Linda Ford

I picked this up based on an online review I read--maybe at Dear
Author? It was the first inspirational I'd read. I was delighted with
this book. I liked the writing, I liked the romance, I liked the
historical detail.

Linda Ford does an great job of bringing history alive in a memorable tale of love, laughter and leaving.

Until I read this book, the closest I've been to the dirty 30's was playing an extra in the movie ‘Prairie Giant - The Tommy Douglas story'. For the movie, once we had our hair and make-up done, they took this bag filled with some kind of grey chalky stuff and proceeded to ‘dirty us up'. The result was a very authentic looking movie but at the end of our filming day, I was glad to take the clothes off, wash up, and climb into my relatively clean car.

Laureen Baker is determined to never break a child's heart if she can help it.  Working in a home that is a refuge for orphaned boys, she works to get a permanent home for the boys.  Her neighbor is a another story.  Peter Long has told them in no uncertain terms to stay off his yard and out of his life.  But God works in mysterious ways.  Can Pete let go his past and embrace a future with La

This is the kind of book that pulls on your heart. Oh my--hard times, guilt, inner strength, forgiveness, love. This was my first Linda Ford read and now I am looking forward to reading many more. Enjoy!

  Heartsong presents Darcy's Inheritance Darcy Hagen has joint guardianship of a half sister Amy.  She lived with her father and Blake Thompson's mom. Amy is a good cook. For the first time Darcy owns something is when she inherits her father's house. She finds she cares a lot for  her half sister she was newly introduced to  6 year old, blond blue eyed Amy Hagen and falls for Blake.

Imagine Darcy's shock to discover the her deserter father left her joint custody of the half-sister she never knew she had.  To rub salt in the wound, she will be sharing custody with her step-brother that her dad chose to raise while walking away from her life.