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Beyond The White River (2012)

by Kristen McKendry(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1608613946 (ISBN13: 9781608613946)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Covenant Communications

review 1: I saw this book in the Seagull Book catalog and it caught my interest. There are some depressing elements but it is a cozy romance filled with lessons in compassion and forgiveness.Amazon Book Description:Faith Frisbee fled Mustang, a small western town, years ago after a devastating event that could have broken her. Now she has returned, a strong, independent, and compassionate woman, and she's brought with her a flock of unwanted and orphaned children she's collected the way other women gather flowers by the roadside to raise as her own on her remote farm. Joe Condie is intrigued by this tough, independent woman and her boys and, after numerous rejections, finally wins Faith's resistant heart. But with Joe's marriage proposal, Faith feels vulnerable all over again. Faith... more has forgiven and healed from the terrible wounds of her past, and she wants to be Joe's wife, but not until she can trust him with her darkest secret. When Faith gets up the courage to reveal what happened in her past and that the man who caused her troubles is still freely walking around Mustang, Joe must find it in himself to forgive and let go of his anger before it drives a wedge between him and the love he's fought so hard to win.
review 2: really enjoyed this story. It's always good to remember that someone elses trials are ones that you wouldn't want to trade with and this story is an example of that.Faith Frisbee left Mustang Wyoming 7 years ago and returned to run her father's farm after his passing. She didn't return by herself though. She brought home 8 boys and not all her natural born either. It was said around town that she collected them as someone collects flowers or stray animals...she did this with children. Joe Condie a new comer in town is drawn to Faith as he has watched her interact with the boys and the way that she appears strong, and self assured. When he gets a prickly introduction, he doesn't give up, but goes out to her distant farm and helps her with repairs and does other kindnesses and she begins to trust him a little bit and lets down her defenses slowly.When natural disasters drive Faith out of her home and into town, Joe finds the time to be right to ask her to marry him. She turns him down, and he beats himself up trying to figure out what is wrong with him that first him mother left and didn't love him and now Faith. Then he keeps being himself but at a distance and Faith realizes that she misses having him around. She does tell him the reason why she doesn't trust men is because she was taken advantage of 7 years ago and left because she didn't think anyone would believe her, John, one of the boys is her own and the father is still residing in the town and walking free in mustang. He has to get over his anger at this man that he thought was his friend. less

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