A New Day Rising

By Lauraine Snelling

Book Overview

The dream of their own farmstead and a good life in America had brought Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund across the Atlantic to pioneer the virgin prairie of Dakota Territory. But Roald's tragic disappearance in a winter storm had turned Ingeborg's dreams into a living nightmare. Against nearly impossible circumstances and overwhelming grief, she struggles to keep the farm and her family together.When spring appears, Roald's distant cousin Haaken arrives to help with the heavy field work, and Ingeborg is able to once again concentrate her efforts on home and children. After the bleak winter, she cannot ignore the joy that Haaken brings to their lives or the attraction she begins to feel toward him. When Roald's brother from Norway also arrives to help the family, things become very complicated around the simple prairie dwelling He reminded her of a Viking of old--could he be persuaded to stay?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764201921
• ISBN13: 9780764201929
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent sequel!

I’m so glad to have read the second book in the series. I wanted to know what else happened with the family.

Fantastic Series

The Red River of the North series of books by Lauraine Snelling are fabulous books. If you have any Scandinavian heritage...or even if you don't...you will like these books. I have gained insight into how many of my relatives came to America through Ellis Island and settled in the Mid West states. I highly recommend!

encouraging

Lauraine Snelling is such a wonderful writer. You can relate to the character's behaviors and beliefs. She does a wonderful job getting you to feel like you are there in the book.This is just a wonderful, clean, refreshing book/series. She gets so many emotions zinging through you as you are reading.

Lauraine Snelling does it again!!

Ingeborg, a woman who is tough as a nail and as soft as a flower. In A NEW DAY RISING, Ingeborg meets a man who can and does match her! For a page turner, read this book. Only warning. Don't start to read it if you plan on putting it down soon. Lauraine Snelling keeps the characters so alive you see them in front of you. Working the fields, laughing and crying their tears. The only thing that will make me happy is to see if the third book is in the mail today!!! Lauraine takes a character and makes them your best friend or your worsed enemy! Either way you're going to love them!! A must read! Perfect Christmas Gift!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very Enjoyable

I really like Laurraine's style of writing. She shows us all of the details in a day of the life of the characters without making it long or boring. In fact, I read it too fast! Somehow encouraging while being a very good story as well.

SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ingeborg having just gotten over the her husband's sudden death and is taming the land herself when her husband's cousin comes to her to offer his help. She is at first unwilling to let him but then she gives in and they grow close. IT is such a good love story I cannot even describe how good it is so you'll have to read it yourself!! And please DO!