Award-winning author Lauraine Snelling delivers her first installment of the Dakotah Treasures series. Ruby, a Crossings Book Club Main Selection, is the story of a young woman who must leave behind the life she has grown accustomed to in order to start a new life in the bleak Dakota Territory.
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"I remember finding this at a local bookstore and the cover captivated me. I read it on the way home and was completely engrossed. I finished it that night and this author was immediately added to my favorites! "
— Natalie (5 out of 5 stars)
“In Ruby, Lauraine Snelling creates a memorable character with courage, determination, and honor.”
— RT Book Reviews (4 stars)" Enjoyable fast read. Western setting, Christian-fiction. "
— Connie, 5/11/2011" Good book , but now I have to get to book 2. Is Ruby going to get with Rand? Is the hotel going to make it? Is Charlie and Cimarron going to get together? "
— Ldlimes, 2/20/2011" A Western story - rather ordinary. Characters were interesting but unbelieveable. It was an OK book. "
— Roscella, 11/25/2010" Nice easy read. It was a little light on the romance side of things, but overall, a good historical fiction. I look forward to reading the other books in the series. "
— Aimee, 8/8/2010" A great story of unconditional love among friends and staying on God's course even when it gets tough. "
— Michele, 11/22/2009" I liked this series much better than the first series that I read of hers. I really enjoy a good clean romance and set in historical time. Which this book was. It's safe for a young girl to read. "
— Katie, 6/17/2009" I was a little worried when I got into this book. But it is good and I look forward to reading more of the story. "
— Pamela, 6/16/2009Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of more than 100 books, fiction and nonfiction, for adults and young adults. Her books consistently appear on CBA bestseller lists and have been translated into Norwegian, Danish, and German. A hallmark of her style is writing about real issues within a compelling story. Her books have sold more than five million copies. She won a Silver Angel Award for An Untamed Land and a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart for Song of Laughter. She also writes for a wide range of magazines and teaches at writers’ conferences across the country. Find out more at www.laurainesnelling.com.
Alexandra O’Karma has appeared on regional stages, television, film, Broadway, and off-Broadway. You may have seen her with Tommy Lee Jones in the film Yuri Nosenko, KGB, or on episodes of One Life to Live. She was the Reader in the four-time Emmy winner, Festival of Lessons & Carols and appeared on Broadway in Getting Married. In the national tour of Death Trap, she performed with Elliot Gould, and she played opposite George Segal in Toronto in the contemporary play, Double Act.