Land of Dust & Tears — Vikki Kestell

Faith-Filled Fiction at Its Best!

Look for Book 6, Lost Are Found, the compelling conclusion of the series, A Prairie Heritage, October 18!



Land of Dust and Tears is the gripping prequel to the breakthrough historical novel, A Rose Blooms Twice, and is the foundation of the acclaimed series, A Prairie Heritage.



Brothers Jan (Yahn) and Karl Thoresen have left their native land of Norway and braved many perils and hardships to bring their families to America -- the land of freedom and hope. Like thousands of others, Jan and his wife Elli long for the opportunity of a better life and a future for their children.



After enduring an ocean crossing and the arduous journey west, they encounter a land so vast and wide that it defies mastery. Jan finds that his struggles are not only with the land, but with a restless and unmanageable heart. Will Jan find a way to overcome this wild land or will the prairie master him?



Author's Note:

Land of Dust and Tears is also published as Part 1 of Wild Heart on the Prairie, Book 2 of the series, A Prairie Heritage. Land of Dust and Tears is priced to introduce you to this beautiful saga. Read the conclusion of Land of Dust and Tears in Part 2 of Wild Heart on the Prairie.



The author suggests that you follow your read of Land of Dust and Tears with A Rose Blooms Twice, Book 1 of A Prairie Heritage, followed by Wild Heart on the Prairie, which includes Land of Dust & Tears and concludes the story in Part 2.



A Prairie Heritage:

Prequel: Land of Dust and Tears

Book 1: A Rose Blooms Twice

Book 2: Wild Heart on the Prairie

Book 3: Joy on This Mountain

Book 4: The Captive Within

Book 5: Stolen

Book 6: Lost Are Found, October 18, 2014



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