Weeping may endure for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning.
~ Psalm 30:5
As Luke joins the battle to stave off the fire as it approaches, he must risk his life to save Dove. Will his parents see that love knows no boundaries of race or culture when it is rooted in God's love for His people?
Book two in the Winds Across the Prairie series brings you back to the town of Barton Creek in Oklahoma Territory, providing a glimpse into everyday life at a time when Oklahoma was drawing homesteaders to its territory before the days of statehood.
A lovely tale of romance and strife taking place in 1897, Morning for Dove captures the trials and tribulations of faith, romantic and maternal love, racism, physical labor, and property battles so prevalent near the turn of the century.
Martha Rogers believably creates a portal through time inundated by current events of their day in Barton Creek. Her characters, especially those of Luke, Dove, Martin and Bea are well developed along with a Christian foundation according to this particular era. The surrounding scenery as well as its citizens and paramount issues at hand vividly recapture the Oklahoma Territory of the late nineteenth century.
The saloon that had opened in the middle of town...stood about halfway between the jail at one end and the church at the other. Somewhat like halfway between heaven and hell.
The town is anxiously awaiting the arrival of a newspaper and the telegraph. There is a rising feud between the local farmers and ranchers over land property, as well mounting tension of prejudice from Luke Anderson's mother. One cannot help but sympathize with Bea Anderson's horrendous experience she suffered in her youth, therefore any transformation in her prejudice towards Dove and her race is all the more intriguingly anticipated. There is enough drama on the rise to keep the reader hooked until the end.
She gazed out the window at the gathering dusk.
A type of serenity exists from this time before technology and modern day "stress". Morning for Dove is a very relaxing read sweetly appropriate for a calming of the mind. A return to innocence before our society was laden with passwords galore, industrial pollution and immoral acceptance. This is the first book I have read from the Winds Across the Prairie series. After Morning for Dove I plan on reading Book One: Becoming Lucy so I will be caught up and ready for both forthcoming Books Three and Four.
Martha Rogers placed her faith in Jesus Christ 65 years ago. He has seen her through her step-father's sexually abusive behavior toward her sister and brother, her own breast cancer, two mastectomies, two miscarriages, her husband's heart attack, her grandson's cystic fibrosis, and the deaths of her parents. She holds a Master's degree in education and enjoyed a 36-year teaching career. To say she's an inspiration to those of us trying to walk a faithful path is a gross understatement.
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My appreciation to Rebeca at Glass Road PR for providing this book free for review.
