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The prairie fires that sweep the grazing lands, the coming of white men with their guns and diseases, and the quick slaughter of the vast buffalo herds leave Running Fawn's Blackfoot tribe with little choice but to take up residence on the assigned Reserve. All her life, Running Fawn has known only contentment, but now what will become of her hopes and dreams?

So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. Two years ago, she was an only child, living in a big house with her adoptive parents. Now, she shares the large home with her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, and the orphaned children to whom Grace has devoted her life. But then the letter arrives - an official complaint revoking the sisters' permission to manage their little children's home.

As a youth, Henry had been rescued from terrible circumstances by the Delaneys, whose loving care helped to heal his painful memories. Now, as a young man of character and deep faith working as a representative of the law, his duties include some that leave him with haunting memories, particularly of the young widow and baby boy whom he longs to help.

When Kyle learned that she had been adopted, she began a search for her birth parents. Now reunited with them, she is also thankful for the devoted couple who raised her. Surrounded by those she loves, Kyle's joy increases when she and her handsome fiance are married. Surely her life is full of God's blessings and goodness.

Leaving behind their dear friends in Beaver Creek, Elizabeth and Wynn take over an even more primitive RCMP outpost in the Canadian Northwest. Elizabeth finds herself totally isolated when the local Indian women are afraid to even communicate with her. The Delaney's thought they had already faced the most crushing disappointment of their lives when they saw little Sammy disappear from view in the arms of his father. Would they be able to survive the challenges ahead? Book four of the best-selling Canadian West series.

Anne and Nicole are together again at the Harrow estate in England, but they find themselves facing divergent futures. While Anne comfortably settles into British life, Nicole once again searches the far horizon. Despite the raging War of Independence, she sets sail for the American colonies to manage her uncle's landholdings. The gallant Captain Goodwind captures Nicole's attention, but not yet her heart. In the midst of revolution, her loyalties and faith are tested beyond what she could have ever imagined.

Jodie and Bethan are about as different as two young women can be, but growing up they develop a strong bond of friendship in the quiet town of Harmony, North Carolina. As the world plunges into war, though, their friendship is tested by a devastating loss.

Years ago, Wynn and Elizabeth Delancy adopted Christine and Henry. Now Christine has moved to a nearby city. Working as a secretary in a prosperous company, she is drawn to her employer's handsome son. Henry has joined the Canadian Mounties, where one of his first duties is to help a young widow and her infant. In their new lives, as new relationships grow, can Christine and Henry still draw on the faith they have learned from their parents?

Virginia Simpson has learned that Grandma Marty was right to insist that when God allows something to be taken from you, he replaces it with something better. The return of Jonathan, their renewed courtship, and the upcoming wedding are all shining examples of that. Still, the trials and disappointments of Virginia's life weigh heavily on her, and the inner strength that has continued to build in her is far from completion. The first test of her new resolve comes soon after her marriage.

Twenty years have passed since youngest daughter Belinda's story in Love Finds a Home. Marty and Clark's spiritual heritage has been lovingly passed on to their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. And now beloved granddaughter Virginia faces the test of her young life. Caught in that difficult period between childhood and adulthood, feeling that she doesn't really fit anywhere, Virginia struggles against what she considers to be unreasonable restrictions and expectations.

Dana, a young teenager, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and her solidly Christian family deals with the resulting turmoil. A teen son strays, a younger child feels neglected and a sister struggles with bitterness toward God.

Virginia thought she would feel different - like an adult, with an inner knowledge that she was on the edge of the nest, ready to try her own wings. And then circumstances began swirling around her, making her rethink her plans and reevaluate her priorities. If she only knew what the future held....

Happily married with four children, Virginia Lewis is perfectly content with her peaceful existence on the family farm. But change looms on the horizon. Grandma Marty and Grandpa Clark have always been a source of emotional strength, but their health is failing. And Virginia's adopted daughter, who has long been a blessing, may be torn from the family when her absentee birth mother resurfaces and pursues custody. Virginia may fear the unknown, but her unshakable convictions will help her embrace it.

Endlich ist der lang ersehnte Tag gekommen: Nach einer angestrengten Reise feiern Marthy und Clark ein Wiedersehen mit Missie und Willie. Dabei lernen sich auch die Enkelkinder kennen. Die Jungen erobern die Herzen der Großeltern im Sturm. Doch bald fällt ein dunkler Schatten auf die ungetrübte Freude. Bei einem Ausritt mit dem fünfjährigen Nathan wird Clark von einem Jungen alarmiert, dessen Freunde in einem Bergwerk verschüttet wurden. Clark eilt ihnen zu Hilfe und verunglückt dabei selber! Wird rechtzeitig Hilfe eintreffen?

Now that Kyle Adams' dream of finding her biological parents has come true and she is pregnant, Kyle begins to believe that her life is perfect. However, when a heart condition threatens her young son's life, Kyle's newfound happiness fades. Then her son dies, and she turns her back on God. It takes a great deal of soul searching before she is finally able to accept God back into her life. The authors deliver a quietly introspective novel about the true meaning of faith.

Der Siedlertreck in den amerikanischen Westen endet für ein Ehepaar in der Katastrophe: der Mann verunglückt tödlich und läßt seine blutjunge Frau Marty als Witwe zurück. In ihrem großen Schmerz und der bodenlosen Verzweiflung findet sie eine erste Hilfe in verständnisvollen Nachbarn. Doch eine Lösung ist nicht in Sicht. So muß Marty auf das Angebot eines Farmers eingehen und ihn heiraten. Sie soll seinem Kind die Mutter und ihm die Ehefrau ersetzen. In ihrer Not fügt sich Marty diesem Ansinnen voller Widerwillen. Erst langsam lernt sie den fremden Mann achten.

Missie und Willie haben geheiratet. Voller Zuversicht schließen sie sich einem westwärts ziehenden Siedlertreck an, um das Land in Besitz zu nehmen, das Willie im Jahr zuvor gekauft hat. Doch die Reise wird beschwerlich, denn die Planwagenfahrt ist kein Zuckerschlecken. All das verstärkt nur noch das Heimweh, dass Missie quält. Ob sie jemals ihre Familie wieder sehen wird? Und wird sie den Eltern vielleicht niemals das Enkelkind zeigen können, dass unter ihrem Herzen wächst? Diese Erzählung von Janette Oke wurde von Günter Schmitz gekürzt und bearbeitet.

Allmählich füllt sich das kleine Farmhaus von Clark und Marty immer mehr mit Leben. Vier weitere Kinder werden den glücklichen Eltern geboren, dazu vervollständigen zwei anfangs völlig verschüchterte Pflegekinder die Familie. Aber neben den vielen Aufgaben auf der Farm erwartet die beiden auch manche Arbeit in der Gemeinde: eine Schule und eine Kirche werden gebaut. Allmählich gerät das Leben in der Siedlung in immer geordnetere Bahnen. Doch neben der vielfältigen Freude gibt es manchen traurigen Tag. Und die Sorgen werden nicht weniger, sie werden nur anders.