Book Reviews of Dakota Born (Dakota, Bk 1)

Good read. This series is not just about the primary characters in each book but incorporates all the residence of the town of Buffalo Valley. This is the first of the Dakota Trilogy. The remaining books are 'Dakota Home' & 'Always Dakota'. If you are a fan of Ms. Macomber's Cedar Cove series you will especially enjoy this trilogy.

1st book in series. My favorite one of the series.

The first book in this series. I really enjoyed it. I'm a huge Debbie Macomber fan and working on reading all of her books. I'm now reading the second one in this series.

As with all other Debiie Macomber books, this is a great read!

Fan of this author - have read almost all of her books - follows same people through many years.

Enjoyable read. Nice beach reading.

Wonderful read! First book in the series.

VERY VERY GOOD BOOK. COULD NOT STOP READING UNTIL I FINISHED IT, THEN STARTED BOOK 2

Great first book. I can't wait to get started on book 2 tomorrow.

Very good story. You get involved with the characters and this makes you not want to put the book down.

Excellent book! Beautiful small town story!

Never met a Macomber I didn't love

very interesting book, I can hardly wait to read the second one in series.

Very good. Debbie Macomber is my favorite author. Always good reads.

Hard to put down. Quick read.

Good story, great main character.

This was a very easy book to get into. It left you wanting to continue with the trilogy.

I love to read trilogys,her story was like one big family, all caring for one another, great.

First Book in series - excellent

Excellent excellent read

This is a good series, it captured my attention from the beginning and held it till I finished the book.I loved this town and the people.I alaready started book 2!

This was another good book by Debbie.

Buffalo Valley is dying. But its citizens won't give up on the town where generations have lived, loved, raised families, worked hard, and died. When Savannah-born Lindsay Snyder decides to accept the teaching position in Buffalo Valley, she brings a breath of fresh air with her. Lindsay is trying to escape a stalled romance and learn more about her family, especially her grandmother Gina, who lived her entire life in the tiny town. Buffalo Valley has its share of characters, including Hassie Knight, the matriarch of this small community; Buffalo Bob Carr, the ex-biker who won the local watering hole in a poker game; and Gage Sinclair, the handsome farmer whose roots are deeply planted in the fertile soil of this North Dakota village. But Gage refuses to believe that Lindsay will find any reason to stay so far from the bright lights of the big city she recently called home. And Lindsay despairs that Gage will never comprehend that she has the best reason to remain--love, for him.

First of the Buffalo Valley trilogy and I loved it!

1st in a trilogy. Good book.

If you like Debbie Macomber you will love this book about a woman
who is a newcomer to town who returns to the old family house. Now she must "reevaluate her life."

Buffalo Valley, North Dakota. Like so many small town, is dying. Stores are boarded up, sidewalks cracked, houses wanting a coat of paint. But despite it all, there's a spirit of hope here, of defiance. The few people still left in Buffalo Valley are fighting for their town.

First in the Trilogy

First in series of books Good read!

In Dakota Born, veteran author Debbie Macomber introduces readers to the town of Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, a struggling farming community. Buffalo Valley is dying. But its citizens won't give up on the town where generations have lived, loved, raised families, worked hard, and died. When Savannah-born Lindsay Snyder decides to accept the teaching position in Buffalo Valley, she brings a breath of fresh air with her. Lindsay is trying to escape a stalled romance and learn more about her family, especially her grandmother Gina, who lived her entire life in the tiny town. Buffalo Valley has its share of characters, including Hassie Knight, the matriarch of this small community; Buffalo Bob Carr, the ex-biker who won the local watering hole in a poker game; and Gage Sinclair, the handsome farmer whose roots are deeply planted in the fertile soil of this North Dakota village. But Gage refuses to believe that Lindsay will find any reason to stay so far from the bright lights of the big city she recently called home. And Lindsay despairs that Gage will never comprehend that she has the best reason to remain--love, for him. With its many story lines, Dakota Born is more novel than romance, but Macomber's loyal enthusiasts and those new to Macomber's magic touch will be rooting for the little town that won't say die.

In Dakota Born, veteran author Debbie Macomber introduces readers to the town of Buffalo Valley, North Dakota, a struggling farming community. Buffalo Valley is dying. But its citizens won't give up on the town where generations have lived, loved, raised families, worked hard, and died. When Savannah-born Lindsay Snyder decides to accept the teaching position in Buffalo Valley, she brings a breath of fresh air with her. Lindsay is trying to escape a stalled romance and learn more about her family, especially her grandmother Gina, who lived her entire life in the tiny town. Buffalo Valley has its share of characters, including Hassie Knight, the matriarch of this small community; Buffalo Bob Carr, the ex-biker who won the local watering hole in a poker game; and Gage Sinclair, the handsome farmer whose roots are deeply planted in the fertile soil of this North Dakota village. But Gage refuses to believe that Lindsay will find any reason to stay so far from the bright lights of the big city she recently called home. And Lindsay despairs that Gage will never comprehend that she has the best reason to remain--love, for him. With its many story lines, Dakota Born is more novel than romance, but Macomber's loyal enthusiasts and those new to Macomber's magic touch will be rooting for the little town that won't say die.

Enjoyable, easy read...about a dying small town in ND, brought back to life by a new teacher from out of state but whose roots are in ND.

A sweet love story set in a small town/farming community.

First in the Dakota trilogy.

I loved the entire Trilogy!

From the back cover: Buffalo VAlley, ND. Like so many small towns, it's dying. Stores are boarded up, sidewalks cracked, houses wanting a coat of paint. But despite it all, there's a spirit of hope here, of defiance. The few people still left in Buffalo Valley are fighting for their town. Lindsay Snyder is a newcomer. She's an outsider, even though she spent childhood vacations here. Now she returns to see the family house again, to explore family secrets and to reevaluate her life. To her own amazement she decides to stay. Her decision marks a new beginning for Buffalo Valley-and for Lindsay Snyder, who discovers in this broken lttle town the love and purpose she's been seeking.

The story line is predictable but very enjoyable. I liked the slow pace of life in the stories.