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Love Awakens the Heart
Set in San Francisco in the 1870s - just after the gold rush years - Lori Wick's The Californians brings a fabled era to life.
Whatever Tomorrow Brings begins with the Donovan family stepping off a clipper ship for a holiday from their missionary post in Hawaii. Tragedy meets them instead, and twenty-year-old Kaitlin must hold her family together in an unfamiliar land.
The second part of the saga, As Time Goes By, turns to another branch of the family, the Taylors. Young Jeff Taylor has waited five years for a chance to apologize to Bobbie Bradford in person. Can their friendship be restored after his heartbreaking betrayal so long ago?
Historically accurate and brimming with positive values, this series entertains readers with uplifting stories of life and love, faith and courage in the boomtown West.
Whatever Tomorrow Brings begins with the Donovan family stepping off a clipper ship for a holiday from their missionary post in Hawaii. Tragedy meets them instead, and twenty-year-old Kaitlin must hold her family together in an unfamiliar land.
The second part of the saga, As Time Goes By, turns to another branch of the family, the Taylors. Young Jeff Taylor has waited five years for a chance to apologize to Bobbie Bradford in person. Can their friendship be restored after his heartbreaking betrayal so long ago?
Historically accurate and brimming with positive values, this series entertains readers with uplifting stories of life and love, faith and courage in the boomtown West.
464 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1992
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Lori Wick
101 books1,638 followersFROM THE PUBLISHER:
Lori Wick is known as one of the most versatile Christian fiction writers on the market today. From pioneer fiction to a series set in Victorian England to a contemporary novel, Lori's books (over 5 million in print) continue to delight readers and top the Christian bestselling fiction list. Lori and her husband, Bob, live in Wisconsin with "the three coolest kids in the world."
Lori Wick is known as one of the most versatile Christian fiction writers on the market today. From pioneer fiction to a series set in Victorian England to a contemporary novel, Lori's books (over 5 million in print) continue to delight readers and top the Christian bestselling fiction list. Lori and her husband, Bob, live in Wisconsin with "the three coolest kids in the world."
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May 29, 2014
Sweet sweet stories of love. Some of my favorite Lori Wick characters. Even though I have read this compilation before, I forgot many details. Plus I never got around to reading book 3 and 4. So now the time has come...
April 30, 2019
these are so AMAZING! I wasn't sure how it would be when I started but it is so good. I felt so connected to the characters and there were multiple times when I just wanted to laugh and cry with them. Sometimes I did get mad at the characters because I just wanted them to do something. I also love how much they talk about their faith. I would definitely recommend these books.
April 6, 2021
This book had 2 novels . The 2nd one was characters from the first. I really enjoyed both of them, set back in 1871. Well that is when they started. As stated on the back of the book. ITS THE INSPIRING STORY OF HOPE RESTORED AND DREAMS FULFILLED.
May 13, 2023
Love these 2 love stories soo very much!!
April 11, 2014
This was an easy read, not complicated and rather predictable, but I love love loved it
July 14, 2015
I love any books by Wick! this series is a great series even for young girls to read!
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