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    <body><![CDATA[A good friend of mine lent me this book.  I haven't made any clear-cut opinions as of yet.  The book was made up of 4 individual stories, each with a seperate pair of characters who went through the process of falling in love, and becoming true-Christians.  I grew weary of the formulaic and repetati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25034618">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[These are delightful stories of three girls who face marriage is different ways and yes they all turn out good.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[4 short stories. The first I thought was pretty predictable but they were pretty good. I liked that they weren't raunchy at all. They are spiritually minded and although I agree with much of the religious teachings, it's always interesting to view others take on religion and how people come to be &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35580308">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is really four books in one, with four separate love stories that are set in Cedar Springs, Kansas. The main characters from the stories reappear as minor characters in subsequent sections of the book.  A very pleasant summer diversion!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Again no surprises in the books - great fluff stories of love and romance but in a christian setting...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It was good light reading. I like to read about the olden days and how they survived.]]></body>
    
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