Customer Reviews

Faith (Brides of the West Series #1) (HeartQuest)

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4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(7)
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1 star:		(6)

 

 

Faith 19, and her two younger sisters have decided to become mail order brides in order to relieve their aunt of any more expense on their behalf. Faith's adventure has her answering an ad to become the bride of wealthy Nicholas Shepherd in his mid thirties. He resides in Deliverance, TX with his mother. Liza.

Faith's unusual arrival in Deliverance is only the beginning of some rather bizarre occurances which prevent the wedding from taking place several times. Instead, Faith tests the patience of Liza her future mother in law by preferring outside, tomboy activities to domestication. Faith cannot figure out what makes this man and his mother tick, since they seem to have plenty of money but refuse to spend it, and although they are rich and well known, they still do not seem very happy with life.

As Faith becomes acquainted with the townspeople and church folks, she is especially fond of little five year old Adam, who is blind. His father, Dan, is a young widow with two other children. Since Faith is not married yet, she feels free to help Dan out with the children. This act of kindness causes her great distress from Liza and distrust and jealousy from Nicholas.

Although the book introduces many different families, it centers on Faith's adventures as she seeks to establish her worth while wondering if her marriage is ever going to take place. The one single obstacle she cannot overcome is the selfish, moody, controlling mother of her fiance. Liza is a widow who now refuses to relinquish her hold on her only child, Nicholas.

Nicholas puts his work and his cattle ranch above anything else, and postpones the wedding once more to prevent leaving a young bride home alone while he is out on a cattle drive. It is during his absence that Faith pursues her dream to start a school for the blind since she cares so deeply for little Adam and wants to teach him to read. Liza does NOT share this dream and in a very ugly scene, she issues an untimatum to Faith that leads to dire consequences. When Nicholas returns, he is shocked, sad and angry.

The end result is worth the read, and I am anxious to get to book two in this series, Brides of the West.

I have very little time to read and this book I read in 2 days! The way Lori Copeland wrote this book, you feel like you are standing right there in Deliverence, Texas looking at the whole scene. I felt captivated by the all of the characters. When they experienced joy or sorrow, I also felt it. While reading this book you will cry alot. Mostly because you are laughing so hard! "Faith" is a perfect title to this book. The main character, who is Faith, has the most innocent faith in God. Almost a child's faith. We all need to experience that. I have already recommended this book to friends and want everyone to know, this book is well worth your time to read it! You will walk away feeling refreshed and joyful! God Bless!

It is a hilarious story that had me rolling with laughter one minute and crying the next. Faith, being the first mail order bride in this series set in the 1800's, realized that God works everything out to the good for those who love Him.

In the BRIDES OF THE WEST SERIES we learn that sisters Faith, Hope, & June have decided to become mail order brides. Faith is off to Texas to wed Nicholas Shepherd. When she gets there, she is met by a man of little words, and a mother-in-law that has nothing positive to say about Faith. When their wedding date is postponed on four different occasions, Faith begins to wonder if God brought her to Deliverance, Texas for reasons other than marriage. She soon gets attached to the children of a widower and has fancy ideas of opening a school for the blind. Nicholas is in a state of confusion. He doesn't like Faith's forward ways, and with his mom continually telling him why Faith is all wrong for him, he begins to wonder if his marriage is doomed before it even transpires.

I enjoyed FAITH, though at times, I thought the pace was slow. I like the character of Faith because she was an idealist and didn't let social graces get in the way of what she wanted to do. Nicholas was a little passive for me. I prefer a man who is a take charge kind of guy. But overall, the book was enjoyable and I will be reading HOPE next.

Set in late 1800s Texas. After the death of her father, Faith answers an advert to become a mail order bride. She finds herself leaving Michigan and setting off for a long journey to small town Deliverance, Texas. There she is met by handsome wealthy rancher Nicholas Shepherd and his mother Liza.

Faith finds herself homesick after spending days alone with the cold and resentful future mother in law whilst her husband is out working. How Faith wishes she could be out helping Nicholas rather than being stuck at home with the non too communicative Liza doing women's work. But Faith prays nonetheless for Liza and Nicholas even though they are not very welcoming. For she believes that she has been sent to Deliverance by the Lord for a purpose.

Time and again Faith and Nicholas's wedding is postponed for unforeseen reasons. Faith starts to think that her purpose of coming to Deliverance wasn't to marry Nicholas but to teach a local blind boy how to read braille. Faith decides that she would like to set up a school for the blind but runs into trouble with Liza and is thrown out of the house whilst Nicholas is away selling cattle. When Nicholas returns he is angry with his mother but is too proud to bring back Faith. Will he put aside his proud nature and ask Faith to return to him? For Nicholas already misses Faith just as much as she misses him, even though they have spent little time together.

This was a sweet romance with a Christian message. There are no sex scenes as with most romantic novels but then this is a Christian romance and I think that this makes a nice change. Lust is not an element here but more about human relationships and relationships with God. Looking forward to reading the sequels.

Lea Ling Tsang

"Faith" by Lori Copeland is the best book. It was my mom's book and I decided to read it. Now I am starting on "Hope." I Find it interesting and hard to beilve that Nicolas (Faiths Husband to be) Came to love so well and call her those little names like Darlin' and Sweetheartand all those other names. I think I like the story because it showed a two people that just met falling in love in two or three months and missing each other so much, i also like it because Faith has her own opinion and is outspoken and won't let anyone sway her from her thoughts. People who have not read this book... READ IT! ...

I cannot possibly explain to you how much I adore this book! I am so happy that I bought it so that I can reread this all the time! It is awesome. i cannot say enough for it. I would sugest it to anyone who loves romance with out the trash...

I really enjoyed this book. I am a huge Francine Rivers fan and so I am a little biased and judge other authors a little more critically. I wasn't too sure about this book when I picked it up from the Library and I thought the story sounded cheesy. It turned out to be a great book. The story is sweet and easy to read. The only down side for me is that it was a little predictable but I enjoyed the story line so much that I didn't mind. After finishing this book I went out and bought the rest in the series.

This was a book that will keep you on your toes both spiritually and emotionally. I recommend all the "Brides of the West" books

When I finished this book - all I could say was "Wow!" 'Faith' is an awesome combination of God, romance, and adventure. Faith is a sweet and caring charecter who shows how having her own faith is God, our Father, helps far better than what we can do with our own ability. I loved this book and I recommend it to everyone. Everyone, that is, who's a romantic at heart:)