Follow Your Heart. Rosanne Bittner

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      Critical Praise for Rosanne Bittner

      “Bittner’s characters spring to life…extraordinary for the depth of emotion with which they are portrayed.”

      —Publishers Weekly

      “Rosanne Bittner retains her title as a premier romance writer…Poignant and startling.”

      —Romantic Times

      “True-to-life characters who stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page!”

      —Los Angeles Daily News

      And for WALK BY FAITH

      “This standout novel is truly in a class of its own.”

      —Romantic Times

      “A tale that will touch the heart and engage the emotions on many levels.”

      —Romance Reviews Today

      “Bittner shines with this new inspirational historical.”

      —Library Journal

      And for WHERE HEAVEN BEGINS

      “Rosanne has written a truly inspiring high adventure that will invigorate your senses and reaffirm your faith in God’s wisdom.”

      —Affaire de Coeur

      “Bittner bring to life the dangerous and beautiful Alaskan wilderness of the gold rush days. Clint is a hero who’ll pull at your heartstrings.”

      —Romantic Times

      Follow Your Heart

      Rosanne Bittner

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      The rich and poor have this in common:

      The Lord is the Maker of them all.

      —Proverbs 22:2

      This book is for all those who believe that Love can conquer all…

      Acknowledgment

      A special thank-you to the “friend of a friend,” Karin Bernica, who is from Sweden and who helped me learn a few Swedish words and customs. Karin is neighbors with my friend and fellow writer Janet Wiist from Las Vegas, Nevada.

      I also want to thank Terry and Jody Fanning, Indiana grain farmers who are related to my very good friend Sue Dahlquist. This Michigan author, who knows a good deal about fruit farming, knew nothing about corn and grain farming, so I had to find someone who could help me out. Terry and Jody were wonderful.

      Contents

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

       Chapter Twenty-Eight

       Chapter Twenty-Nine

       Chapter Thirty

       Chapter Thirty-One

      Chapter One

      Late April, 1873

      “The Union Pacific could go bankrupt if we don’t do this, Jude.”

      Jude