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Summary: Dakota Born
Review: Again Debbie has written another masterpiece! I can hardly wait for the second book in this series. Living in a small community where everyone knows everyone and the hardships as well as triumphs,Debbie's book lets one see a little glimpse into ones own life and loves.For anyone who wants to spend time escaping everyday life just choose any of Debbie Macombers' books and settle in for some wonderful reading.
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Summary: Mom Couldn't Put it Down!
Review: Although I haven't yet read this book, I wanted to give an outstanding recommendation via my 80-year-old mother who was born and raised in North Dakota and was a schoolteacher there in the 1940s. She grabbed the book from me while we were traveling in the South Dakota together earlier this month and despite her complaint of "small print" (she has vision difficulties) she couldn't put it down. She couldn't stop remarking on how much she was loving DAKOTA BORN. For a person who reads only one or two books a month, this is outstanding praise.
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Summary: Light, easy and enjoyable
Review: As the mother of twins, I rarely get to settle into a good book. A book must grab me immediately and "Dakota Born" did just that. The prologue was just the right touch to get me started. From there the book was delightful. I have never been to the "Dakotas", so I do not know how true to life the towns people were portrayed. But, Ms Macomber convinced me and I loved them all. I cannot wait for the next book in this trilogy.
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Summary: Poignant romance
Review: Buffalo Valley, North Dakota appears to be a town doomed to die in spite the courage and desire of the locals to preserve their lifestyle. Adding to the townsfolk's worries is the recent death of the schoolteacher with no replacement prospect imminently on the horizon.Needing to escape her troubled relationship with no future, Savannah resident Lindsay Snyder flees to Buffalo Valley. She remembers spending many happy summers in the hometown of her grandparents and hopes to recapture some of those feelings rather than remain in a fruitless relationship. Lindsay signs a contract to teach at the high school for one year. Instead of the anticipated boredom, Lindsay loves the job almost as much as she loves local rancher Gabe Sinclair. However, though she tries very hard to belong, the townsfolk make her feel like an outsider and Gabe refuses to open up his heart because he expects the outsider to return to Georgia. DAKOTA BORN is more than just a regional contemporary romance. The tale centers on the residents' reverence to the spirit of small town living even when the future seems very bleak. The lead couple is a wonderful pair and the support cast brings North Dakota to life more so than the movie, Fargo. It is the local residents who turn New York Times best-selling author Debbie Macomber's latest work into a triumph of the human spirit leaving fans wanting an earlier release to the remaining two novels. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: AWESOME BOOK !!!!
Review: By Far, THE BEST book I have EVER read (and I've read ALOT) !! I LOVED the story, the characters, the town !! You HAVE to read this trilogy !! I'm starting on the second one now. :-)
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Summary: Absolutely a five star book
Review: Dakota Born is the story of Lindsay Synder who, deciding she needs a change in her life and needs to get away from ex-boyfriend Monte, moves to Buffalo Valley to become a teacher. Buffalo Valley is a small town that has fallen on hard times and is on the verge of becoming a ghost town. Lindsay brings hope for the future to the town. Dakota Born is an absolutely wonderful book. The characters are very well developed. They all interact with each other as is often the case in small towns. The characters are all very likable (well, maybe not Monte) and believable. I found Brandon and Joanie to be two characters in the book that I really liked and was hoping would resolve their problems (hopefully in the second or third book they will). This book runs the gammit of emotions. There are funny parts and parts that will bring tears to your eyes. Ms. Macomber writes about people and places that you can believe in and cheer for until the end. This is definitely a book you'll want to read more than once.
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Summary: Debbie Macomber speaks to the heart
Review: Debbie Macomber's books are not my usual style - they are slow paced, formula-driven with not much plotting, and I find them "hard to get into", yet I have read many, many of her books and am trying to find them all. What keeps pulling me back again and again? Simply put, it is the people in her books. These are not made-up-characters for a novel or a movie, but these are real people! I like the fact that she doesn't make her characters perfect - they don't act like they're on a stage, but rather they do and say things the way people *really* would in real life. In Debbie Macomber's books, I always recognize all the people I know - friends, relatives, my neighbor-next-door - and more times than I would care to admit, I recognize myself! It is these flawed but real characters that keep drawing me to her books, again and again and again.
In Dakota Born, Debbie Macomber introduces us to the dying farm community of Buffalo Valley, and as we slowly get to know each of the people in the community, we come to care about them - and understand their lives, their hopes, their dreams - not to mention the staple of all her books - the romance and sweet happily ever after. And as I was reading further into the book, I was rooting for this farm community to blossom and grow, and being that this is Debbie Macomber, I'm sure that this is exactly what will happen! Being a city girl born and bred, I found it fascinating to read about the people who live in these rural areas - the backbone and bread-and-butter of America. Ms. Macomber made me realize how hard their lives are - yet rewarding as well. And I have this overwhelming urge to write to all these important government officials to tell them to give the farmers better prices for their grain and corn!
I love Debbie Macomber, and I love her books. I am trying to buy them all (instead of getting them from the library), so that I can read them over and over again. Dakota Born is one of her very best books, with all the elements that make her so very much loved by her fans.
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Summary: Very Satisfied New Fan
Review: I am a new Debbie Macomber fan. This is the 3rd book I have read. It is the best yet! By the end of this book, you actually feel as though you are a member of the community. This book was hard to put down once you started it. I can't wait to read Dakota Home this fall.
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Summary: Great Easy Read
Review: I enjoyed this book. It makes for an easy, relaxing read. The characters of Gage and Lindsay could have had a little more depth to them. I especially enjoyed the side plots revolving around (1)Kevin (although there really wasn't much on him individually) and (2)Brandon and Joanie (I admit I read ahead to see what would happen with these two). One thing I didn't understand was that, if cash problems were so severe with the farmers, how could Brandon and Joanie come to the resolution they did at the end of this book. If they couldn't afford to carry medical insurance, how could they afford extra rent? I don't want to give anything away because this is a good read. Overall, I liked all of the characters and am definitely interested in continuing to read about all of them in the sequel. This book is good for summer reading at the pool or beach.
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Summary: A perfect indulgence!
Review: I first encountered Debbie Macomber books after seeing an interview on KREM2 in Spokane, WA for her book "16 Lighthouse Road" since I LOVE anything to do with lighthouses I knew I had to check the book out. I was hooked!! I then read "One Night" and knew that I was now a die hard fan! Dakota Born was my third book and I know that tomorrow I'm going to go get the second book in the trilogy. This story was full of surprising twists and turns as Lindsay tries to figure out the meaning to her life and how the past affects the present and future. There were momemnts of laughter, tears and joy as the story develops and unfolds. The author writes in a clear and concise manner but by no means jumps here and there as some books do. It was wonderful to have the story read from several characters but yet there is a focus on a main character. The story is full of richness in wording and plot. I also appreciate the fact that the book isn't sexually explicit either. The beautiful side of romantic love comes out in these books in addition to the deep abiding friendship the characters develop. The author also delves into the fact that people have disagreements and actually work on ironing out the issues and moving on. I find that when I want to take time to myself and indulge in a good book it will be a story by Debbie Macomber!!
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