When Comes the Spring

In this book two of Janette Oke’s Canadian West series Wynn Delaney and Elizabeth get married . Wynn gets assigned to his new post as a RCMP in the North. The trip is long and rough on Elizabeth. She has to adjust from being a pampered city girl to the harshnesses of living in the North . As an RCMP......more

This book was first published in 1985 and it shows. Elizabeth gets married and suddenly turns into a whiny and clingy child whose husband has to guide her in every step (the pants scene with the two of them was so bad). Also Wynn is so perfect in this book, like Wynn 2.0 in that he knows the answer......more

I’ve read many other books about the Canadian Mounties, but never one from the perspective of his wife. It was quite interesting and fun to read. I enjoyed Elizabeth and Wynn and their interactions with the trappers, Indians, and others in their little area up north. There were hard times, but there......more

I really liked When Comes the Heart ...Elizabeth was independent, smart, capable and had a nice sense of humor. In this second book in the series...she is just some silly, little wife to a condescending husband. She is no longer smart (does a SCHOOLTEACHER really not know how to say an animals name......more

I really wanted to like this book, but I thought it was incredibly boring. The first book was great, and it had an interesting plot. We were wondering if she would survive that first year teaching in the wilderness, and what would happen between Elizabeth and Wynn. I just didn't feel that same excit......more