For
abandoned wife Annabelle Beachey, Promise Lodge is a refuge where she’s gained
confidence and self-sufficiency. But she and the others are dismayed when newly
arrived Bishop Clayton King claims the community is too progressive and sets
out to change its ways. Worse, her husband, Phineas, returns, expecting her to
give up her faith as he has. And he won’t leave Promise Lodge without her…
But little by little, Annabelle’s determination and new forthrightness make Phineas realize his mistakes—and truly hear his wife for the first time. Meanwhile, Annabelle finds herself feeling compassion—and even renewed love—for her newly humble, more caring husband. And as Bishop Clayton’s attempt to control Promise Lodge threatens everything its residents have built, Phineas and Annabelle must work together with unshakeable courage to save their new home—and their opportunity for forever happiness.
But little by little, Annabelle’s determination and new forthrightness make Phineas realize his mistakes—and truly hear his wife for the first time. Meanwhile, Annabelle finds herself feeling compassion—and even renewed love—for her newly humble, more caring husband. And as Bishop Clayton’s attempt to control Promise Lodge threatens everything its residents have built, Phineas and Annabelle must work together with unshakeable courage to save their new home—and their opportunity for forever happiness.
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Excerpt
With a pitcher in each hand, Annabelle made her way into the
crowded dining room. The tables were close together to accommodate the large
crowd, so she walked along the tables’ ends and had someone pass her the
pitchers that needed refilling. She was stepping toward the table nearest the
archway that led to the lodge’s lobby when the sight of a solitary man in black
froze her in place.
Phineas was watching her, as though he’d been following her
progress along the outer edge of the dining room . . . waiting for her to
notice him. He held her gaze with the pale, penetrating green eyes that had
often made her heart thud in her chest as she anticipated his judgment—his
criticism and correction.
The blood rushed from Annabelle’s head. She wasn’t aware
that she’d dropped the two big pitchers until she heard the noisy clatter of
plastic hitting the hardwood floor and felt ice water filling her shoes.
What’s Phineas doing here? How did he find me—and what does
he want?
Meet Charlotte Hubbard:
In 1983,
Charlotte Hubbard sold her first story to True Story. She wrote around
70 of those confession stories, and she’s sold more than 50 books to
traditional or online publishers. A longtime resident of Missouri, she’s
currently writing Amish romances set in imaginary Missouri towns for
Kensington. She now lives in St. Paul, MN with her husband of 40+ years and
their Border collie, Vera.
Charlotte Hubbard will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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19 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Good Morning! Your book sounds great and I'm glad I got to learn about it. Thank you!
Sounds like a busy ok I would enjoy!
Sounds like a great read.
Great post, thanks for sharing!
Sounds interesting.
Vickie, thanks so much for featuring my book on your blog today, and thanks for your wonderful no-spoiler review!
Thanks for stopping by today, James!
Thanks, Lana!
Thanks for following my tour, Rita!
Good to see you here today, Victoria!
Thanks for spending some time with us today, Bobbe!
It's always great to read your books Charlotte and I'm always excited to participate in the book tours.
Vickie, thanks so much for sharing this! I found this author through your sharing the first book in the Promise Lodge series and now my local tiny library is getting them because they are SO good!
Beautiful cover! Thank you for sharing.
Oh that's so neat! They are some great books!
Sounds like another interesting book!
Love her books.
I would love to read it:)
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