Tracson Cordera and his cousin Billy were best friends. They'd built their cattle ranches side by side during the Gold Rush years in Montana Territory. One spring day Trac made a foolish bet with his head-strong cousin. Billy was killed, leaving his young wife Janie a widow. Trac's guilt and Janie's hatred of him changed everything. He couldn't stay and he couldn't go, but one thing he knew... he could not abide Janie's contempt. There was one other secret he kept buried deep in his heart. She'd chosen Billy, but Trac had loved Janie from the moment he'd laid eyes on her when she was a young girl. And what could he do about that now? Patricia Strefling, author of three published romance books, enjoys writing stories that inspire and encourage. She loves to travel and crochet and is currently working on three new novels. Mother of three grown sons and five grandsons, Patricia lives with her husband in Southwest Lower Michigan.
Baltimore-born Ireland Rose, daughter of Irish immigrants, must be married by her seventeenth birthday. Roses father finds a suitable husband, Captain Camden Lovell, twenty-seven years her senior. Captain Lovell takes his bride to Charleston, provides her with a beautiful home on the Battery and good standing in Charleston Society. Three years later Rose is a widow. Captain Wyatt, her husbands trusted employee is now in charge of her affairs. Rose senses he does not like her. One day he brings a young woman with child to her and a secret that must be kept. A little girl is born, and Rose becomes a mother. Captain Wyatt offers to marry her in name only to protect her from Charleston society gossip, but she is determined she will not marry a second time for protection. She will marry for love or live alone. Just three months later, August 31st, 1886 the city of Charleston suffers the worst earthquake of the century. Her beautiful home is in shambles. Rose has no choice but to return to her parents birthplace in Ireland. The only record she has of her Irish ancestry is in her mothers Bible. She and her infant daughter take the next ship to Ireland. She has begun to hope she has finally found happiness when Captain Wyatt comes with news that shatters her heart. Every person Rose loves is taken away. Her faith in God is shaken. There is a plan for her, but she cant see it. Captain Wyatt breaks her heart, not once but twice.
Chicago entrepreneur Cecelia Grace Giatano is rich, beautiful, and successful. She can step into a boardroom and handle business affairs with faultless finesse, but when it comes to personal relationships, she's clueless. Running from the insecurities of her lonely childhood, she will stop at nothing to achieve her dreams. When opportunities of a lifetime land in her lap, Cecelia feels as if she's sitting on top of the world until she attends her younger sister's wedding in Edinburgh. Suddenly her existence doesn't look as exciting - or fulfilling. When Cecelia's perfect life begins to unravel, Spencer Hallman, her faithful business associate, is there to pick up the pieces. However, Cecelia's protective walls are too thick and too high to see the love he offers. Will she make another bad decision and lose it all? Patricia Strefling reads and writes hoping to instill encouragement and inspiration in everyday people living everyday lives. With three grown sons and five grandsons, she lives with her husband in Southwest Lower Michigan.
A small-town librarian, Edwina loves her predictable lifestyle. But her European-born stepsister Cecelia has other plans. When Edwina finds herself alone in Edinburgh without a hotel room, she faints--right into the arms of a tall Scot standing behind her.
Baltimore-born Ireland Rose, daughter of Irish immigrants, must be married by her seventeenth birthday. Roses father finds a suitable husband, Captain Camden Lovell, twenty-seven years her senior. Captain Lovell takes his bride to Charleston, provides her with a beautiful home on the Battery and good standing in Charleston Society. Three years later Rose is a widow. Captain Wyatt, her husbands trusted employee is now in charge of her affairs. Rose senses he does not like her. One day he brings a young woman with child to her and a secret that must be kept. A little girl is born, and Rose becomes a mother. Captain Wyatt offers to marry her in name only to protect her from Charleston society gossip, but she is determined she will not marry a second time for protection. She will marry for love or live alone. Just three months later, August 31st, 1886 the city of Charleston suffers the worst earthquake of the century. Her beautiful home is in shambles. Rose has no choice but to return to her parents birthplace in Ireland. The only record she has of her Irish ancestry is in her mothers Bible. She and her infant daughter take the next ship to Ireland. She has begun to hope she has finally found happiness when Captain Wyatt comes with news that shatters her heart. Every person Rose loves is taken away. Her faith in God is shaken. There is a plan for her, but she cant see it. Captain Wyatt breaks her heart, not once but twice.
Cadence Walker David is a hard-driving man who hails from a severely dysfunctional family in Detroit. He finds himself in need of bail money when his brother gets into trouble and they both end up in jail. He heard a familiar voice from the past and meets up with an old street buddy – turned preacher. Frank Kincaid extracts a promise from him to play his guitar for a couple of church services in exchange for bail money.Cade agrees. How hard could it be to play his beloved guitar for a bunch of church people?He soon finds out when the preacher's daughter, a slender blue-eyed blonde, is the music leader. He dubs her Babyface the first day. She has no idea about the real world.Cade knows nothing about this God she talks about. And if he is anything like his father Cade has no use for a God who can't even take care of his people on earth.They are two people from two totally different worlds and Cade intends on keeping it that way – until he learns that Babyface has a past of her own.
A small-town librarian, Edwina loves her predictable lifestyle. But her European-born stepsister Cecelia has other plans. When Edwina finds herself alone in Edinburgh without a hotel room, she faints--right into the arms of a tall Scot standing behind her.
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