With This Ring: Something Old/Something New/Something Borrowed/Something Blue (HeartQuest Anthology) [Paperback]

Lori Copeland (Author), Dianna Crawford (Author), Ginny Aiken (Author), Catherine Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 27, 1998

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Lori Copeland, Dianna Crawford, Ginny Aiken, and Catherine Palmer

Four Victorian-era wedding novellas comprise this romance anthology. Each ends with a wedding feature of a different culture.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The publisher follows its Christmas anthology (A Victorian Christmas Tea, LJ 9/1/97) with this collection of wedding-related stories set in the late 1800s. In Lori Copeland's "Something Old," wealthy Anna-Marie Martin announces her intention to wed the son of a grocer, but the couple soon realize that their shared religious beliefs may not be enough to overcome their different backgrounds. Culture clashes also play a role in Dianna Crawford's "Something New." A young Jewish woman on her way to America to marry a man she barely knows is converted to Christianity on the boat and decides she cannot marry out of her new faith. But when she discovers that her thoroughly Americanized intended has little interest in a girl from the Old Country, she finds his lack of interest appealing. Ginny Aiken's "Something Borrowed" tells of the romance between Emma Carstairs and Antonio Mallery Alvarez when both turn up to claim ownership of the Rocking C Ranch in Texas. Catherine Palmer's "Something Blue" is the sweet story of Astrid Munsen, a Norwegian immigrant who arrives in Louisiana expecting to be reunited with her husband, now unfortunately dead. Astrid is left penniless unless she can track down part of her dowry. She is helped by Gage Ancelet, her husband's former employee, and soon the two fall in love. All four stories have a background of gentle Christian messages. This anthology should prove popular both to fans of the authors and as an introduction to the genre.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (March 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842378227
• ISBN-13: 978-0842378222
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Four delightful historical wedding stories, April 11, 1999

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This review is from: With This Ring: Something Old/Something New/Something Borrowed/Something Blue (HeartQuest Anthology) (Paperback)

Tying these four wedding stories together is the old bridal saying: "Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue..." I especially enjoyed Dianna Crawford's story about a young Jewish immigrant's arranged marriage to a San Francisco businessman's Christian son. I fell in love with the characters, especially the gifted and spunky heroine, who learns about Yeshua from her at-first-unwanted fiance. Also, Catherine Palmer's story about a young Scandinavian woman with an infant, who arrives in Louisiana to find her husband dead, tugged my heartstrings. How she learns to trust God and give up her memories of her homeland as she falls in love with the exuberant Cajun hero makes for an engrossing and delightful story. I highly recommend this book!

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This review is from: With This Ring: Something Old/Something New/Something Borrowed/Something Blue (HeartQuest Anthology) (Paperback)

Came on time and as advertised. For a used book it is in EXCELLENT Condition! Thanks!

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three good stories, one awful one, February 14, 2001

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This review is from: With This Ring: Something Old/Something New/Something Borrowed/Something Blue (HeartQuest Anthology) (Paperback)

Dianna Crawford's,"Something New", was terrible. I was offended by the tone of the story that a Jewish couple easily discarded centuries of Judaism, in favor of Christianity. If Jews at fire and knifepoint throughout the centuries have not converted enmasse, it is not plausible to believe Rachel and David would convert so easily in 1895. Today there are very few Rabbi's that would marry a non-Jew and a Jew. It would never have happened in 1895! I know that Christians believe in trying to convert people from other faiths, but I felt angry with this story. The other three stories were fine, and the co-worker who loaned me this book was surprised at my reaction. Oh well.....