Set in Tennessee Territory in the early 1800s, A Home in the Valley is the story of widower Baxter Clay and Sabina Erhardt, an impoverished young woman desperate to escape an arranged marriage to a dangerous man. Expecting only to find safety, she finds the promise of love—and a new life. A great new book that will capture fans of Dianna Crawford's successful Reardon Brothers series.
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Dianna Crawford, best-selling author of 17 novels and 7 novellas, lives in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California with her husband, Byron, and the youngest of her four daughters. She was given a great start with her first novel in 1992. Writing for the general market as Elaine Crawford, she was fortunate to have it become a best-seller and be nominated for Best First Book with Romance Writers of America. Three more novels and 3 novellas followed under that name.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!,
By H. Christine Osborn (Bay City, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Home in the Valley (Reardon Valley #1) (Paperback)
If you love historical christian novels but are tired of flat characters you should read this book. It kind of reminds me of Mary Connealy's and Cathy Marie Hake's writing in that it mixes humor, romance, and easy to love characters.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful,
This review is from: A Home in the Valley (Reardon Valley #1) (Paperback)
As the previous reviewer stated, the 2nd and 3rd books in this series were disappointing and didn't mention Baxter and Sabina. However, judging this book on its own merit, I loved the characters, especially Sabina and the children, and enjoyed reading this book. I knew the characters from the previous Reardon Valley series so I was not confused with the names in this book.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Home in the Valley (Reardon Valley #1) (Paperback)
I love historical fiction and was thrilled to find the first 3 books in the library. I know why now. While I really enjoyed Baxter and Sabina's stories, there was little character and plot development to really endear the reader to the series. What is most frustrating is that in the next two books you will hear nothing about Baxter or Sabina as if they fell off the face of the earth...even though this is a small community where everyone knows everyone....and by the way, Dianna, I do not know everyone so stop throwing names out there in each book to which I have no clue who they are and spend 20-30 minutes reviewing to discover if I missed something. If interested in historical fiction stick with Lauraine Snelling or Gilbert Morris.
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Mama!" came the frightened wail of a child. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
day gown, cabin raising, harvest fair, shoe orders, shawl collar Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Sabina, John Auburn, Miss Finch, Mistress Atwood, Brother Bremmer, Mistress Reardon, Amanda Atwood, Tom Shockley, Cane Ridge, Grady Jessup, Reardon Valley, Inga Bremmer, Mistress Jessup, Miss Erhardt, Baxter Clay, Brother Rolf, Betsy Smith, Marty Newman, Sabina Erhardt, Louvenia Reardon, Mistress Bremmer, Fräulein Erhardt, Jessica Reardon, Storekeeper Finch New!
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Mama!" came the frightened wail of a child. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
day gown, cabin raising, harvest fair, shoe orders, shawl collar Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Sabina, John Auburn, Miss Finch, Mistress Atwood, Brother Bremmer, Mistress Reardon, Amanda Atwood, Tom Shockley, Cane Ridge, Grady Jessup, Reardon Valley, Inga Bremmer, Mistress Jessup, Miss Erhardt, Baxter Clay, Brother Rolf, Betsy Smith, Marty Newman, Sabina Erhardt, Louvenia Reardon, Mistress Bremmer, Fräulein Erhardt, Jessica Reardon, Storekeeper Finch New!
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