Desert Roses Collection

Desert Roses #1-3

by Tracie Peterson

A Harvey Girl • be educated • display faultless manners • be of good moral character • have a sense of adventure • agree to a contract with the Fred Harvey Company In Shadows of the Canyon, Alexandra Keegan longs to create a future far from her father and the increasing audacity of his indiscretions. But a tragic death brings speculations of murder, leaving her shaken by the implications—for her and those she loves. In Across The Years Ashley Reynolds, disowned by her parents for marrying a man they disapproved of, faces even greater hardship when she loses her husband in a tragic incident…and she’s left alone with a baby on the way. In Beneath A Harvest Sky Rainy Gordon has caught the eye of a famous movie actor, but the past she’s left behind threatens to haunt her again when she becomes a suspect in an investigation.

Genres: Christian Fiction, Romance, Westerns, Historical Romance, Christian

768 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Tracie Peterson is a bestselling author who writes in both historical and contemporary genres. Her novels reveal her love for research as well as her strong desire to develop emotionally meaningful characters and stories for her readers. Tracie and her family live in Montana.

pen name: Janelle Jamison

Reviews

[Gail Oliver · Rating 3 out of 5]

The history of Montana, and the Harvey House, are entwined in three stories in one giant volume.
I didn’t know anything about the Harvey Girls. They worked hard and with ethical standards.
Thank you, Tracie Peterson, for your research and dedication to giving readers your talented ways to create real historical fiction. Loved all three stories.

[Karen Crosiar · Rating 3 out of 5]

1 was great
2 was ok
3 did not hold my attention, was absolutely boring to me

[C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I knew almost nothing about the Harvey Girls and even less about the Fred Harvey chain of railway hotels and restaurants,before I read this series by Tracie Peterson. I found this to be fascinating history and I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy of three historical romance stories with Harvey Girls as the heroines.

I found the history of the Fred Harvey Hotel/Restaurants and the Harvey Girls absolutely fascinating. How brave/desperate these young single women from the eastern US had to be to leave everything/everyone they knew to travel alone to the wild still untamed western US to work for the Fred Harvey chain.

Loved reading how they were trained, and how the dinner orders were telegraphed ahead to the hotel kitchen, so that they were hot and ready when the train passengers arrived at the next stop!

The sweet romances were icing on the cake!

Also be sure to read more Harvey Girl romances in her Westward Chronicles trilogy.

A Shelter Of Hope,Hidden in a Whisper, and A Veiled Reflection.

Excellent character and story development. I was very impressed by the skill of this author to educate me while entertaining me.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandmother was a "Harvey Girl" before she was married so this book was interesting to read.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did not enjoy this series as much as the Alaskan Quest Series. May try another series in the future.