Alaska: A Light in the Window/Destiny's Road/Iditarod Dream/Christmas Dream

The Alaska Collection #1-4

by Tracie Peterson

Surviving the rugged frontier of Alaska is a daunting task. But even in that hostile wilderness, God allows the tender flower of love to bloom. Tracie Peterson tells of the adventures and romances of different generations of women who share a common home - Alaska. Nurse Julie Eriksson cares for the victims of the 1925 diphtheria epidemic while Sam waits quietly, willing to give anything to see her save their own struggling relationship. Where's A Light in the Window when they need it most?

Genres: Christian Fiction, Romance, Christian, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adult Fiction, Christian Romance

480 pages, Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Tracie Peterson is a bestselling author who writes in both historical and contemporary genres. Her novels reveal her love for research as well as her strong desire to develop emotionally meaningful characters and stories for her readers. Tracie and her family live in Montana.

pen name: Janelle Jamison

Reviews

[Peggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read. Good clean stories of romance with God at the center. At times though, it was a bit too "perfect."

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

a quick read and kinda of sappy, but interesting facts about Alaska.

[Margaret Chind]

[Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

These four stories were good to read. They were very easy reading. There wasn't a lot of drama as there are in many love stories and I found that refreshing. One thing that disappointed me was that there was a big hole in the story where the author jumps suddenly from one couple with two kids to the story of their youngest of ten children being all grown up. There could have been another whole story to fill in that time period and learn about that family growing up.

[Geo Hendrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful Historical Fiction about the Depthera Epidemic, the making of the Alaskan Highway and the famous race.

[Dawn Conwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last story had my crying! Excellent book!

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Each of the stories were very good.

[Jennifer B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! Each story builds on the one before. You grow to love the characters quickly.

[Jennifer Summers · Rating 4 out of 5]

a collection of 4 individual books marked as read

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Four short romance stories with connected characters that take place in Alaska

[J Sprinkle · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read.

[Elisabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, clean reads. I loved reading about Alaska, but the romances weren’t my favorite.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly predictable, but still enjoyable.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a book with four different stories. A Light in the Window tells of Julie Eriksson’s adentures, romance, and dream of being a nurse.

Destiny’s Road is the story of widowed Beth Hogan and her sons and August Eriksson, both moving to the same place to make a new start. August works on the Alcan Highway, and Beth runs a roadhouse. The boys think of August as a father, but both Beth and August aren’t truly ready for a relationship. Can they overcome their fears and stubbornness and come together?

Rita Eriksson has a dream, an Iditerod Dream, but will it ever be realized? She meets with unexpected challenges—and romance. Will her heart ever have peace or her fear and pride be vanquished? Can she learn to love and be loved?

Rita’s Christmas Dream is to be home with all of her family, but when she gets stuck at the airport due to a snowstorm, how will she ever be home in time? Or is her Christmas dream about to be fulfilled in a different way?

With feeling and historical accuracy, Tracie Peterson brings a variety of characters to life and shows that true happiness is found in Jesus.

[Carla Kraninger · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the books. It was so interesting to learn about Alaska and the Iditarod. Like reading Tracie Peterson books and can't wait to read more.

[Shannon Bradbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three love stories from three different eras set in the Wilderness of Alaska. This was my first time reading anything by Tracie Peterson, and it was interesting to learn about the difficulties of living in the harsh conditions of Alaska. The story is about three different women from three different eras. Julie is a nurse from 1925. Beth loses her husband in World War 2. And Rita takes on the challenge of the Iditarod race. A story of three feisty and courageous women who fall in love and bravely face difficult circumstances.

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another "potato chip book". Tracie does a great job of conveying her love for Alaska & her history. It is Christian fiction which has fairly realistic spiritual journies in the lives of the character. The history and running of the Iditarod was good reading. Learning about how the dogs are cared for, how they are built for this kind of work & environment, and how they care for their sledders was fun for me.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

What I didn't understand when I first read the book, is that the four stories build through the generations of the women in the first story. I didn't expect that but thought that was cool. These are just easy, cheesy (i.e. nice and clean), love stories in the lives of these women in Alaska. I liked how the author tried to build their fictional lives around Alaskan & world history.

[L8blmr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three (yes, 3; the last is really a P.S. to the third) sweet stories of hopes, dreams, finding one's true soul mate and enduring love. I would add another half star for the setting which was described in lush detail, warts and all.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

"These are four inspirational love stories from America's Final Frontier".

[Kristine · Rating 4 out of 5]

From my shelves but not read until now. A light in the window is one I read standalone maybe under a pen name.

[Jackie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is several stories in one. I thought the first two stories were ok, a little boring. The last story was the best. I thought the print was too small and made it hard to read.

[Edna ives · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful inspirational book.

[Heather Willson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the facts about Alaska and in general her research was well done.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book recommend it to others

[Beckie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, it was very interesting and have read it twice I enjoyed it so much. A VERY good book. I read this book probably a year ago.

[Carol]

I had read Christmas Dream before, as part of "Christmas Treasures", but it was better in this book as the conclusion of the series.

[Deborah Yokley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this book I have read it twice

[Cornelia]

Absolutely loved it. Have read it twice now

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting, good book to relax and enjoy.