American Dream: I Take Thee, A Stranger/Blessed Land/Promises Kept/Freedom's Ring

by Kristy Dykes, Nancy J. Farrier, Sally Laity

Journey with the immigrant settlers who made the United States a wonderful patchwork of common goals. Celebrate as love overcomes the tests brought on by a strange and untamed land. Various authors.

American Dream: I Take Thee, A Stranger/Blessed Land/Promises Kept/Freedom's Ring (Inspirational Romance Collection)


Blessed Land by Nancy J. Farrier
I Take Thee, a Stranger by Kristy Dykes
Promises Kept by Sally Laity

Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Romance

347 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Kristy Dykes—wife to Rev. Milton Dykes, mother to two beautiful young women, grandmother, and native Floridian—was author of hundreds of articles, a weekly cooking column, short stories, and novels. She was also a public speaker whose favorite topic was on "How to Love Your Husband." Her goal in writing was to "make them laugh, make them cry, and make them wait" (a Charles Dicken’s quote). She passed away from this life in 2008.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read. All 4 of the stories are sweet, clean romances and different in their own way.

[Audrey Henning · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book.

I'd rented it twice previously from the library and never quite gotten around to reading it. It's a collection of 4 novellas about immigrants settling down in America. Once I got around to reading it, I really enjoyed it. The stories are a fast read and all the characters are likable.

[Kim Bakos · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed all four of the novellas in this volume, but the story about the Mexican immigrants really touched me spiritually. I'm sure that all of us are guilty of praying to God that our will will be His will - Please, God, I really want/need ... - instead of asking His guidance and accepting His wisdom when His will isn't what we really want.

[Grace Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

The third story was the best one! Definitely wished these stories were a bit longer as the others felt rushed, but genuinely enjoyed it.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mostly romance.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light & fluffy, but just what I needed between heavier reads.