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A Hopeful Heart
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Item description for A Hopeful Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer...
Overview
Tressa takes lessons to become a rancher, but when classes begin, Tressa struggles to endure Hattie Wyatt's hands-on instruction in such skills as milking a cow, branding a calf, and cooking for hungry ranch hands.
Publishers Description
Dowryless and desperate, Tressa Neill applies to the inaugural class of Wyatt Herdsman School in Barnett, Kansas, in 1888. The school's one-of-a-kind program teaches young women from the East the skills needed to become a rancher--or the wife of one. Shy and small for her twenty-two years, Tressa is convinced she'll never have what it takes to survive Hattie Wyatt's hands-on instruction in skills such as milking a cow, branding a calf, riding a horse, and cooking up a mess of grub for hungry ranch hands. But what other options does she have?
Abel Samms wants nothing to do with the group of potential brides his neighbor brought to town. He was smitten with an eastern girl once--and he got his heart broken. But there's something about quiet Tressa and her bumbling ways that makes him take notice. When Tressa's life is endangered, will Abel risk his own life--and his heart--to help this eastern girl?
From Publishers Weekly
Romance writer and author of 14 novels, Sawyer has written another tenderhearted tale, this one set in Barnett, Kans., in 1888. When widowed Hattie Wyatt opens a school for young women to learn the skills needed to be a rancheror ranchers wife22-year-old orphan Tressa Neill becomes one of Hatties first students. Initially an unwilling participant forced to enroll in Hatties school by her aunt and uncle, the shy Tressa eventually warms to her environment. She applies herself to her studies and is soon intrigued by Abel Samms, a bachelor whose heart was broken by a girl who, like Tessa, came from the east. Encountering various dangers, Tressa and Abel are soon thrust into one anothers company by no design of their own, and a mutual attraction blossoms that neither can ignore. Sawyers fan base will appreciate this latest work for its heart, yet they may well be disappointed by its lack of depth or freshness. (June) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. |
Item Specifications...
Studio: Bethany House
Pages 347
Dimensions: Length: 1.25" Width: 5.5" Height: 8.25"
Weight: 0.7 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jun 1, 2010
Publisher Baker Publishing Group
Edition Reprinted
ISBN 0764205099
ISBN13 9780764205095
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Reviews - What do customers think about Hopeful Heart?
 | Fantastic faith-filled romance Jun 9, 2010 |
| A Hopeful Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer is a delightful romance full of faith and charm. Tressa Neill is one of the first students at Hattie Wyatt's herdsman school for girls. Rejected by her aunt and uncle, she wants to learn how to be a good wife on a ranch in hopes of finding a husband, just like the rest of the women in the school. Abel Samms doesn't have much faith in the school or the women, he just wants to figure out who has been rustling his cattle in such quantities that he's being forced to consider selling his ranch to his wealthy neighbor. Sawyer is a talented writer, and I've read several of her other books, but this may just be her best one yet. I absolutely adored this novel! Tressa is a delightful heroine who is initially unsure of herself but learns from Hattie to learn to trust herself and the Lord. I love books like this where the reader knows from the first page that everything is going to end happily, but the journey there is so much fun. Sawyer has created a vibrant group of characters here, and I hope that the Wyatt Herdsman School isn't through. There are more stories to be told! If you're looking for a sweet romance, you couldn't do any better than this book. | | | | A Great Summer Read Jun 8, 2010 |
I absolutely loved this book! Kim Vogel Sawyer is a master of making you feel the emotions her characters experience. So I expected to be drawn into the story of Tressa Neil, a city girl who's way out of her element on the Kansas Prairie. What I wasn't expecting was such a completely engrossing, entertaining read. In A Hopeful Heart, Kim takes what could have been your typical historical romance and deftly mixes in elements of comedy , mystery, and a journey of faith. The result is a book that was hard for me to put down, even to the point of missing sleep. Anymore, it takes a lot to keep me reading late into the night, but this book did. Thumbs up to Kim! I can't wait to see what's next.
NOTE: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes. | | | | This Book Has The Perfect Title Jun 6, 2010 |
| From the minute you pick up this book and start reading, until you close the book at the last page, you are completely captivated by a time in our history and a romance that only God could have made happen. The story of hope and forgiveness and God's promises make this a story you can't put down. Tressa and Abel have been through a lot in their lives and find it hard to forgive. But when they both decide to put God in charge of thier lives miracles happen. What a joyous book this was! If you have ever read a Kim Vogel Sawyer book, you will not be disappointed in this one, and if you haven't, make this one your first - and then read everything she has written. Each book is a wonderful journey and a blessing. | | | | A Read Filled with Hope Jun 6, 2010 |
| Kim Vogel Sawyer hits all the right notes in her latest historical romance, A HOPEFUL HEART, Bethany House. With her trademark heartwarming style, Sawyer treats readers to the story of Tressa Neill, a dowryless Easterner sent to the Wyatt Herdsman School in Barnett, Kansas, with the hope of finding a husband, a family, and a life of her own. Tressa's mistakes and misadventures and her valiant efforts to fit in to her new Western community will touch readers' hearts. Sawyer has a gift for transporting readers to another time and place, and they are sure to enjoy this trip to 1880s Kansas in her skillful hands. | | | | Sweet But Not Saccharine, Wonderful Plot Twists Jun 3, 2010 |
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This lovely prairie romance will satisfy even people who do not normally read prairie romances (like me). It is the story of a young woman--Tressa--who moves to Kansas from the east coast in the late nineteenth century in order to attend a school for prospective ranchers' wives, a school which trains young women in skills they will need on the prairie--riding a horse, driving a wagon, branding and birthing animals, cooking for a ranching crew, and other domestic and farming skills. The school is delightful--a training ground for young women to see if they have what it takes to make it on the prairie. When they finish the school, they are matched with a rancher and marry (with the consent of all involved, of course).
Tressa learns to be not just a successful rancher's wife, but so much more. She learns how to stand up for herself, what love is and isn't, and what faith in God is and how to rely on Him. In the process of her learning these lessons, much goes on, including a mystery surrounding cattle rustling, interesting tales of the other character's pasts, friendships, and vivid portrayals of a simpler and in many ways, better time, in my opinion. The plot of this beautifully-written novel at first seems that it is going to be predictable, but it is not!
Since this is a Christian novel as well, the characters profess faith in a non-preachy way that fits in beautifully with the plot. Faith in God was a big part of life on the midwest prairie, and seeing how He fit into the fabric of almost everyone's life was moving. I started this novel and found myself unable to put it down; it was an escape for me to an amazing time and place, and I am grateful to have read it.
Highly recommended.
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