
Patterns of Love
Kindle Edition
Zondervan · Ebook · March 12, 2001
Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Coming to America series is Love Comes Softly meets Little House on the Prairie.
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- Who it’s for
- A tender historical romance pairs personal longing with the demands and possibilities of rural Iowa life.
- Genres
- Christian Historical Romance, American Historical Romance, Christian Historical Fiction
- Published
- Zondervan, March 12, 2001
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Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Coming to America series is Love Comes Softly meets Little House on the Prairie. My dear Beth, Though Uppsala, Iowa, takes its name from a city in my native Sweden, life here is different from what I have known. With my parents' blessing, I have taken employment in the home of Mr. Bridger, a dairy farmer, caring for his ill mother and two young, orphaned nieces. It is most unlike me to leave home, even in a temporary manner.
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But the need is great and Hattie Bridger and the children are so endearing. As for Dirk Bridger, he is an unhappy man, but also loyal, hardworking, and honorable. And, I should add, quite handsome. My younger sisters were smitten the instant they saw him. Young flirts! And with beauty to match. I, on the other hand, am considered to have common sense to attend my common looks. But, friend Beth, I am afraid my heart betrays my wisdom--for I, too, long to be seen as beautiful. Not just by anyone. By Dirk Bridger. Your friend, Inga Linberg In rural Iowa, life is both the planter and uprooter of dreams. As love, long delayed, springs to life in the heart of a young Swedish immigrant, one man struggles with his withered ambitions--and new blessings that could take their place if he would but allow them room. Robin Lee Hatcher's Coming to American series blends intense chemistry and conflict between the characters, strong female protagonists, and rich historical settings with a glowing faith and humanity that will win your heart.
Quiet Longings
A tender historical romance pairs personal longing with the demands and possibilities of rural Iowa life.
Come here for
- A Swedish immigrant’s longing to be seen, set against rural Iowa life
- Romance shaped by family care, old disappointments, and faith
Expect
- A warm, faith-inflected story of affection growing slowly
- Intimate family ties alongside a farmer’s struggle to make room for new hopes
Where it sits
| Christian Historical Romance | 97% |
|---|---|
| American Historical Romance | 51% |
| Christian Historical Fiction | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Romance
- Christian Romance
- Coming-of-Age
- Authors
- Robin Lee Hatcher
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- March 12, 2001
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Historical Romance