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In a dazzling career spanning a dozen acclaimed novels, Kristin Hannah has distinguished herself as an amazingly sensitive writer who can tap into the deepest, most precious mysteries of the heart. If You Believe is one of her finest books—a timeless tale of two lonely people who witness the miracle of second chances.
Mariah Throckmorton was hiding from a past filled with scandal. Mad Dog Stone was a drifter looking for a few days’ work. He walked into her life, threatening Mariah’s peace of mind and stirring emotions she tried to hide. Their love was born against all odds, difficult to count on, impossible to hold. Together they would learn the bittersweet truth—that love exists only if you believe. . . .
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By Deb_B_in_ME (ME)
Tho I prefer contemporary novels now (as I had tired of historicals a few years ago) I must say this was well worth my time! The characters are so real & the story is relatable to current times, despite the historical setting! Yup! You'll need some tissues for this, but, it's well worth it and it will leave you wanting more of Kristin's fiction!
By Tina E. Milliern
The author has a way with words that keep you interested in the story. Plus she has knowledge and done research to make the story real.
By J. Nolen (southeast)
In the back of this book Kristin Hannah writes that this was a difficult and painful book to write because of some tragedy in her own life or others who are close to her. I believe that many books are given to authors as a means of healing or comfronting a situation that we are having a hard time making peace with and finding answers through the written word. Sometimes just writing out a problem and looking at it in a whole different way enables us to get a different perspective on things. The idea of the panic that Mariah has when she attemps to open the gate to the farm and leave it's safe confines is one that I have struggled with myself. Mariah is keeping a secret, one that has left her frozen in emotions and movement. A special man occupies her life (her father) and when another shows up she is very reluctant to let him in. Then a young man, Jake, joins them which brings out the mother in her for the child that she lost and is never spoken of.
Her father's death and Jake removing the fence that keeps her issolated helps her to move forward. When Mad Dog returns with promises to stay forever she is strong enough to make a heartfelt decision to marry him.
I did enjoy this book, not as much as some of her others, but discovering a new author is always exciting!
By Betty Burks (Knoxville, TN)
This western romance proves the bittersweet truth that love exists "if you believe." Matt, an ill-mannered drifter, grew tired of riding the freightcars as a hobo and stopped off in Washington state to help harvest the apples. He had a devil-may-care, you haven't-hurt-me smile as he endured his lowlife of fights, the wrong kind of women, and hostile men scattered across the landscape. He loved them and left them, to see on his next time around. 'Miss Prim and Proper' whose father owned the farm felt free and, yet, she never left the farm. She felt that sometimes it hurt to be free, but she had nowhere else to go. Even through her eloquence, she didn't respond to him as a man, even after his appreciative whistle.
The interior of her self-made prison was one of grandeur. The extravagant bathing room was Forest green and burgundy. Her late mother had enjoyed the elegance of beautiful things. Her father is a dreamer. Isolation meant safety to her, but this safety meant loneliness. That is, until Matt appeared on the scene with his arrogance and disdain for folks he did not know. As the weeks went by, he became intrigued about her past, that she has a secret which he was determined to discover before he moves on. He had red-hot floods of frustration, and she was full of frustration and anger. Stephen, her teen love, had left her deserted sixteen years earlier and she just could not face the world because of her shame.
Relaxed, without that god-awful pinched expression on her face, she was almost beautiful with her shiny brown eyes. She was a woman as sensual and powerful as nature itself with a taste of innocence, freshness and surrender. She found Matt to be a good-looking man eventually and he made her feel alive again. She could even laugh, which delighted her old dad. But she was a woman with secrets. We all have our ill-begotten secrets and desires, whether real of imagined. She had lived in her own fantasy after Stephen left, but now she had grown up. With her strong will, strong mind, and a wagonload of grit and determination, all she wanted was to be left alone, for things to go back to the way they used to be, to feel safe in her own home again. He couldn't hurt her unless she gave her heart to him. But anything else would hurt too much.
He had his own unhappy past full of mistakes, and one caught up with him, his most ardent admirer, Jacob William Vandersty, Loralee's son. Only the good die young. He was the wandering kind and so left to ride the rails again to venture to Albuquerque. He missed her more every day, and could think of nothing else. What is it when you missed someone so badly you ached. Wish I knew. He found his old, boozing life in saloons and in boxcars no good now. He'd had a taste of the good life. On Christmas, he realized that he had a place to go, a home in Lonesome Creek, and someone waiting there for him. Mariah had come to the conclusion that he would never return but now she could live with her past and go on. She was older, wiser, and strong enough to survive. She was just lonely again, she thought, and her feeling of loss was just 'a quiet sorrow at what might have been.' Jake was there to take his place, as he was Matt's son, but lo and behold! The man himself returned to them both, his own family to comfort and care for the 'drifter.'
By Fortune A. Evans (Georgia)
I loved reading this book. I couldn't put it down. The relationships and feelings of the characters really makes you feel for them as you try to place yourself in their shoes. Mariah is such a loving, hurt person and all you want is to do is ug her and love her. I was really moved by this book. It made me think more about the impact of my life and love on others.
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