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Please look around and have some fun, but first I'd like to introduce you to my newest release, Homespun Christmas. This sweet, holiday romance was originally part of The Christmas of Hope collection. The story has been recently updated and revised to be re-leased as a single novella which I hope will uplift your spirits this holiday season.
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Originally published in the Sew in Love Collection with Barbour Books as Hearts Sewn With Love
In 1850, during the height of the California Gold Rush, a decent single young lady was rarer than gold itself…
After a grueling seven-month journey to Gold Bar, California, Maggie McDermott and her mother arrive only to face a devastating loss—her cousin, their only connection in the West, has met an untimely end. With no male relatives to support them, the town assumes Maggie will marry. But Maggie has other plans. Determined to build a life on her own terms, she opens a seamstress shop—and soon earns more gold than the men clamoring for her hand.
One man stands apart from the rest—Benjamin Freethy. A hardworking miner raising his orphaned nephew, Ben is captivated by Maggie’s kindness and beauty. But with gold growing scarce, he refuses to consider marriage until he can provide for a wife. Even if that wife is the one woman he longs for.
When a jealous miner blackmails Maggie and uses dynamite to trap Ben inside a collapsed river cave, Maggie is faced with an impossible choice. As the town rallies for a rescue, both Maggie and Ben must decide—what is truly more valuable, gold or love?
Available at: Amazon Barnes & Noble
The Song of Hearts Set Free
In 1850, Jersey City residents could be jailed for helping runaway slaves escape north…
Yet when a southern fugitive saves the life of Annie Morrison’s brother, Will, they feel they should return the favor and hide the man on their family’s rural homestead. Annie’s abolitionist friend, Louisa, encourages her to continue to help those traveling the ‘Underground Railroad,’ but Annie is fearful of the danger…until she meets Isaiah Hawkins.
Isaiah is a ‘watcher’ who works on the ferry boats looking for those who might steal the captain’s cargo. Little does the captain know, Isaiah is secretly transporting ‘cargo’ of his own. Except Annie derails his plans when she takes in the fugitive he was meant to escort, and Isaiah must convince her to work with him to get the Underground Railroad back on track.
As Annie helps Isaiah ship fugitives across the Hudson River to New York, her attraction toward the handsome young man grows. But when she sees him aid notorious slave catcher, Simon Cole, the horrid man threatening her family, past fears of betrayal rise to haunt her and she must question—is Isaiah really friend or foe?
Available at: Amazon
Homespun Christmas
Cassie Sutherland can’t wait to see the look of surprise on each of her family member’s faces as they open the expensive store-bought gifts that she’s brought back to the Pennsylvania farm for Christmas.
Except her mother wasn’t joking when she said they were only to exchange handmade items this year. Now Cassie has only one week to come up with new gifts for her family and she’s short on ideas.
Can Logan Whitaker, the new owner of the garden shop who leaves her breathless every time he gives her one of his big, endearing smiles, help Cassie discover God has an even bigger plan for her this holiday season?
Available at: Amazon
The Groom She Thought She'd Left Behind
by Darlene Panzera
In 1896, a would-be bride gets cold feet on her way to the altar and escapes from Boston to the Berkshire region of Massachusetts with help from her mysterious coachman.
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Riki and J.R. have eaten all the apples off the bottom half of the tree. The apples on the top half of the tree are too high to reach.
Can Riki and J.R.'s friends help them get the rest of the apples down? Or will they need a new tree-climbing friend to help them out?
Featuring vibrant full color illustrations, a bit of humor, and highlighting themes of friendship, diversity, and perseverance, this delightful story about these two friends is great for ages 3 to 8 but sure to charm horse lovers of all ages.
Based on two real life horses, readers have the opportunity to write to the real Riki and J.R. and receive a letter in return.
Available at: Amazon Barnes & Noble
Featuring vibrant full color illustrations, a bit of humor, and highlighting themes of friendship, diversity, and perseverance, this delightful story about these two friends is great for ages 3 to 8 but sure to charm horse lovers of all ages.
Based on two real life horses, readers have the opportunity to write to the real Riki and J.R. and receive a letter in return.
Available at: Amazon Barnes & Noble
