The Distant Beacon

I'm glad I read this series. Overall, it was engaging with great characters and a moving plot. It was a good entertaining read. Now... it's far, far, far from perfect. Spoiling my complaint because I can't explain it without spoiling: [spoil] Just like book #3, this wraps up way too neatly for my tast......more

I swept through this one, rather disappointed. First of all, it's actually a middle book in a series, so I didn't get the references to anything that came before this book. It doesn't lend itself well to being a stand alone book. It's also pretty predictable as a plotline, more like a Harlequin roma......more

Uncle Charles bequeathed an estate to Nicole in Massachusetts. She travels there to inherit the property but it is extremely dangerous to travel during the American Revolution. She is restless and wonders who she is and where she belongs. Is she French or English? Is her home in Nova Scotia or will......more

This fourth book in the Song of Acadia series is every bit as good as the first three. Anne remains in England and Nicole returns to the colonies, despite the fact that war seems imminent between England and her colonies. Nicole is now a Viscountess and is supposed to be going to the family landholdin......more

The Distant Beacon is the fourth book in the Song of Acadia series by Janette Oke. I have read all four and have enjoyed the series very much. In The Distant Beacon, Nicole Harrow returns to the American Colonies in a time of war with the British. She comes as a Viscountess of Harrow to claim the la......more