Restoration and Romance

Welcome to a Place Where Love Abides. Experience the splendor of love with four sweet romances–each one the story of hearts and homes renewed–authored by some of the leading names in Christian romance fiction.

The Queen of the World and the Handyman by Barbara Jean Hicks

Incensed by town gossip about Gran-Marie and her hired hand, Chloe Burnett determines to protect her grandmother’s reputation at all costs, even if it means posing as the cocky handyman’s fiancé! But a near-tragedy reveals that nothing is as it seems to be–including the pretend engagement that no longer feels pretend.

Beside the Still Waters by Barbara A. Curtis

Interior designer K.C. McKenzie wants to restore her late husband’s family farmhouse, as well as her memories. But the new owner, Chicago architect Raleigh Kincaid, refuses to sell. When he enters a restoration contest, however, Raleigh finds that he needs K.C.–in more ways than one.

Home for the Heart by Shari MacDonald

When spunky TV host Flynn Kelley inherits half of a historic Maryland estate, she squares off against a maddening–and endearing–figure from her troubled youth. Working together, can she and Charlie Kenilworth renovate the crumbling estate–and their wounded hearts?
 

Don't Look Back by Jane Orcutt

One year after a divorce she didn’t want, Laurie Golden has moved her children to small-town North Texas, hoping to restore what’s left of her family and the family home. But skeletons in her family’s closet reveal that history is sometimes best left in the past, and that the future is an open book in which life and love can be written.
Shari MacDonald has written numerous Christian novels, including the three-book Salinger Sisters series. She contributes regularly to CCM magazine and other publications. Shari and her photojournalist husband live in Portland, Oregon. View titles by Shari Macdonald
Jane Orcutt is also the acclaimed author of The Living Stone and The Fugitive Heart. Both The Fugitive Heart and The Hidden Heart were finalists for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award; The Hidden Heart was also a finalist for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice award. Jane lives in Texas with her husband and their two sons. View titles by Jane Orcutt
 
Barbara Jean Hicks (www.barbarajeanhicks.com) is the award-winning author of nine novels and four novellas and is the driving force behind WordPlay Writing & Editing Services in Seattle, Washington. View titles by Barbara Jean Hicks
Barbara A. Curtis graduated from a Midwest Bible college with a B.S. in elementary education. She is the author of the stand-alone electronic book novella, "Rose Inn the Valley," available through www.whidbeybooks.com. Barbara resides with her husband and two-year-old, Alexander, in New York. View titles by Barbara Curtis

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Welcome to a Place Where Love Abides. Experience the splendor of love with four sweet romances–each one the story of hearts and homes renewed–authored by some of the leading names in Christian romance fiction.

The Queen of the World and the Handyman by Barbara Jean Hicks

Incensed by town gossip about Gran-Marie and her hired hand, Chloe Burnett determines to protect her grandmother’s reputation at all costs, even if it means posing as the cocky handyman’s fiancé! But a near-tragedy reveals that nothing is as it seems to be–including the pretend engagement that no longer feels pretend.

Beside the Still Waters by Barbara A. Curtis

Interior designer K.C. McKenzie wants to restore her late husband’s family farmhouse, as well as her memories. But the new owner, Chicago architect Raleigh Kincaid, refuses to sell. When he enters a restoration contest, however, Raleigh finds that he needs K.C.–in more ways than one.

Home for the Heart by Shari MacDonald

When spunky TV host Flynn Kelley inherits half of a historic Maryland estate, she squares off against a maddening–and endearing–figure from her troubled youth. Working together, can she and Charlie Kenilworth renovate the crumbling estate–and their wounded hearts?
 

Don't Look Back by Jane Orcutt

One year after a divorce she didn’t want, Laurie Golden has moved her children to small-town North Texas, hoping to restore what’s left of her family and the family home. But skeletons in her family’s closet reveal that history is sometimes best left in the past, and that the future is an open book in which life and love can be written.

Author

Shari MacDonald has written numerous Christian novels, including the three-book Salinger Sisters series. She contributes regularly to CCM magazine and other publications. Shari and her photojournalist husband live in Portland, Oregon. View titles by Shari Macdonald
Jane Orcutt is also the acclaimed author of The Living Stone and The Fugitive Heart. Both The Fugitive Heart and The Hidden Heart were finalists for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award; The Hidden Heart was also a finalist for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice award. Jane lives in Texas with her husband and their two sons. View titles by Jane Orcutt
 
Barbara Jean Hicks (www.barbarajeanhicks.com) is the award-winning author of nine novels and four novellas and is the driving force behind WordPlay Writing & Editing Services in Seattle, Washington. View titles by Barbara Jean Hicks
Barbara A. Curtis graduated from a Midwest Bible college with a B.S. in elementary education. She is the author of the stand-alone electronic book novella, "Rose Inn the Valley," available through www.whidbeybooks.com. Barbara resides with her husband and two-year-old, Alexander, in New York. View titles by Barbara Curtis

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