At the age of twenty-four, postmistress Grace Cristler has all but given up hope of finding a husband among the narrowing group of eligible men in her town of Fairland, Kansas. But then Grace is responsible for corresponding with the new preacher set to take his place. She can't deny the affection growing in her heart for the Reverand, a man she deeply admires but has only met through his letters. Theophil Garrison is on the run from the past and a label he's desperate to escape. 10 years ago, his outlaw cousins were part of a train robbery, but Theo fled the scene, leaving his cousins to face imprisonment. Now their sentence is complete, but the plan for vengeance has only just begun. A chance encounter could provide Theo with the escape he needs. But the young man's con might come at an enormous price for the entire town. Will God's mercy make something beautiful from the ashes of Theo's past?
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Chosen as Eostre's handmaid, Hild will serve the goddess for a year before being wed. Her future is predictable--until King Edwin claims her as kin and she learns that her father was murdered. Her first love is given a command in Edwin's forces and vanishes from her life, wed to her sister. The court is baptized, ending the old religion and Hild's role. Life looks bleak. She can't stop wondering who killed her father. She is intrigued by the Iona priests making pilgrimages to spread Christ's love. When home and family are lost in Oswy's sack of Edinburgh, she finds herself in enemy hands, but meets the charismatic Aidan. Inspired and guided by him, she builds communities to live and teach Christ's love. She never ceases battling against old superstitions resurrected by storm, plague, and solar eclipse, but at last she receives a bishop's blessing - from a man she trained herself. Neva Shilling has a heavy load of responsibility while her husband travels to neighboring communities and sells items from his wagon. When a wagon pulls up after supper, Neva and her children rush out -- and into the presence of the deputy driving a wagon carrying three young children. The deputy shocks her with the news that Warren and his wife have died, insisting it was their last request that the three children go live with "Aunt Neva." Neva's heart is shattered as she realizes that Warren's month-long travels were excuses for visits with his secret family. She wants nothing more than to forget Warren, but can she abandon these innocent children to an orphanage? Will she ever be able to see them as more than evidence of her husband's betrayal and love them the way God does? |
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