by Charlotte Hubbard
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GENRE: Inspirational (romance)
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BLURB:
When Bishop Monroe is forced to
confess the truth about his relationship with young Leola before the entire
congregation, he can only pray that open hearts and minds will allow him a
future at Promise Lodge—with Christine.
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EXCERPT
“You
look lovely in that deep red dress, Christine. It was all I could do to keep my
mind on marrying Amos and your sister.”
When
Christine turned, Bishop Monroe was standing so close she nearly bumped into
him. She smiled up at him a little nervously, for he was tall and broad and
extraordinarily handsome—and his dimples had come out to play. “Mattie wanted
Rosetta and me to have new dresses with some color to them,” she explained.
“And since Christmas was only a couple of weeks ago, we decided this red would
be more cheerful than, say, the usual dark blue or gray or teal.”
“Mattie’s
a wise woman—with admirable taste in color and husband material, as well,” he
added. He held her gaze with his glowing green eyes. “May I have the honor of
sitting with you at dinner, Christine? And spending the rest of the day with
you, as well? Once we’re alone, I’d like to discuss some important decisions.”
Christine
wondered if Monroe could hear how rapidly her heart was beating. Was her face
as red as her dress? “I’d like that a lot, Monroe,” she said breathlessly.
The
crowd around them seemed to disappear as he offered her his elbow. All
Christine could see was Monroe’s attractive face, framed by wavy brown hair and
a neatly trimmed beard—and those deep green eyes that focused so intently on
her. What decisions could he possibly want to discuss with her? Did she dare
hope he wanted her to become a permanent part of his new home, his new life at
Promise Lodge?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Many moons ago—like, in 1983
while she was still a school librarian—Charlotte Hubbard sold her first story
to True Story. This launched her into writing around seventy of those “true
confessions” stories over the years, and she’s been a slave to her overactive
imagination ever since. Over the course of her writing career, she has sold
nearly 50 books—most recently, Amish romance series she’s written as Charlotte
Hubbard or Naomi King.
Charlotte lived in Missouri
for most of her life, so her Amish stories are set in imaginary Missouri towns.
These days she lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband of 40+ years and their
Border collie, Vera.
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