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Author: Melissa Jagears
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Expected Publication Date: 7 July 2015
Silas Jonesey's life in Salt Flatts, Kansas, has not followed the course he imagined. After his mail-order bride, Lucinda, abandoned him, it was an uphill battle to recover from a pattern of poor choices and sour moods. Now his prayers for reconciliation have finally come true; his estranged wife has contacted him after ten years of silence to tell him of her whereabouts.
Kate Dawson was supposed to be a mail-order bride, but after realizing she had been deceived about her intended groom she never went through with the marriage. Settling into life as a schoolteacher, she's spent her spare time the past few years helping her student, Anthony, and his sick mother. When Lucinda passes away, Kate is ready to fulfill the woman's wish that she take care of nine-year-old Anthony – until a man shows up in town asking about Lucinda and claiming he was married to the woman ten years ago.
Silas and Kate disagree over who should raise young Anthony, who has opinions of his own about his future. After being forced to come together for the good of Anthony, Silas and Kate begin to see another side to each other and the possibility of a united future despite all that stands between them. When Kate's past comes to light, Silas's feelings about women who abandon their grooms immediately throw the walls right back up between them. Can Silas, Kate, and Anthony's wounded souls bind them together as a family, or will past hurts and new resentments leave them lonely forever?
Four Southern women stand at a turning point in history… and in their own hearts.
“A Heart So True” by Dorothy Love: Abigail knows all too well what is expected of her: to marry her distant cousin Charles and take her place in society. But her heart belongs to another. A terrible incident forces Abby to choose between love and duty.
Silas Jonesey's life in Salt Flatts, Kansas, has not followed the course he imagined. After his mail-order bride, Lucinda, abandoned him, it was an uphill battle to recover from a pattern of poor choices and sour moods. Now his prayers for reconciliation have finally come true; his estranged wife has contacted him after ten years of silence to tell him of her whereabouts.
Kate Dawson was supposed to be a mail-order bride, but after realizing she had been deceived about her intended groom she never went through with the marriage. Settling into life as a schoolteacher, she's spent her spare time the past few years helping her student, Anthony, and his sick mother. When Lucinda passes away, Kate is ready to fulfill the woman's wish that she take care of nine-year-old Anthony – until a man shows up in town asking about Lucinda and claiming he was married to the woman ten years ago.
Silas and Kate disagree over who should raise young Anthony, who has opinions of his own about his future. After being forced to come together for the good of Anthony, Silas and Kate begin to see another side to each other and the possibility of a united future despite all that stands between them. When Kate's past comes to light, Silas's feelings about women who abandon their grooms immediately throw the walls right back up between them. Can Silas, Kate, and Anthony's wounded souls bind them together as a family, or will past hurts and new resentments leave them lonely forever?
Title: Among the Fair Magnolias
Authors: Tamera Alexander, Shelley Gray, Dorothy Love & Elizabeth Musser
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Expected Publication Date: 14 July 2015
Four Southern women stand at a turning point in history… and in their own hearts.
“To Mend a Dream” by
Tamera Alexander: Savannah Darby would do almost anything
to revisit her family home. So when new owner, Aidan Bedford, a Boston attorney
and former Union soldier, seeks to redecorate the house for his fiancée,
Savannah jumps at the opportunity. But the clock is ticking. Can
she find the box her father supposedly hid there during the war before her
assignment is completed? And before she sees yet another battle lost on the
home front. This time, one of the heart.
“An Outlaw's Heart” by Shelley
Gray: When Russell Stark returns to Fort Worth, he's determined to begin a
new life. But when he arrives at his mother's homestead, he discovers she's
very ill, and the woman he loved is still as beautiful and sweet as he
remembered. With time running out, Russell must come to terms with both his
future and his past.
“A Heart So True” by Dorothy Love: Abigail knows all too well what is expected of her: to marry her distant cousin Charles and take her place in society. But her heart belongs to another. A terrible incident forces Abby to choose between love and duty.
“Love Beyond Limits” by
Elizabeth Musser: Emily has a secret: She's in love with one of the
freedmen on her family's plantation. Meanwhile, another man declares his love
for her. Emily realizes some things are not as they seem and secrets must
be kept in order to keep those she loves safe.
This one sounds interesting but not my kind of read. Have an awesome week.
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