BEYOND the GATHERING STORM by Janette Oke

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OKE, J.

Before the gathering storm of World War I breaks, young Christine and Henry Delaney, the adopted children of a loving evangelical couple, set out into the world of Alberta, Canada. Christine takes a secretarial post in Edmonton, where she misses the wilderness. She soon falls for the boss's son, who is an unbeliever. Henry, a Royal Canadian mounted policeman, still worries about the fate of the young mother he had to inform of her husband's death five years earlier. Posted to a small town in the north, he is shocked to find the same woman is his barber. Henry is soon head over heels, but the widow keeps all men at bay. Both Henry and his sister trust God for the resolution of their romantic dilemmas.

Those who enjoy this story seem likely to be rewarded with a sequel.

WHEN COMES THE SPRING, by Janette Oke

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(Book II in the Canadian West Series)

Elizabeth is an Easter schoolteacher who marries a Royal Canadian Mounted policeman. Wynn is assigned to a post in the far North. Their life; among the native peoples presents many challenges and hardships. Wynn's love for Elizabeth sustains her spirit when loneliness and extreme weather conditions make life too difficult.

Excellent for young adults and adults to read or to listen to as a book on tape.