggled with was my attempt to place a definite time-period to the storyline. The main character in this Oke novel is Virginia Simpson. In Chapter 8, one of Virginia's younger brothers, Danny, had a summer job with a local farmer, and Danny's days were spent driving a team of horses, first planting and then haying. Yet, telephones, cars, and elevators were mentioned throughout the novel.

2008-07-28 (barefoot in Tennessee) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Excellent
I loved the book could not put it down. I was pleased that the author decided to take this family forward.

2006-03-16 | bd (Woodlands, TX) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Janette Oke
I have read many Janette Oke books over the last 4 years. I find that though they have interesting plots and characters the writing doesn't seem to bring the full potential out of the story. My own personal taste leans towards very real to life stories. I don't always find that in Janet Oke's books. I find that they are too warm and fuzzy for me. If you like those kind of stories or just want a book you don't really have to concentrate on I would recommend Janet Oke. If not I would suggest someone like Torey Hayden or Francine Rivers.

2006-02-28 | Addie (Vancouver British Columbia) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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GREAT READ
I was so glad to find that in the end of this book. Virgina finds love. I always think of this book when it rains.

2005-10-24 | Jen D (Ca.) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Love's Enduring Promise (Love Comes Softly Series #2)

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Book 2 of Love Comes Softly. Their family growing, Clark and Marty look to bind each other together with love and faith. Over 800,000 sold!

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Customer Reviews

Light easy read
Another great story in the Love Comes Softly series. I listened to this book on tape.

This book's time line moved a lot more quickly than the first book, which was a bit confusing at first but actually made the story move along quite nicely. Marty and Clark have established their relationship and are now raising their own family. Along the way there are more babies in the Davis family as well as in the neighborhood. The Davis' also take in two more neighbor girls who's pa left town.

The story is light and moves along well. The movie is good as well and goes into more details about some parts, but leaves out others, as most movies do :)

2010-03-30 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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magnificent read
excellent condition, arrived within a few days of purchase and a magnificent series to read.

2009-12-13 (kentucky) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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a really great book
i had already read all of the books in this series, but wanted to own them. Amazon is the place i always go to for quick and reliable service at a great price. Everything i have ever odered gets to me on time and in good condition. Returns are so easy. i plan to purchase the rest of these books from Amazon. This is a book you will want to read over and over and share with your friends.

2009-09-22 | gardener (sc) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Love's Enduring Promise
This is the second of an eight book series, "Love Comes Softly" by Janette Oke. She is an awesome author and would recommend this series to anyone. True enjoyment! Good, clean, wholesome entertainment.
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Pat Westrope

2009-09-04 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Loves Enduring Promise...Simply Romantic
This was truly a wonderful sequel to the first book, Love Comes Softly. Again, my husband and I looked at the movie version. It's a great couples movie/book for those persons wanting to relax together. The message of love is such a powerful one and this book brings it across so beautifully.

Thank you for the timeless stories and books.

Jeanne Ali Bocus
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2009-08-01 | Jeanne Ali Bocus (Trinidad, W.I.) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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When Calls the Heart (Canadian West #1)

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Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Book 1 of the bestselling Canadian West series.

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Customer Reviews

When Calls the Heart
This was a wonderful little book. I have read some of Janette Oke's books before and enjoyed them, so when I spotted this series I was excited to start reading it.

When Calls the Heart is the first book in Oke's Canadian West Series. It follows a main character of Elizabeth and is written in the first person from her perspective.

A school teacher back East, she travels to the West to begin a new school teaching job at the advice of her brother Jon. Before she learns of her assignment, the superintendent tries to woo her, and in failing to do so seemingly banishes her 150 miles North to the town of Pine Springs.

Determined to make the best of it, Elizabeth travels there and sets up her school. She is delighted to find that she has her own little home by the schoolhouse instead of boarding and also that her brother's handsome friend Wynn Delaney is also in residence at Pine Springs as well.

The children she teaches are mostly charming and her heart goes out to all of them in unique ways. She makes close friends with a family of immigrants nearby and these children frequently appear in the novel to help her out and spend time with her so she doesn't become too lonely on her own.

Another student in particular, a boy named Andy, is frequently sick but a favorite of hers and all the other children. Having been in an accident when he was quite young, he has trouble learning but is always positive and supportive of everyone else. When his sickness gets worse they raise money to send him to a doctor. This involves a fundraiser put on by Elizabeth and the schoolchildren.

During this fundraiser, Wynn, whom she now believes to be married, wins an auction for a lunch with her and she is so thoroughly embarrassed to be pursued by a "married" man that she sets forth a sequence of events to turn him down at every opportunity, despite secretly admiring him.

It is only when she discovers her mistake that she realizes her deep feelings for him and can only be saddened as he appears to love his job more than her. He is very particular to his job and does not feel that being the wife of a Mountie is anything he would do to someone he loves.

Oke, while being a Christian writer, does not get overly hard handed or preachy with her writing. While some references and scriptures may be written in, she prefers to lead by example; having her characters do acts of good rather than preach about them. This makes it easy for even those who are not very religious to read her books. Her writing, while not overly complex suits the romance genre just fine and you can connect to her characters as they seem like real people. They aren't just perfect characters that do whatever is right and good, they have flaws just like everyone else.

Oke also took the time to include a bit of history in this story which helps the reader to understand the background and setting of the novel. She elaborates on the town of Calgary and also of the Mounties as one of the main characters, Wynn Delaney, is a Mountie himself.

I really enjoyed the premise of this novel. Most often writers have the heroine just falling into the arms of their chosen man. Elizabeth is not like that. She is strong enough on her own and doesn't need a man, she only consents because she is truly in love, not dependent upon him. I feel that this shapes her character a lot better than if she had just stuck to regular romance and had Elizabeth completely infatuated with the man. It made the story more believable.

The only fault I would find with the novel is Wynn's quick change of heart at the end. While it was written to seem that he couldn't stomach the thought of being without her, due to his earlier convictions that were so strong, it just seems unlikely that he would change his mind so easily.

Janette Oke is a fantastic story teller and her novels reflect life on the early plains of Canada. They are a pleasure to read and are perfect for a lazy Sunday or rainy afternoon.

When Calls the Heart
Copyright 1983
220 pages

2010-04-04 | kairosdreaming (Montana) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Great books
These are a wonderful addition to any library. It is a pleasure to read good "CHRISTIAN" novels that contain Morals and I would strongly suggest our teenage daughters being exposed to this type of romance verses all the vulgar, graphic writings in today's world. There is still PLEASURE in a wholesome loving God given relations and our teens today need to realize that.

2009-11-30 (Olive Hill KY) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Loved The Hero Being With The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
I'm always looking for originality in my historical romance reads,so I was thrilled to come upon the Canadian West series by Janette Oke with a RCMP hero. The history about the mounties was very interesting,and Wynn was a great hero. I can't wait to read the other 5 books in the series.

Highly recommended for historical romance fans.

2009-07-20 | soblessed (,OH,U.S.A.) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Light and Enjoyable
Having never read a Janette Oke book before, I was surprised at the light reading level. The story was very enjoyable with several plot twists and I certainly plan on getting the next book. I just won't expect it to take me more than a week to finish.

~D~

2009-04-20 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Beyond shadow of doubt, a good read.....
The year is 1910. Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Thatcher, cultured, polished & refined, has been teaching school for two years. Elizabeth turns down a marriage proposal from Thomas Higgins, the school superintendent. In apparent retaliation, Mr. Higgins assigns Elizabeth to teach in the newly settled backwoods area of Alberta. Elizabeth is determined to meet this challenge. A delightful read. I particularly enjoyed the brief history in establishing the city of Calgary intermingled in Chapter 4.

2008-11-20 (barefoot in Tennessee) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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A Quiet Strength (A Prairie Legacy, Book 3)

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A Tender Story of Faith and Love From Janette Oke

Countless fans of Christian fiction like you were thrilled when Janette Oke released her new series, A PRAIRIE LEGACY. Readers have been rewarded with a touching exploration of the feelings and thoughts of young Virginia Simpson as she grows to be a woman. With A Quiet Strength, bestselling author Janette Oke continues Virginia's tale with a heartwarming, romantic novel that mothers and daughters everywhere will love.

Virginia Simpson has learned that grandma Marty was right to insist that when God allows something to be taken from you, he replaces it with something better. The return of Jonathan, their renewed courtship, and the upcoming wedding are all shining examples of that. Still though, the trials and disappointments of Virginia's life weigh heavily on her and the inner strength that has continued to build in her is far from completion.

The first test of her new resolve comes soon after her marriage. Waiting for their house to be completed, the couple has no choice but to live with Jonathan's grandmother. Although Virginia loves the woman, she struggles with having to share her new husband's time. When the house is completed, even greater obstacles arise, challenging both the couple's fledgling love as well as Virginia's inner peace. But like gold refined, Virginia will emerge as a woman of character and godliness.

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Customer Reviews

Great Book
The book kept me in suspense and could hardly put the book down. I look forward to more books in this series.

2006-03-16 | bd (Woodlands, TX) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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Marriage, Grandmother, Horses and Mindy
Virginia is so anxious to be married to Jonathan that she does not fully count the cost. When reality hits her, she is angry and disallusioned. Her home is finally built and just as life looks promising, an old friend drops in and with her a little waif daughter who ends up being Virginia and Jonathan's. Raising horses is risky and not without long hours - again leaving Virginia to fret. With a baby on the way and an wounded child to heal, horses take priority and Virginia loses her perspective on what is really important. The last straw is when Grandmother breaks her leg and must come live with them. Virginia is ready to throw in the towel when she allows God to speak to her heart and she finally listens. She is able to sort between fact and fantasy, romance and committment and wakes to the real reason for being a family. She is changed forever. Another Janette Oke thriller. Off to book 4!

2004-02-10 (Garden Grove, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4

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WOW!
I loved the first two books, but this one is the best yet! Virgina has now grown up. At first I was sad that her teen-years adventures were over, but reading about her as an adult has been thrilling. So many things, including an abused child, her own children, a husband, struggles, and her grandmother, happen to her. Through the whole thing she realizes that her relationship with Christ is not what it should be. I think that this book has a great value to it!

2000-02-25 | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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Wonderful!
Just like the previous reader, I couldn't put the book down! It was such a wonderful story I only wished that I had read the first two novels! I'm a first time reader to author Jannette Oke and I'm happy that found her! It was wonderfully written and very warming to the heart. I was glad to see Virginia's strength renewed during her toughest times. May God continue to bless Mrs. Oke.

2000-02-24 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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They just keep getting better and better..
I read the first two stories in this series and loved both of them. The plight of young Virginia in the first, and the older Virginia in the second gave us a glimpes into the life of a girl in that time period, I'd say, around the turn of the century. This third book introduces us to an adult Virginia, a married woman, caring for an elderly grandmother and an abused child as well as her husband, her own child, and household chores. Life for her was not easy, but she had God by her side, and He is the only one who can give you the stregnth and endurance to make it through the tough times. This book was really inspiring, and I hope Ms. Oke takes pity on us and writes the next one soon.

2000-01-24 | a classic (Victorville, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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Beyond the Gathering Storm (Canadian West #5)

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Henry--a Canadian Mountie like his father--struggles between the call of duty and the call of his heart. When he informs a young logger’s wife of her husband’s death, the memory of that loss haunts him for years. Assigned to a new beat five years later, he rediscovers Amber and gains her trust...and eventually her heart.

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Customer Reviews

Beyond the Gathering Storm
I was much surprised at this book. I had expected, at the end of the last book in the Canadian West series, that this book would pick up where it left off. Instead it seems to be about 20 or so years in the future and primarily about the Delaney's two adopted children, Henry and Christine.

We find them while Henry is reliving a painful memory. Like his dad, he has joined the Mounties and has been one for about 5 years. He however finds trouble at time, especially when he had to inform a young widow with a baby about the death of her husband. This memory has stuck with him and made him feel guilty about how he had handled it.

Now he is reassigned to a town in the South. Here he is surprised to discover that same widow, working as the barber in the town. Her young boy, five now, wants so much to be a part of everything but as she's afraid of losing him too he's kept somewhat secluded. When he decides to head out on an adventure of his own, the widow and Henry must work together to bring him home safely.

Christine has left her parents for a job as a secretary in the South. While her boss is a bit brash at times she grows to like her job and kindles a relationship with the boss' son Boyd.

Boyd, while charming, has no direction in his life and certainly no room in his belief system for Christine's religion. He parties with his friend and goes from pleased to angry in an instant. As I was reading I'd had an inkling that he'd be abusive. Would Christine be able to turn his love around?

The Christianity in this novel is pretty low key. The most seems to happen around Christine as she is struggling between her faith and Boyd and his rejection of God. Henry goes to church in the novel but his story isn't as faith based.

I have a few criticisms for Oke in this novel. I would have liked to see one come before it or more background given. We are suddenly introduced to these adult children of Elizabeth and Wynn without any history. What happened that they adopted Christine? Where did Kip go and how did the new dog replace him? Another book is almost needed. In addition, these characters seemed a little too perfect for me. They hardly had any faults and just seemed less real than the stories of Elizabeth and Wynn did.

I do applaud Oke's incorporating of abuse in this novel. Its a hard task to write about and I think she did it well. Aside from those notions, there was nothing in this book that would offend anyone.

It was a nice story as usual just a little bit of a let down for me as I had become attached to the characters of Wynn and Elizabeth.

Beyond the Gathering Storm
Copyright 2000
253 pages

2010-04-17 | kairosdreaming (Montana) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Janette Oke Books
I am very pleased with this book, like all of Janette Oke's books it was a very good read.
Thanks,
Ann

2008-05-17 | Ann (Quincy, Fl United States) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Great Plot
I really liked the way the book went back and forth between chapters about Henry and ones about Christine; you are never bored. I would recommend it! Janette Oke is my favorite author and this is one of her better books.

2005-07-13 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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A great novel!
I rally enjoyed this book, and highly recommend it for
anyone who enjoys Christian fiction novels.

2001-11-18 | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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Realism meets fantasy
I was so excited when I saw this 5th book added to her Canadian West series! The children really go through a lot. It was suspenseful waiting for things to happen sometimes, but isn't that real life? :-) Janette Oke has produced yet another wonderful story that I couldn't put down until the end. Even then, her characters are so well written that it left me wondering if she would write one more for this series!

2001-07-12 | Mystery Mom (Clifton, VA USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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