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Love in Bloom
A Contemporary Christian Romance Novella
(Dogwood Creek Matchmakers, Book 3)
by Lisa Prysock
Hensley Fitzwilliam inherited a wedding boutique from her grandmother. And she’s resolute about making Hensley’s Wedding Creations successful with her designs, hard work, and determination. But she also daydreams about the day she’ll find a husband and be able to have a family of her own. With four unwed sisters, and none of them married, and several broken relationships behind her, she struggles with doubts about her dreams ever coming true. Along comes Blake Sterling, who infuriates her at nearly every turn with his aloof manners and judgmental words.
Blake Sterling, the son of an elite Manhattan billionaire, purchases property in Dogwood Creek to build a log cabin getaway and resort in the heart of beautiful Tennessee. His new investment paves the way to escape his father’s corporate aspirations, trading them for his own dreams and pursuits. But when he’s unexpectedly thrown together with the beautiful Hensley to work on a community project, why does his past seem to impact the way he interacts and engages with her? Will he forever be opening his mouth only to stick his foot in it?
Is there any hope for these two who seem at odds with each other right from the start? When someone sabotages their project, will figuring out that mystery bring them closer together, or widen the divide?
Get your copy of this sweet, clean, faith-inspired, Contemporary Christian Romance novella today and be swept away to the beautiful mountains of Tennessee where love is always in bloom.
Josiah’s Secret Dilemma
(Rejected Mail-Order Grooms 7)
by Paulette D. Marshall
When the woman coming to be Josiah’s new bride and mother to his niece uses him to marry someone else, he’s not only devastated by the rejection, but worried. His niece is in desperate need of a mother’s love, and that’s his main focus. Especially as now, he’s worried no woman will want him for who he is.
After losing her parents on the Oregon Trail, Joanne is in dire straits. As a young woman alone, she doesn’t have the means to fend off the men interested in her—in particular a miner who hasn’t seen a bar of soap since the day he was born and is convinced she belongs to him. With no other option, she writes away for a mail-order opportunity and prays it won’t take long.
Feeling led to help Joanne, Josiah hurries to get her. But he has a secret his new wife won’t like. Will she reject him once she learns what it is? Or will Josiah become the husband and protector that Joanne needs?
