false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171578819m/108098.jpg 108098 4 My dear Beth,<br/><br/>Though Uppsala, Iowa, takes its name from a city in my native Sweden, life here is different from what I have known. With my parents&#8217; blessing, I have taken employment in the home of Mr. Bridger, a dairy farmer, caring for his ill mother and two young, orphaned nieces. It is most unlike me to leave home, even in a temporary manner. But the need is great and Hattie Bridger and the children are so endearing.<br/><br/>As for Dirk Bridger, he is an unhappy man, but also loyal, hardworking, and honorable. And, I should add, quite handsome. My younger sisters were smitten the instant they saw him. Young flirts! And with beauty to match. I, on the other hand, am considered to have common sense to attend my common looks. But, friend Beth, I am afraid my heart betrays my wisdom&#8212;for I, too, long to be seen as beautiful.<br/><br/>Not just by anyone. By Dirk Bridger.<br/><br/>Your friend,<br/>Inga Linberg<br/><br/>In rural Iowa, life is both the planter and uprooter of dreams. As love, long delayed, springs to life in the heart of a young Swedish immigrant, one man struggles with his withered ambitions&#8212;and new blessings that could take their place if he would but allow them room.<br/><br/>Patterns of Love is Book Two in the Coming to America series about women who come to America to start new lives. Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, these novels by best-selling author Robin Lee Hatcher craft intense chemistry and conflict between the characters, lit by a glowing faith and humanity that will win your heart. Look for other books in the series at your favorite Christian bookstore. 1562629 1998 Patterns of Love (Coming to America #2) total:53|5:2|4:3|3:0|2:1|1:0| 53 210 83 7 4 0 false true Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 21:35:14 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 21:43:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jun 11 10:44:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:45:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 09:02:11 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 06:20:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 15:56:59 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 15:58:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 20:10:54 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 11:46:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 05 10:00:51 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 10:01:08 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Aug 18 18:11:28 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 31 19:10:35 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 30 15:28:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 15:28:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 23:48:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 23:48:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 14:01:33 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 14:02:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 19:14:35 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 19:14:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 17:40:07 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:40:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 06:18:13 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 06:18:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 27 12:27:50 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 15:06:24 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:06:03 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Oct 20 07:42:04 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 07:42:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 11:31:08 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:31:08 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 11 16:23:17 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:23:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 02 18:40:09 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 08 20:38:52 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:40:09 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 21 21:56:59 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 21:56:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Sep 12 20:22:23 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:22:53 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=108098