Dakota Stories I: Dakota Dawn / Dakota Dream (Dakota Plains, #1-2)

''Soldahl! Next stop, Soldahl!'' When Nora Johanson heard the conductor's words, her heart began to race. At last she would be in the arms of the man she had promised to marry - Hans Larson. At fifteen she was so sure of their love. Now, three years later and far from the mountains and fjords of her beloved homeland, Norway, she wondered. . . . She stepped off the train, found her trunk full of quilts, hand-embroidered linens, and household treasures painted with rosemaling designs, and looked anxiously for Hans. The pelting March snow stung her cheeks.''Where is he? Dear God, what will I do?'' When Hans failed to arrive at the train station that night, Nora found herself thrown into a life she never expected-- Reverend and Mrs. Moen and Carl Detschman, a grieving German immigrant. Was this really what God had planned for her? Dakota Dawn is the first book of the Dakota Series that features the intertwining lives of five inspiring women, all who live in the early 1900s in the farming community of Soldahl, North Dakota. "Soldahl! Next stop, Soldahl!" When Nora Johanson heard the conductor's words, her heart began to race. At last she would be in the arms of the man she had promised to marry#8212;Hans Larson. At fifteen she was so sure of their love. Now, three years later and far from the mountains and fjords of her beloved homeland, Norway, she wondered. . . . She stepped off the train, found her trunk full of quilts, hand-embroidered linens, and household treasures painted with rosemaling designs, and looked anxiously for Hans. The pelting March snow stung her cheeks. "Where is he? Dear God, what will I do?" When Hans failed to arrive at the train station that night, Nora found herself thrown into a life she never expected#8212; Reverend and Mrs. Moen and Carl Detschman, a grieving German immigrant. Was this really what God had planned for her? Dakota Dawn is the first book of the Dakota Series that features the intertwining lives of five inspiring women, all who live in the early 1900s in the farming community of Soldahl, North Dakota "The lives of five inspiring women intertwine in the early 1900s in the immigrant community of Soldahl, North Dakota. Here, pioneers of all ages are seeking love, adventure and new purpose in their lives. In the two volumes of Dakota Stories, bestselling author Lauraine Snelling reveals the need for people to know where God is leading them. In Dakota Stories I, the promise of a Dakota Dawn brings spunky Nora Johanson a long way from her home in Norway to join her true love, Hans. When here dreams take an uncertain turn, she must open her heart yet again to discover the answer to her prayers. Nora's sister, Clara Johanson, also ventures out to find her Dakota Dream. Her patience is put to the test as she realizes that this dream may just be Dag Weinlander, Soldahl's rugged by gentle blacksmith."--Publisher description The lives of five inspiring women intertwine in the early 1900s in the immigrant community of Soldahl, North Dakota. Here, pioneers of all ages are seeking love, adventure and new purpose in their lives. In the two volumes of Dakota Stories, bestselling author Lauraine Snelling reveals the need for people to know where God is leading them. In Dakota Stories I, the promise of a Dakota Dawn brings spunky Nora Johanson a long way from her home in Norway to join her true love, Hans. When here dreams take an uncertain turn, she must open her heart yet again to discover the answer to her prayers. In Dakota Dream, Nora's sister, Clara, also ventures out to find her true love. Her patience is put to the test as she realizes that this dream may just be Dag Weinlander, Soldahl's rugged but gentle blacksmith. Previously Published As Dakota Stories I: Dakota Dawn And Dakota Dream, C1993.