Love Is a Gentle Stranger

Lasting Love #1

by June Masters Bacher

In an adventurous saga of the American frontier, an independent young schoolteacher sets off on a dangerous quest to find a new beginning beyond the trail's end. Heartbroken and ashamed of being jilted, Chris Beth welcomes the perils of frontier life and intends to face every crisis as she has all others - alone. Then, thrown together with a small band of settlers in a place ravaged by Indian uprisings, Chinook winds and devastating floods, she learns to lean on God and others in good times and bad. You will laugh and cry with her and she discovers a 'new commandment', that never-failing love is a gentle stranger.

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

175 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

June Masters Bacher is the author of three pioneer romance series with sales of 1.2 million! Love is a Gentle Stranger, Love's Soft Whisper, and Journey to Love. Her name is synomous with delightful storytelling involving mysterious twists. June lives and writes in Southern California.

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I grew up reading this series over and over. It was nice to visit old memories, however, this is not very well written. Still the story is compelling and beckons to continue reading so I bought the next book in the series.

[Brenda Fairchild · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast and easy read

Had not read books by this author but she had a good story. Even though the ending was rather predictable early in the book. It is a good "clean" book and would be acceptable for late teens to adults. Now onward to book two.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found four books from this series in a Little Free Library in the yard of a church in my neighborhood, along with some other great literature and even two CCM CDs. I knew I hit the jackpot that day...and, after reading this, I'm even more sure of that. This was a great novel.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this years and years ago, so I don't remember much about it.

[GJ S · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clean Christian historical novel

I enjoyed the loving characters in this book and the story line was good. Christ was glorified in the book. I recommend the book and the author

[Phylisha Stone · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young woman is jilted by her fiancé, Heartbroken and ashamed she decides to go west and accepts a job as a school teacher in Oregon. This is a short Christian read.

[Wintermote · Rating 3 out of 5]

Almost gave it a 4 but there were some somewhat troubling portrayals of native Americans and other minority groups....

[Dru · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very well written in my opinion. It jumps around until you don't know the timeline etc. Didn't particularly like this one. But got it free.

[Trudy Roy · Rating 2 out of 5]

A simple Christian story about a girl finding herself in early pioneer Oregon. Not much to it.

[Ann Evans · Rating 2 out of 5]

I gave it two stars mainly because the last three pages tied up too much in too few words. Almost like skipping half of a book and saying, "And they lived happily ever after."

[Lindsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF at 29%. Writing was not the greatest.

[Tammi Kendall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a sweet gentle story!! Loved it

[Heather Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

These were some of my favorite books in my early teens after Oke books. Re-reading to see if they will work in my classroom 😊

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

An overall heart-warming story, however there were somewhat racist/"othering" depictions of Native Americans that were totally unnecessary to the plot line and put a sour taste in my mouth about the book. Overall, it was a simple, predictable book that left me wanting more depth to the characters, but also caters to what you'd expect from the book description.

[Shari Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was an easy read. Didn't learn very much. Found interesting mostly because of the setting being the area where my daughter lives. A feel good book. Didn't have to look things up to find out if something was frightfully true.

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a good book. about the resilience of people in the pioneer days. Bacher does a great job of describing Oregon I sometimes wished I were there. Interwoven with themes of faith, friendship and overcoming hardship Bacher paints a vivid portrait of what it was like to survive out west.

[Ashleymorgan]

I love this series by June Masters Bacher!

[Jewell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoy reading anything by June Masters Bacher. She writes wholesome love stories and if they seem improbable, it is probably because we have lost our innocent view of love.

[Cws]

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[Odetta · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Can't wait to get the next book in the series to find out what happens.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read

[Lillian Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

June Masters Bacher books are often times sad, but that's reality. They are really good reads, and I highly recommend them.

[Sharon Buxton · Rating 3 out of 5]

C+. inspirational fiction, mom's stash, discard

[Mikayla Zimmermann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! It is kind of a rushed book but that just gives you more things to think about an read between the lines!

[Partridge Public]

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[Anita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audio book 6 hours

[Phyllis Swain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schoolteacher Chris Beth finds love after moving away to the american frontier.