Book Review: Steadfast Heart by Tracie Peterson

Steadfast Heart is the first book in the Brides of Seattle by Tracie Peterson.

Lenore Fulchur is a girl who would like to find true-love, while her father believes that she should marry James Rybus, his business partner.

Kolbein Booth, from Chicago, comes into town looking for his sister who he believes answered a mail-order bride ad. This leads him to the Madison Bridal School where he meets Lenore and, as they say, the rest is history.

In addition to these two main characters there is Lenore's best friend Abrianna and Wade. Wade and Abrianna have built a relationship based on friendship.

Peterson, as is usual, has a wonderful of developing characters as she builds a story around love, humor and faith. As with other works by this author, this book makes the reader feel they have developed a friendship with the characters which does not end with the final page of the book. Very well written.

I was provided this book by Bethany House and Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

The Icecutter's Daughter

A tomboy, yet wanting something more, Merrill Krause spends most of her time helping her father and her brother.

Rurik Jorgenson leaves home and a broken engagement, to help with his uncle's furniture business.

Rurik and Merrill meet and then have to rely on God to help them find His purpose for their future lives.

Tracie Peterson writes such true-to-life characters which makes the reader want to continue on at the end of the story.