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Love's Unending Legacy

Published
1984
Language
English

Synopsis

In the rugged 19th-century frontier of Tettsford Junction, widowed schoolteacher Missie LaHaye and widowed sheriff Zach Tyler find an unlikely bond while caring for two orphaned children — a young boy named Jacob and his troubled teenage sister Belinda. What begins as a shared responsibility becomes a slow, hopeful romance as the two adults learn to trust again. The story also follows the redemption of the spirited, guarded Belinda, whose troubled past and fierce loyalty to her brother set the plot in motion. Janette Oke's Love's Unending Legacy is a sweeping tale of faith, forgiveness, and the enduring power of family in the American West.

About the author

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Janette Oke

(born 18 February 1935) is a Canadian author and pioneer of inspirational fiction. Her books are often set in a pioneer time period and centered around female protagonists. She is a committed Evangelical Christian. Janette Steeves was born in the Depression years in Champion, Alberta, to a Canadian prairie farmer and his wife, Fred and Amy Steeves. She graduated from Mountain View Bible College in Didsbury, Alberta. Janette met her husband Edward Oke (pronounced "oak") while they both atte...

Characters

Missie LaHayeProtagonist

A widowed schoolteacher and mother who takes in a troubled orphan girl and falls in love with the local sheriff.

Zach TylerSupporting

The widowed sheriff of Tettsford Junction who becomes Missie's love interest.

JacobSupporting

A young orphan boy taken in by Missie and Zach, and abused by his adoptive parents before finding safety.

All characters in Love's Unending Legacy