Hope Beyond, A (Ribbons of Steel) [Paperback]

Judith Pella (Author), Tracie Peterson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ribbons of Steel | Publication Date: December 1, 2009

With the loss of her first true love, Carolina Adams finds life at the family plantation nearly unbearable. Desperate to escape, she moves to Baltimore to become a nanny to Victoria, a little girl whose mother has died.

After breaking his wedding engagement with Virginia Adams, Carolina's older sister, James Baldwin immerses himself in work for the B&O Railroad, the other passin in his life besides Carolina. But when a shocking business proposal is given to Carolina, James and Carolina seem destined to be apart. Can they dare to dream their aspirations for love might come true?

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About the Author

Judith Pella is a bestselling author whose writing career spans two decades and more than thirty novels. Her degrees in teaching and nursing lend depth to her tales, which encompass a variety of settings. She and her husband make their home in Scapoose, Oregon.

Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 70 novels. Tracie also teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research. She and her family live in Belgrade, Montana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Reprint edition (December 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764206923
• ISBN-13: 978-0764206924
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A railroad romance!, August 4, 2000

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Danielle Raymo (Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Hope Beyond (Ribbons of Steel) (Book 2) (Paperback)

In this specific book of the Ribbons of Steal series, Carolina tries to face the fact that James has left for good. Or has he? In the midst of them both realizing they love each other, they run into some problems. Virginia has so much bitterness towards Carolina that she elopes with her sister's beau. Carolina never loved him, but she strongly feels her sister's hatred and leaves to me a nanny to Victoria. She falls in love with Victoria, but not her father. He wants to leave permanately since he has no love for his daughter. Carolina agrees to marry him, so she may keep his daughter. James comes to cope with the fact that he can't live without Carolina. But will he be to late to have her? For adventure, fun, and romance read this story to keep you on the edge of your seat. It's 19th century plot gives it more excitement with the railroad being built. Happy reading!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More interesting than the first book in the series, December 21, 2001

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Anna M. Vandenhazel (West Valley City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Hope Beyond (Ribbons of Steel) (Book 2) (Paperback)

At the end of "Distant Dreams," James Baldwin left Oakbridge after leaving a note for Virginia Adams, saying he couldn't marry her because he wanted to go west and giving her the chance to publicly break their engagement to avoid the disgrace of being "jilted." Virginia blamed her younger sister for encouraging James along these lines, when the truth is that James and Carolina had fallen in love but did not dare admit it to each other. Carolina is being encouraged to marry Hampton Cabot, her father's overseer, but he is actually scheming to take over Oakbridge and enjoys mistreating slaves. Virginia, not knowing that Carolina really doesn't care for Hampton, decides to get even with her and seduces Hampton, and elopes with him. Having no reason to stay at Oakbridge, Carolina moves to Baltimore to become a nanny for a little girl whose father doesn't want anything to do with her. When the father decides to permanently go away, he has a surprising proposal that Carolina must accept to determine the fate of his daughter. You MUST read the book for the surprising ending to this story!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, May 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Hope Beyond (Ribbons of Steel) (Book 2) (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book because of the complexity of the characters, the simple words, and the over-all simple flow of the plot. I could easily relate to all the characters and saw a little of myself in each. This book comes highly recommended!