Promised to Me (Coming to America, Book 4) (Paperback)

by Robin Lee Hatcher (Author) "Miss Breit?" The inspector looked at her, bored indifference in his gaze..." (more)
Key Phrases: boxed lunch, Shadow Creek, Miss Breit, Jakob Hirsch (more...)

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Product Description
After a wait of over ten years, Karola Breit finally receives word from her betrothed in America to join him, but then she discovers that he’s a recent widower with two children. Books four of the Coming to America Series.

From the Back Cover
Dear Mother and Father,

After all those years, I was certain Jakob Hirsch had forgotten me. Then came his proposal of marriage. With more impulse than wisdom, I crossed the ocean to begin a new life with him in Shadow Creek, Idaho. Little did I dream of the changes eleven years had brought to the man I once loved—which included three small children waiting with him at the station.

I will not marry a stranger who no longer loves me, but I have agreed to look after Jakob’s children until the harvest is in. A cabin on his property provides me with the respectable living quarters. If only it were as easy to separate my heart from this family! It will be difficult to leave when the time comes, for I am falling in love with these little ones—and, truth be told, with Jakob.

Your loving daughter,
Karola Breit

“No one writes Americana romance better than Robin Lee Hatcher. Endearing characters, well-chosen period details, and a genuine sense of time and place brought Promised to Me fully alive in my heart. A story to treasure!

--Liz Curtis Higgs, bestselling author of Bookends

Promised to Me is Book Four in the Coming to America Series about women who come to America to start new lives. Set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, these novels by bestselling author Robin Lee Hatcher craft intense chemistry and conflict between the characters, lit by a glowing faith and humanity that will win your heart.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan; Value ed edition (May 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310288088
• ISBN-13: 978-0310288084
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #121,127 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learned something new, March 8, 2004

By	Buffalo Girl "trackerqueen" (Williamsville, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Promised to Me (Coming to America #4) (Paperback)

I love the message Karola Breit recognizes within herself, that she is making strong, healthy choices that will guide her life. Karola grows from an immature girl to the woman who knows her own heart. And when she makes mistakes along the way, she is able to look around and realize that everyone makes those same mistakes. It is this humanity and genunine human spirit I love in Robin Lee Hatcher's books. Her characters do not so much change overnight as they realize their mistakes and are able to grow, and hey - it's a book! "Promised to Me" is my favorite of the Coming to America series...so far.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Promised to Me, March 16, 2006

By	Jeanne H. Beers (Caldwell, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Promised to Me (Coming to America #4) (Paperback)

Another winner by Robin Lee Hatcher. We need more exciting Christian novels. Many people might think because it is a Christian novel that it is devoid of action and suspense but this is not so at all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Promises to Keep You Up All Night, December 19, 2005

By	Crystal E. Miller "Mostly Homespun, Thoroughl... (Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Promised to Me (Coming to America #4) (Paperback)

I read a lot of books. Rarely does a book keep me up all night, but this one did. Karola Breit grows in the Lord and in maturity, as she cares for the children of a man who broke his promise to bring her to America and marry her 10 years earlier. While she refuses to marry him her first day in Shadow Creek, Idaho, she cannot refuse to care for his three motherless children, while he gathers his harvest. I can't wait to read the rest of the series--I love prairie romance and immigration in the late 1800s stories, and this fits that bill beautifully.