While the century began with such promise, it is 1910 when Mira Dean's hopes of being a wife and mother are dashed to pieces. Her fiancé dead from tuberculosis, Mira resigns herself to being a spinster schoolteacher--until Gordon Covington shows up. No longer the boy she knew from school, Gordon is now a preacher who is full of surprises. First, he asks Mira to come to Sourwood in eastern Kentucky to teach at his mission school. Second, he asks her to marry him. Just like that. And all at once the doors that had seemed firmly shut begin to open, just a crack.
With much trepidation, Mira steps out in faith into a life she never imagined, in a place filled with its own special challenges, to serve a people who will end up becoming the family she always dreamed of.
From the pen of bestselling author Ann H. Gabhart comes a heartwarming story of the unexpected blessings that can come when we dare to follow the Lord's leading.
REVIEW:
I am a long-time reader of Ann's books and she is one of my favorite authors. I enjoy her gift of being able to bring her characters to life with her words. Ann has the ability to take events from history and then flesh out the story with interesting characters. This story unfolded very naturally and I enjoyed it. This is a sweet story about a "preacher and a teacher" - if you enjoy fiction and clean Christian romance, this is a great book to read.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through the Revell Reads blogger program. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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