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Minnesota Brothers
Can a family's faith sustain romance? Minnesota Brothers is a collection offour stories of Swedes who find romance in their new homeland as each brotherseeks a wife.
459 pages, Romance
First published April 1, 2004
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September 7, 2023
Great story
September 10, 2023
Three Nilsson brother's romances, plus little sister's. Each story is unique and entertaining.
Don't miss the story of Rissa Le Blanc, or any other, for that matter.
Don't miss the story of Rissa Le Blanc, or any other, for that matter.
June 2, 2012
So this book is about four brothers. But for some reason, they forgot to mention the sister. And they're not all related, either. There's the three Nilsson sons, Gustaf, Lars, and August, and their sister, Gerda. Then there's Olina, who traveled to Minnesota from Sweden to marry Lars, but he had eloped with some other woman, so she married Gustaf. While Olina was still in Sweden, Gustaf had been courting Anna Jenson, but since he then got married, she got engaged to Olaf. And then he died... Then she marries August, who'd always loved her. Now, Anna has two brothers, Ollie and Lowell, who both fall in love with the same woman, or so they think. Turns out there's two women, and they're twins named Clarissa and Marissa. Their evil stepdad goes to jail, and the twins marry the brothers. Poor Gerda, all her friends married and having babies. Then this guy named Frank comes and they get married, how convenient.
Okay, I just have to say, this book was rather poorly written. Sappy and repetitive. Not every single person thinks about running their hands through other people's "silky strands", okay!?! And couldn't you have let them confess their love without the male being mortally wounded? Gosh.
Personally, I liked Anna and August's story best. The whole Olaf thing was totally unnecessary, though, and frankly kind of creepy. But still, Anna and August seemed like the most natural couple. All the other's stories were unreal, and would never happen like that, but August and Anna's... it was good. And probably because it was her second book, the writing was better. But I did like Gustaf and Olina, they're a cute couple. My favorite couple was Ollie and Clarissa, though. Their story was probably the most interesting, even though it was completely... corny. This Lena Nelson Dooley person is too descriptive. Sometimes it was kind of funny, and I laughed, because who needs to write that he "set the cup down with his left hand while sitting in a red chair"? Hahaha.
Okay, bad book. Wouldn't read it again. But since it was so long, I kind of grew attached to the characters, my favorite one being August, then Ollie, then Anna. So, there's that.
Okay, I just have to say, this book was rather poorly written. Sappy and repetitive. Not every single person thinks about running their hands through other people's "silky strands", okay!?! And couldn't you have let them confess their love without the male being mortally wounded? Gosh.
Personally, I liked Anna and August's story best. The whole Olaf thing was totally unnecessary, though, and frankly kind of creepy. But still, Anna and August seemed like the most natural couple. All the other's stories were unreal, and would never happen like that, but August and Anna's... it was good. And probably because it was her second book, the writing was better. But I did like Gustaf and Olina, they're a cute couple. My favorite couple was Ollie and Clarissa, though. Their story was probably the most interesting, even though it was completely... corny. This Lena Nelson Dooley person is too descriptive. Sometimes it was kind of funny, and I laughed, because who needs to write that he "set the cup down with his left hand while sitting in a red chair"? Hahaha.
Okay, bad book. Wouldn't read it again. But since it was so long, I kind of grew attached to the characters, my favorite one being August, then Ollie, then Anna. So, there's that.
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September 7, 2010
9/6/2010
The 3rd story is called Double Deception.
Rissa LeBlanc is in Litchfield with her step father Pierre. Pierre goes from town to town and plays the "confidence game".
Rissa would like to escape this life. For the first time ever she makes friends.
Anna and Gerda at the Dress Emporium.
Ollie and Lowell, Anna's brothers, are both looking to get to know Rissa better. At times she leans towards Ollie and other times its Lowell.
A rift comes between these brothers who were once best of friends.
Gerda's Lawman. The 4th and final story of Minnesota Brothers.
Gerda's brothers found their true love in the first 2 books:
The Other Brother and His Brother's Cast Off. Now Gerda is fighting her feelings for a lawman who has come to their town. He is not a believer so she prays for God to remove him from her life as the temptation is strong to be attracted to him.
Great stories!
The 3rd story is called Double Deception.
Rissa LeBlanc is in Litchfield with her step father Pierre. Pierre goes from town to town and plays the "confidence game".
Rissa would like to escape this life. For the first time ever she makes friends.
Anna and Gerda at the Dress Emporium.
Ollie and Lowell, Anna's brothers, are both looking to get to know Rissa better. At times she leans towards Ollie and other times its Lowell.
A rift comes between these brothers who were once best of friends.
Gerda's Lawman. The 4th and final story of Minnesota Brothers.
Gerda's brothers found their true love in the first 2 books:
The Other Brother and His Brother's Cast Off. Now Gerda is fighting her feelings for a lawman who has come to their town. He is not a believer so she prays for God to remove him from her life as the temptation is strong to be attracted to him.
Great stories!
June 18, 2013
I really enjoyed this whole series and how the author wove each individual story in with all the others. Each book could stand alone as a novel, but it all made much more sense and tugged your heart-strings just a bit more when you read all the books in order.
What I didn't like as well about the series was that each book contained a certain amount of physical description for each hero and heroine. The issue? Sometimes, I felt it went overboard and past merely describing hair/eye color and height (etc.)The descriptions were much more on the sensual side at times, and sounded like thoughts only husbands and wives should be thinking of each other. Don't get me wrong: it was still an excellent story...and the descriptions were not nearly as bad as some in other books I've read.
All in all, I truly enjoyed the series and recommend it to others. :)
What I didn't like as well about the series was that each book contained a certain amount of physical description for each hero and heroine. The issue? Sometimes, I felt it went overboard and past merely describing hair/eye color and height (etc.)The descriptions were much more on the sensual side at times, and sounded like thoughts only husbands and wives should be thinking of each other. Don't get me wrong: it was still an excellent story...and the descriptions were not nearly as bad as some in other books I've read.
All in all, I truly enjoyed the series and recommend it to others. :)
June 14, 2007
I enjoyed reading this book, because it gave me a glimpse back in time. Time when things were simpler. Time when Minnesota was growing and changing. It was fun reading about familar towns in Minnesota,such as Litchfield. The book was a good read. The book has four seperate story's. Though each story rolls into the next.
Story's are about a family who came from Sweden to settle in Minnesota. How each of the brothers seeks a wife. All that they discover about them selves and their family members. You will laugh and cry right along with the charters.
Story's are about a family who came from Sweden to settle in Minnesota. How each of the brothers seeks a wife. All that they discover about them selves and their family members. You will laugh and cry right along with the charters.
March 26, 2011
If I knew this whole book was written about christianity, I probably wouldn't have read it. I have nothing against any religion, I just hate reading about it. Everything that happened had to be prayed about, God himself would talk to the characters of the book and it they constantly referred to him as "Him". I guess I should expect hate mail for this review but it was just too much for me.
The story itself was good otherwise. It is 4 short stories of brothers who moved from Sweden to Minnesota.
The story itself was good otherwise. It is 4 short stories of brothers who moved from Sweden to Minnesota.
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