Love Comes Softly is something of a Little House on the Prairie story aimed at a slightly older audience.
I still enjoyed it every bit as much today as I did 25 years ago, perhaps even more because I'm seeing it through more mature eyes.
It seems I must have picked well, because not only is it an appropriate story for younger readers content-wise, but it has stood up to the test of time. I first read Love Comes Softly when I was only about 15 or 16 years old, and if memory serves, it was my very first romance novel. As the months go by, Marty gradually begins to see how wonderful he truly is, and as this revelation dawns, the ticket home starts to hold less and less appeal. What she didn't count on though was Clark being such a kind and patient man. She also initially despises her new lot in life, but is determined to make the best of it and hold up her end of the bargain. She has never taken care of a small child and her homemaking skills are limited, so at first Marty is like a fish out of water. The timing of Clark's offer couldn't have been worse, but having no other options, Marty reluctantly agrees. If she still isn't happy with the arrangement come spring, he'll pay her way home as long as she takes Missie with her. If she will marry him in name only and be a mama to his baby daughter, Missie, he will provide for her through the coming winter. Then on the same day as her beloved husband's funeral, widower, Clark Davis, comes to Marty with a proposition. Alone and pregnant with no money, no shelter, and no way back East, Marty isn't sure what to do. Newlyweds, Marty and Clem Claridge, headed West excited for the new life the frontier held for them, but before Clem could even stake his claim, he was killed in a freak accident. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.
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