Harry & Grace: A Dakota Love Story

In the spring of 1909, seeking adventure, twenty-one-year-old Harry Carlsen joins a traveling
carnival passing through his hometown in Iowa. As the carnival meanders northward, Harry’s eyes
are opened to far more than how to operate and maintain a merry-go-round. When they land in a
small town in North Dakota, Harry visits a local café where he is captivated by a beautiful waitress
named Grace.

At nineteen, Grace Schmidt knows her own mind. She also possesses a dark secret . . . a secret she
believes shatters any hope for a family and a joy-filled life. Because of her past trauma, Grace is
determined never to marry. However, through Harry’s quest to persuade her otherwise, Grace learns
the meaning of patience, persistence and love.

Harry’s impetuous choices change the course of their lives over and over again—culminating in one
final, fateful decision. Sprinkled with magic, Harry and Grace is an enchanting historical fiction tale
filled with happiness and tragedy, tenderness and sorrow, all set against the harsh realities of life on
the North Dakota prairie in the early twentieth century.

What People are Saying…

Once again, Vicki Tapia draws you into a story of life and all its hardships and joys along the way. Her characters are so true to life that you almost feel like you are a part of the story. She really captures the human spirit and the tremendous endurance that people from that time had to have to survive. —Wendy, Amazon Reader

Equal parts charming, inspiring, heartbreaking, and beautiful, “Harry and Grace” is a tale of unwavering resiliency. —Amazon Reader

Vicki Tapia writes a heartwarming and tender love story about choices, family, and the power of love. A beautifully written book! —Susan, Amazon Reader

This historical fiction novel by author Vicki Tapia (based on her own family’s background!) is a beautiful story of love overcoming hardship, set amid the challenges of frontier life. If you like historical fiction and/or romance, I think you’ll enjoy it! —Goodreads Review

Read an excerpt from Harry & Grace: A Dakota Love Story