A Hopeful Heart Audiobook

" This is actually 3 1/2 stars just because I really like the characters. "

" This was a very enjoyable read. Set in the old west, an experienced widow decided to create a school for preparing young women who want to come to the west and make lives for themselves. Men are plentiful, and in want of a wife, but the women need to be more prepared to take on the adventures and challenges of a ranching community. This God-fearing woman brings them there and helps them learn skills that will prepare them for the future, while God works on the hearts of the women and the men themselves, preparing the way them to come together. The character development was good, (the main character, an orphan unwanted by family in the east needs a new start, while her future husband is nursing a hurt of his own, blaming God,) the adventure high, (cattle rustling!) and spiritual development of utmost importance. Fun summer read. "

" Christian Fiction, one of my favorite books, I have read it at least twice and will definitely read it many more times. Most people probably would not like this book, but I love it! It kind of reminds me of a book version of Seven Brides for Seven Brides... loosely reminds me, but still. It is set during the pioneer era, a girl named Tressa is sent Westward to a school of sorts to learn how to be a rancher's wife. A chick flick for sure, but has enough "action" in it that you're not just reading mushy romantic stuff. I would recommend this to anyone who like reading Oregon trail era fiction, or like Christian fiction (don't worry, they're not beating the Bible down your throat. It's well written). "

" I was really cute but it ended a little too abruptly for me. At least give me a wedding scene or something :) "

" I've read it twice all ready in the past year or so. I appreciate the growth in each character as they growth closer to God, or their relationship with God and others are restored. It's a sweet story, with lots of excitement and some suspence too. One of my favorite. "

" My first book by this author. I wasn't overly impressed, but I loved the ending, and the beginning intrigued me. It lost me a little in the middle, but not enough to stop reading. "

" I was totally captived by the storyline and characters in this book. I could not put it down. I would definetly recommend this book. "

" Can't wait to read more by this author. "

" I've liked some of her other books, but this one just didn't capture me. "

" The cover to this book drew me in it was a very good book. A country love story.^_^ "

" Kim Vogel Sawyer's classic mail order bride story takes wing and flies on its own! A delightful heroine and a mystery thrown in. A good summer afternoon by the pool read. "

" A widow rancher sets up a school for young women from the East to learn what they need to know to become the wife of a rancher. Tressa's grandparents inform her she is not pretty and doweryless so has no other hope but to attend the school. Interesting and predictable romance. "

" Im a little tired of the "ranch in trouble" plotline but it was a cute story. A good read for this genre. "

" She was great the first half of the book then she decided to go preachy on us readers. The story line is fabulous. It was based on an original story. I found it interesting and I liked the romance. But she needs to ease up on the conversion parts. "

" if you like tracie peterson you'll like this author. I really liked this book it's christan based so you get scripture references and prayers but other then that it is a really good book. "

" This was a nice story that definitely lives up to it's Christian Fiction identity. Tressa is sent by her aunt and uncle to Barnett, KS, in the late 1800s to be trained as a rancher's wife and find someone to marry. The story is predictable, but still very pleasant. "

" Sawyers books are not my favorites but they are cute little stories. This is the second of her books that I've read this month. It was better than the first I read, A Promise for Spring. "

" I thought this was a sweet book. It was a quick read and I enjoyed it. "

" Wow...I like this a lot more than I thought I would. I found myself very drawn to Tressa and the other characters...definitely recommended :) "