Windy City Brides by Frances Devine ~ Review

This book is part of the Romancing America 3-in-1 series. This book takes place in Illinois.

Book 1- A Girl Like That is about a girl name Katie who wants to be involved in the theater. On center stage she meets a lawyer, Sam, and they both want to help the poor Irish immigrants. Through their charitable works and budding friendship, a great fire happens and nearly destroys the entire city.

Book 2~ Once a Thief is about Danni who is trying to find a better life for her and her brother, Jimmy. Danni is caught by a play writer, Blake, and is deemed a thief. She acts her way out and finds solace in Blake's neighbors and tries to figure out a way for Jimmy to escape. Blake sees Danni as the star in his play and they grow closer as friends. Meanwhile Jimmy's captor threatens to tear it all apart.

Book 3~ Sugar and Spice tells the story of a preacher's daughter, CiCi, and a lawyer's brother-in-law, Jimmy. CiCi desires adventures and Jimmy seems to be just that type! As CiCi falls in love with Jimmy, he discovers his desire to help the poor tenements and drops out of law school. CiCi struggles to think Jimmy may want to be a missionary and starts hanging out with the wrong crowd. CiCi also discovers that Jimmy and Danni's captor is released from prison and unknowingly befriends him. CiCi learns about Jimmy's childhood ordeal and boards a sinking ship to face his captor.

"When Calls the Heart" Movie

'When Calls the Heart' is a book by Janette Oke. First in the Canadian West series. These books were my second series I read by the author and I absolutely loved the series.



When Calls the HeartStatus: Completed
Director: Michael Landon Jr.

A classic prairie romance based upon the novel by best-selling author Janette Oke, WHEN CALLS THE HEART tells the story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured, young Eastern school teacher who takes a teaching position in the hardscrabble Alberta frontier. Despite the many hardships of frontier life, she cares deeply for the school children. But she has closed her heart to love until she meets handsome Wynn, a member of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.

This family movie, set in 1910 in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is a co-production with Believe Pictures of Los Angeles and directed by Michael Landon Jr. (Saving Sarah Cain, The Last Sin Eater), and stars Maggie Grace (Lost, Taken) and Stephen Amell (Heartland, Rent-a-Goalie).

Currently Reading

I am part of this Love Inspired book club where they send me 4 Historical books every month. I used to get mixed books, but I finally told them I only wanted Historical books. It's a nice surprise to get the books in the mail, mostly cause I have no idea what books they will be. I recently got October's package of books that will be in stores in November. Right away, I knew I wanted to read the first book I pulled out of the package.

Who ever heard of such thing? Mail-Order Cowboy?! That really sparked my attention! The first chapter has got me totally engrossed! It's about this circle of friends in the 1800s. After the Civil War, many of the men that were single were killed or MIA; so there's no one for a group of friends to marry. One gets an idea to put an ad in the Houston paper for Mail-Order grooms. They all have family ranches that they can't run on their own. A cowboy reads the article, and while on his way to a job in Houston, he stops by the women's small town. When he arrives the one with the idea's ranch hand is hurt and he offers to stay until he's well again. That's the farthest I've read. But I know it will be a great read!

~Natalie

Second Chance Bride: Review by Me

A prostitute gets a second chance to pose as a teacher in a small town. She learns how to teach and everyone believes she is this teacher woman. She learns more about God and about a particular guy in town. When a stranger comes to town, he threatens to tear them all apart.