I was confused by Tomorrow's Dream after finishing Another Homecoming just the day before. Tomorrow's Dream begins much later after Another Homecoming ends. Kyle and Kenneth are married, Kyle is pregnant, and something has happened among Kyle, Kenneth, and Kyle's adoptive mother Abigail. They are not completely reconciled, but they are speaking much more than at the end of the first book. Oh, and Joel, Kyle's biological brother, has proposed to Ruthie and the wedding is here. I feel the two books are disjointed. So much time passes between the books that it seems as if a book is missing. I honestly checked to see if Tomorrow's Dream was book three, not book two.

This book was a great sequel to Another Homecoming. It gives insights about coping with feelings when God's plan is not our plan. I suggest this book especially if you have read Another Homecoming.

Quite by accident I stumbled upon the sequel to Oke's "Another Homecoming." I could not put it down. A truly touching book that many can relate to...love, patience, death, depression, misunderstandings, broken relationships, restored relationships, and much more. Oke's writes with such emotion that the reader is completely absorbed. Keep your hanky handy and enjoy.

These are great stories that are very touching. The lives of these women and their relationship with God can give you strength and touch your heart. You feel like you really come to know the characters and feel what they feel. Janette Oke is one of the best authors and I recomend that you read these stories.

I read this book, as I've read all of J. Oke's books, expecting a really good read. The book was written in much the same way all the others are; easy-to-read, "brain candy" with a Christian message. I like to read her books because I don't have to be worried about exposing my mind to questionable (immoral) content. In this regard, she was right on target. However.....

I did NOT like the characters in this particular book. Two sisters are compared throughout the entire book, one very sweet and popular, the other not as pretty, and very bitter about the fact that baby sis gets all the attention. I found myself wanting to slap the whiney sister. No wonder no one wanted to be her beau. I think that it had way more to do with ugliness of personality (whiney, grating, irritating.... I really did NOT like this woman) than of physical appearance. I got really really tired of listening to her little pity parties. (WOW! I sound so harsh!) Finally, too near the end of the book, she finds happiness. By then, I didn't care. I was too sick of her.

Frankly, I could not WAIT to get through this one, and although I will continue to read Oke's other books over and over again, this is one to which I will never again subject myself.

This book seemed to dwell on the issue being presented more than most of her other books, but I have to admit that maybe it took that for the reader to realize how stubborn we ourselves can be! Even if you're unaware of it, there is usually a spot in your life that you Will Not change, even though you know you are being silly, childish or annoying. And for the people who'd identify more with Glenna, well maybe this will give you an insight to someone in your life.

I have always wanted a younger sister, and I never thought of the bad things, I only thought of the good things about having one;untill I got one that is. This story reminded me of me and my sister. I was better off than the oldest one was though, because my parents believed in being fair to the end!After i read that book, i stretched closer to my sister, because i have realized the importance of sistership.thank you!

I was thoroughly inspired by reading this book. It seemed to me to be a little slow developing at the beginning, due to a fairly complex family history. Even this should be interesting to people who like history from the perspective of people who lived it. It is well organized, and provides a good description of the environment that nurtured this God-inspired writer. Janette Oke's life experiences are so easy to identify with, and her dependence on God so well portrayed that it is an inspiration to me. It is also fascinating to learn how one of my favorite writers arrived at her mission in life.

"Return to Harmony" was the worst Janette Oke I have read. I will never-ever read a collaboration novel that involves Oke and another author again. Both of their writings were too jumbled and did not flow well. I was able to figure out who wrote what, and you shouldn't be able to do that - both of the authors writings should mesh together in unison. I thought Bunn's writing overpowered Oke's. Since I focused so much on the techniques, I did not enjoy the plot one bit. I finished book feeling unfulfilled. I huge disappointment - I do not recommend.

I believe the novel, Return To Harmony, was one of the best Janette Oke has ever written. It was very inspiring and suspensful. Every time I finish one of her works, I am left with a feeling of hope and happiness. Bethan is a character to be immitated!

Once again, Janette Oke has out done herself. She has been a favorite of mine since Marty and Clark Davis came to be "friends" of mine in the Love Come Softly series. It is wonderful to get to know the characters and feel part of their lives! I was afraid to venture beyond the Love Come Softly series for fear of leaving the Davis' behind. I was excited to find that Mrs. Oke has made each family in her books come to life. I can't put the books down and am sad when they end. She always leaves me wanting more! Return to Harmony is a wonderful book!

I wanted to like this story, but it felt rushed and disjointed. She builds up a romantic story line and then skips over into another story entirely. I must admit I like the stories about settlers better than the more modern settings and situations. I suppose the wars aren't that modern but they're a less innocent time. I felt like she had cheated her readers by rushing this to press before taking the time to edit it properly. She had proved herself in the past and I'll buy her books again but it was really disapointing. A writer who can write Roses For Mama can do a lot better.

Being a Janette Oke and looking forward to reading her books, I was disappointed that the book did not end in the way I had expected. I was pleased to see that I wasn't the only one who holds this opinion. I thought that it would have been a much better ending had it been Christine and Laray, especially with him going to the North as well rather than Eric. I hope Ms Oke writes another one in the series where Christine changes her mind for laray, i really liked him!

This book tells the story of Christine, a woman that has suffered a broken heart and is searching for God's will for her life. Christine has choices to make and she seeks God's will as she makes those choices. There was information in this book that Ms. Oke weaves into the story about finding God's will that I found helpful for my own life. I enjoyed the story and it had a surprise ending....very different than I was expecting.

I learnt a lot from the first book so that's why I bought this one. But I find it disappointing. There isn't any climax. I just browsed thru this book without reading every word, unlike I usually do.I may say "Love's enduring promise" is boring.

The second book in the Love Comes softly series moves through time a bit to quickly. It does unfold the story of the life Marty and Clark share together. It left me taking a deep breath. Too much happens in it. I felt dissapointed yet ready for the next book. Over all it was a story that modeled how a family could be like and how life really is "fast".

I had read the first part of this book "Love Comes Softly" and I thought it was great so I had to read the next part. I also thought the second part was also great.. How they cotinued the book from when Missy was young to the day she got married. as soon as I get the chance I am going to read the rest of the book. Once you start reading these books it is very hard to put them down.. I would recomend these book to anyone who wants to read a great book..

I have read all three of the books in this collection, but the one that really impressed me unfavorably was "Drums of Change." It is very poorly, if at all, researched; poorly written; and is exceedingly degrading to Indians. (I am not an Indian, by the way, so that is not my reason for disliking the book.)

In a nutshell, the story is about an Indian girl that sees great changes come to her race as the white men come west. Of course, "Running Fawn" knows nothing about the ways of the white man, and this fact is amply shown when she attends the white man's boarding school. I think you are supposed to find her colossal ignorance to be endearing, but I believe Janette Oke did not consider how insulting this "endearing ignorance" really is to Indians. For example, the girl does not know how to take a bath or put on white women's apparel. We have a whole scene in which she makes a mess of bathing and dressing. Later, when Running Fawn decides to run away from the school, she walks miles through the wilderness wrapped only in a blanket, because she has the romanticized notion that she can't run away with anything that wasn't hers to start with. Then we have the white missionary who first saw her when she was six years old at the beginning of the book, and later (when she is older, of course) suddenly falls in love with her, even though he is waaaay older than she is. Janette Oke saves Running Fawn here by having an Indian, whom Running Fawn always liked, "propose" to her. As far as I can recall, the book ends here.

To be fair to Janette Oke, she has some very good ideas in her books. The problem is, I believe the books are too quickly written to fully develop the good ideas. In the case of "Drums of Change", I don't think the author considered how her presentation of Running Fawn, and other Indians, really is insulting to Indians as a whole.

Janette oke's Women Of The West is really a marvouls collection of three books. Janette gives the reader the reality and yet is a-can't-put-down-book. The circumstances the each charactor by puting them in real situations that they react in human ways. Not some fairytale in where everything is perfect. I recomend this book anyone and everyone I know.