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Emma Browning is known the town over as a no-nonsense woman determined to live down the shame of having the town drunk for a father. She runs the only boarding house in town, and the rough-and-tumble occupants are a lot easier for her to handle than her newest boarder: one Reverend Jon Atkins, who she has known and not been intrigued by since childhood. Having him under her roof is unsettling—almost as unsettling as the mysterious letters she’s been getting from an unknown woman in Chicago. Jon Atkins thoroughly enjoys his role as pastor of Little Hickman’s only church, especially the part that entails building relationships with the town’s citizens. He feels a special pull toward the notorious Ezra Browning. . . one that has nothing at all to do with a very different pull toward the drunk’s alluring daughter. He’s determined to show Christ’s love to them both. But does the Lord have something more in store for the unlikely group? Courting Emma takes a candid look into the soul of abused children and their different ways of overcoming their pasts, presenting characters so realistic that you’ll want to wrap your arms around them and tell them everything will be all right. Readers met both Emma and Jon in the previous books in this trilogy, and I for one was really looking forward to their story. The tale stood easily on its own in spite of being the third in the series, and the deep hearts of the characters and their struggles kept the pages turning at a fast clip. Courting Emma is the best yet from Sharlene MacLaren. I’ve read all her books thus far and absolutely adored this one. Each chapter was a treasure, and I devoured the story as quickly as I could. Anyone who’s read Shar’s previous books will definitely want to pick this one up, and any lover of historical romance would love this story of romance, forgiveness, and budding faith. Publisher: Whitaker House Buy it now from our affiliate Bookstore CrossPurposesBooks.com
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