Scott Jacobs has everything – youth, good looks, intelligence, charisma, and a thriving church to pastor; yet, he has a need. He longs for a God-given helpmate. He wants a wife. Courting under the scrutiny of a congregation, however, presents multiple challenges.
• Teresa Thurman, a hospice nurse traveling home late at night after watching her patient slip into eternity, is terrorized by a pick-up truck driver repeatedly ramming her car to push her off the deserted road. It takes a miracle to protect her life. • As soon as his wife dies, Marshall Killgore sits by her bedside, touching her ivory cheeks, her nose, and the lips he has never kissed. Agonizing memories make him face a heartbreaking realization. • For several months, Molly Hunter, in her grief, has blamed her husband for the death of their little girl. He now blames her. Together, they are about to learn news that will change everything. • When two senior citizens hit upon an idea to cure their “matchmaking” daughters, the plan backfires.
Dorothy Alease Phillips, a retired high school teacher, taught English and journalism for over 22 years. She was married to the late Dr. Chester Phillips, a Baptist minister, and aided in his ministry for over 40 years. As a teacher, minister's wife, and mother of three children, Phillips has geared her writings to various age groups in short stories, teen novels, romance novels, plays, and free-lance nonfiction. She attends writer's conferences to hone her craft and to fellowship with other authors.Phillips earned a B. S. degree from Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, and a Master's degree from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Now residing in North Augusta, South Carolina, she still drives, takes exercise three times a week with Silver Sneakers, attends church services regularly, leads an active social life, and writes for publication. She considers herself blessed.
Three hard-hearted mountaineers snatch college freshman Kellie Kidler and fifteen-year-old twins Ann and Nan Furman, haul them away to an isolated shack, and keep them captive for ten years, using beatings and the loss of fingers as deterrents to escape. The three Millham women survive mainly by caring for the baby they delivered to a dying mother the night of their capture. Their story is doled out as they struggle to fit back into their former lives with a mingling of shame, romance, and humor. Kellie, especially, struggles with her Christian conviction to forgive the Millham man who stole ten years of her life.
Kellie Kidman and Furman twins, kidnapped as teenagers and forced into mocked marriages to crude mountaineers, survive ten, bitter years without electricity, running water, adequate food, or any contact with the outside world. Now rescued, Kellie, 28, and the twins, 25, are thrust back into their past with families and peers who have advanced greatly during the girls lost decade. Their peers, as college graduates with husbands and children, foster a longing for education, marriage, and children as quickly as possible. With faith in the Lord, the women tackle dire challenges, sometimes with sadness but often with joy. Witchie, a 10-year-old girl born to a dying mother the first night of the girls captivity, weaves humor into the former Millham Womens lives as they edge from agony to bliss.
• Teresa Thurman, a hospice nurse traveling home late at night after watching her patient slip into eternity, is terrorized by a pick-up truck driver repeatedly ramming her car to push her off the deserted road. It takes a miracle to protect her life. • As soon as his wife dies, Marshall Killgore sits by her bedside, touching her ivory cheeks, her nose, and the lips he has never kissed. Agonizing memories make him face a heartbreaking realization. • For several months, Molly Hunter, in her grief, has blamed her husband for the death of their little girl. He now blames her. Together, they are about to learn news that will change everything. • When two senior citizens hit upon an idea to cure their “matchmaking” daughters, the plan backfires.
Britz Barton lives and breathes football. On game day, he carries a football in his left hand while, with his right hand, he eats, finishes assignments, and drives home from high school. It is this passion and drive that has landed him the coveted quarterback position on Central High’s team—an honor he does not take for granted. When he is not playing football, Britz, known as Super Quarterback to his childhood friends and family, loves writing, practicing his Christian faith, and hanging out with his girlfriend, Christy Sellers. When, however, Britz suffers a debilitating injury making the game- winning play against the powerful Milton Mountaineers, everything changes. Now facing dire physical and scholastic problems, the struggling athlete must rely, even more, upon his faith and Christy’s encouragement to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. In this young adult novel, a teenage quarterback faces a monumental setback after he suffers a crippling injury during a game. His struggles lead him down an inspiring path lined with love, faith, and opportunities.
Scott Jacobs has everything – youth, good looks, intelligence, charisma, and a thriving church to pastor; yet, he has a need. He longs for a God-given helpmate. He wants a wife. Courting under the scrutiny of a congregation, however, presents multiple challenges.
Kellie Kidman and Furman twins, kidnapped as teenagers and forced into mocked marriages to crude mountaineers, survive ten, bitter years without electricity, running water, adequate food, or any contact with the outside world. Now rescued, Kellie, 28, and the twins, 25, are thrust back into their past with families and peers who have advanced greatly during the girls lost decade. Their peers, as college graduates with husbands and children, foster a longing for education, marriage, and children as quickly as possible. With faith in the Lord, the women tackle dire challenges, sometimes with sadness but often with joy. Witchie, a 10-year-old girl born to a dying mother the first night of the girls captivity, weaves humor into the former Millham Womens lives as they edge from agony to bliss.
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