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Love's Unfolding Dream

Published
1987
Language
English

Synopsis

Belinda Tyler has always known she was meant for something more than the life expected of her in the 1800s American West — she wants to be a doctor, a calling she feels deeply and has pursued with quiet determination. When Drew Simpson, a lawyer from New York, arrives to settle his uncle's estate, their paths cross in ways neither of them anticipated. What begins as a chance encounter evolves into a connection that challenges both of them: Drew's certainty about his future in the city and Belinda's resolve to follow her calling. Set against the backdrop of the frontier, this is a story of faith, ambition, and a love that grows out of shared purpose and mutual respect. Janette Oke's Love's Unfolding Dream is a heartwarming, slow-building romance about two people who find in each other the courage to pursue their true selves.

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

Belinda TylerProtagonist

A determined young woman in the 1800s West who dreams of becoming a doctor and is called by God to the medical profession.

Drew SimpsonProtagonist

A lawyer from New York who comes to the West to settle his uncle's estate and finds himself drawn to Belinda's spirit and ambition.

All characters in Love's Unfolding Dream