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Forced to flee Omaha in 1880, Rebecca Alexander seizes an unforeseen and desperate chance to escape her past—trading places with a mail order bride bound for Sacramento.
Widowed Jesse Harris didn’t expect to marry a stranger that day, but with two young children and a struggling ranch, he’s willing to take a risk.
As Rebecca and Jesse work to build a life together, love begins to grow—but so do the shadows of Rebecca’s secret. And if the truth comes out, it could destroy everything.
Can Jesse trust the woman who wasn’t meant to be his bride? And can God redeem the past and turn it into something beautiful?
Courageous Love
Love’s Promises, Book 3
Susan Wright’s dream of teaching unskilled women to sew is jeopardized when a wealthy socialite seeks revenge for her daughter’s injury, and Susan is forced to fight for her mission and for Preston, a man she never expected to love.
Dress shop owner, Susan Wright, is determined to teach unskilled women to sew to support themselves. However, Susan’s mission is threatened when wealthy socialite, Florence Taylor, seeks revenge for her daughter’s injury, and Susan is thrown in jail on false charges. She questions her calling and her faith, but attractive lawyer Preston Wells may be the one person God uses to help her find the answers she seeks.
Under the watchful eye of his demanding father, Preston Wells is working hard to become a successful lawyer. When he takes Susan Wright’s case, Mrs. Taylor threatens his family and his career, but perhaps the greatest risk to his future is the lovely Miss Wright herself. Maybe God has a different plan than the one he had thought.
As Susan and Preston work together against Mrs. Taylor, their feelings for one another grow, forcing them to face the painful pasts which hinder their future hopes. Will they find the courage to stand against the pressures of family and the intimidation of a common enemy, or risk losing their one chance for a bold, adventurous life together?
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Gracious Love
Love’s Promises, Book 2
Nellie’s beliefs about a woman’s place in society are challenged when she must find employment to save her family’s home, and unexpectedly encounters opposition by local businessmen. She is thrilled when Jacob McKenzie agrees to hire her for his furniture shop, but is wary of the stirrings he raises within her heart, feelings she thought long buried.
Jacob McKenzie, a woodworker, is determined to make his furniture shop a success. With a painful past and no family nearby, he delves into his work as the one meaningful part of his life. When he meets and hires Nellie for his shop, he must reconcile what he had accepted as God’s plan, and the reawakening her presence has brought to his soul.
As Jacob and Nellie work together, they learn to laugh and enjoy life again, but will the hope they glimpse for a brighter future be destroyed by the unscrupulous Edward Hanley, a man determined to ruin them both?
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Outspoken Love
Love’s Promises, Book 1
When Anna Bailey, a young intelligent woman, agrees to help with Seattle’s suffrage movement, she’s taken on more than she anticipated, and meeting Daniel Wright only complicates her life that much more. She’d all but closed the door to love after past betrayals, but finds that Daniel may be the one man to pry it open.
Daniel Wright, a young reporter, is working hard to advance his career in order to provide for himself and his mother and sister, so when he meets winsome Anna Bailey, the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone new, but how can he refuse her request for help when the cause is just and the stakes are high?
When Anna and Daniel decide to work together, they both struggle to guard their fragile hearts. Will their efforts all be for naught as corrupt businessman, James Morgan, interferes and endangers what they’ve worked so hard to accomplish?
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Christmas Gone Awry
An inspirational Romance Novella
In a small town wrapped in snow and second chances, one woman must choose faith over fear.
When a teaching position opens in her hometown of Paulson, Washington, gentle and soft-spoken Emma Keller takes a leap of faith and applies, quietly hoping for a second chance after her time as a teacher’s aide. But her confidence quickly wavers as she contends with skeptical parents, her resentful sister Bree, and a blind date disaster named Randy.
Fortunately, this Christmas brings unexpected hope from Angie Jorgenson, a wise mentor with a deep faith and a gift for encouragement. With Angie’s support—and a growing connection to Nathan, a kind man with a quiet strength—Emma begins to see the future she’s longed for.
As the job deadline nears and doubts creep in, Emma must choose. Will she let fear hold her back—or stand up for herself and trust that God is guiding her toward a new beginning filled with purpose, community, and love?
Christmas Gone Awry first appeared in Christmas of Hope: An Anthology of 7 Christian Inspirational Holiday Stories, where it was originally published. While Christmas of Hope is no longer available, this heartwarming novella can still be enjoyed on its own.
