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Paper Roses, Texas Dreams Series #1

By: Amanda Cabot

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Mail-order bride Sarah Dobbs arrives in Texas in 1850, only to learn that her future husband, Austin Canfield, is dead! Seeking refuge with his family, she tries to reconcile herself to an uncertain future. Will Austin's stubborn brother, Clay, spoil her happiness? Or is he the man she was looking for all along? 416 pages, softcover from Revell.

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Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
Vendor: Revell
Publication Date: 2008
Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)

ISBN: 080073324X
ISBN-13: 9780800733247
Availability: In Stock
Series: Texas Dreams

Publisher's Description

The future stretches out in front of Sarah Dobbs like the pure blue Texas sky. Leaving the past behind in Philadelphia, mail-order bride Sarah arrives in San Antonio ready to greet her groom, Austin Canfield, a man she has never met but whose letters have won her heart from afar. But there is one problem--he has died. And Sarah cannot go back East. As Sarah tries to reconcile herself to a future that is drastically changed, Austin's brother, Clay, struggles with his own muddled plans. Though he dislikes working on the family ranch and longs for a different life, Clay is driven to avenge his brother's death. But something between them is growing and neither Clay nor Sarah is ready to admit it. Book 1 of the Texas Dreams series, Paper Roses will sweep readers into the Hill Country with a tale of love and loss, closed doors and beautiful possibilities that will leave them wanting more.

Author Bio

Amanda Cabot is an accomplished author under various pen names. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, the co-founder of its New Jersey chapter, and an avid traveler. She lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

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33 Mail-order bride Sarah Dobbs arrives in Texas in 1850, only to learn that her future husband, Austin Canfield, is dead! Seeking refuge with his family, she tries to reconcile herself to an uncertain future. Will Austin's stubborn brother, Clay, spoil her happiness? Or is <I>he</I> the man she was looking for all along? 416 pages, softcover from Revell.

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This review is fromPaper Roses, Texas Dreams Series #1.

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5 out of 5

Date:May 5, 2012

Army Mom

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Age:45-54

Gender:female

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5 out of 5

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4 out of 5

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5 out of 5

I loved this book. Loved the characters and I read it in one afternoon. This was the first book I read from this author and I'm glad I took the chance.

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This review is fromPaper Roses, Texas Dreams Series #1 - eBook.

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4 out of 5

Date:May 22, 2012

Location:Calgary, AB

Age:25-34

Gender:female

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4 out of 5

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4 out of 5

I admit, this book was exactly as I expected. It was a simple, sweet, love story. In an easy, light-read fashion, the author does a great job of creating a storyline that hooks the reader right to the end. I was looking for a simple, feel-good read, and that is exactly what was delivered.

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This review is fromPaper Roses, Texas Dreams Series #1 - eBook.

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5 out of 5

Date:September 19, 2011

Rae Joy

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It was adorable! The book was great and Thea was always written in at just the right times.

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This review is fromPaper Roses, Texas Dreams Series #1.

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4 out of 5

Great Christian Themes throughout

Date:August 3, 2011

Pastor Dan

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Location:Wichita, KS

Age:55-65

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4 out of 5

What an enjoyable read. Amanda Cabot does a wonderful job of weaving a good story line with plenty of discussion of the Lord and the hope that we can have in Jesus. I liked the fact that Amanda shows people who are struggling with God. They are angry with humans, but come to realize that the anger is really more directed at God for how He has treated them poorly. Amanda does a good job of debating the concept of "Why would a good God allow bad things to happen to good people?" The other thing I appreciated was that when a character in the novel comes to understand their need for forgiveness and salvation it isn't some dramatic event that brings that about, instead it happens in the simple act of listening to a sermon, allowing the Holy Spirit to bring conviction and then acting on that conviction and seeking forgiveness.

The general gist of the novel is that Sarah and Thea (two sisters) are traveling to Texas to start their lives over. Through a tragic event their parents have been killed and the girls are left without family and without any assets. Sarah is quite a bit older than Thea (who is two) so that people think that Thea is Sarah's daughter not sister. Although she makes it plan that they are sisters.

Sarah has started a correspondence with Austin Canfield who is looking for a wife to come and live on the ranch with he and his family. Sarah falls in love with Austin through the letters that he writes (unknowingly to her it is actually his brother who writes the letters for him). Sarah agrees to become his wife and she packs up Thea and moves to Texas.

Upon arrival in Texas she learns from Clay Canfield that his brother has been killed, Sarah's marriage is not going to happen and she might as well get back in the stagecoach and go back to Philadelphia. But she is not going to do that. She is going to stay, because there is nothing to go back to.

Did I mention that Sarah also has a problem? She walks with a limp because of a riding accident. Her horse fell on her and crushed her leg. They thought she would never walk again, but she proved everyone wrong. But who wants to marry a crippled woman with a two year old ward?

There are plenty of other twists in the story. One of those is that the town the Canfield's live near is that of immigrants from France and Germany. Thus people speak one of three languages. This will play into the story. Also there is ethnic tension between the two groups, that will also play into the story. Finally, someone is out to destroy the Canfield family and has caused them much pain and grief.

I won't give away the full story, but I am sure that you will enjoy it. It is a simple story line, fairly predictable, but the fact that Amanda does such a good job of tying in the truth of the Gospel in the novel sets it apart from others that I have read. This wouldn't be my number one Christian novel of the year, but I would think that it comes in at either second or third.