I enjoyed this gentle story of Beth and her adventures in teaching and pulling a mining community together. The description of everyday mundane details slowed the pace, but immersed the reader in the lives of the characters. The children are a big part of the story, and romance was definitely on the back burner. I didn't realize that Beth's story continues through the whole trilogy, so it looks like her relationship with Jarrick will deepen in the next book. There is some danger in the mountains which comes to a head in the climax of the story, changing the dynamics of the little town for the better. Beth undergoes growth through her experiences and matures in her perspective and faith.

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Title: Where Courage Calls

Author: Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan

Series: Return to the Canadian West

Chapters: 28

Pages: 338

Genre: Christian Historical/ Christian Historical Romance

Rating: 4 stars

When Courage Calls is the first book in the Return to the Canadian West series. This series is a bit of a sequel series to the Canadian West series. Beth Thatcher goes west to be a teacher in Coal Valley much like her aunt Elizabeth did in When Calls the Heart.

Coal Valley ends up being move primitive that Beth thought it would be. After a few mishaps including her belongings being stole including a compass and a priceless violin; Beth comes to love the children and the community as they do her. While in Coal Valley she meets Constable Jarrick “Jack” Thornton of the Royal mounted police.

I enjoyed When Courage Calls more than I thought I would. I even loved it. When I didn’t think that I would because the Canadian West series wasn’t a favorite.

But Beth was a character you couldn’t help but love. And the children of Coal Valley were so sweet and they had been though so much. And of course Jack being a character in the book wasn’t so bad either. Reading this book has me wanting to watch the When Calls the Heart TV show. But I want to finish this book series first.

From the beginning of the novel Beth’s strong faith had me pulling out my own Bible and reading though the Psalms while I was reading the book. I even added the When Calls the Heart Devotional to my list of books to buy.

I am looking forward to finishing this series. And If the next two are anything like this one I know that I am going to love each of them.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

Are you a fan of the When Calls The Heat series on Hallmark. Did you know what it based off of the books Jeannette Oke wrote? It may not be exactly the same but it based off it and I really do enjoy it.

I had not read her books I wanted to. I was able to do so with Where the Courage Calls. It about woman named Beth Thatcher. Her goal to being a teacher in a frontier town. Will she get her wish or will she be turned out.

She thrown into a mining community to teach the children. Will she make it will she not. The town see friendly and she try and help the town after a disaster. The book is really good. I am sorry it been a while since I read the book. I will want to read more of the author's book when I can get a chance.

Will she make friends in her new mining community? Will she find love? Beth seem to be tested and about her skills. Read to see how it ends up.

I am sorry I was unable to read this book within the timescales of it being published, thank you for the opportunity, should I read it in the future I will review it online