Confronted with unforeseen challenges, Claire Winslow is forced to make all her decisions based on what will affect her multi-handi-capped daughter. Though widowed, lonely, and working full-time, Clair has decided marriage would only further complicate her situation. An unexpected introduction to Jake Lindsey, a sergeant in the United States Army, causes Claire to question her stand on marriage. He has brought a spark to her life, but she must let him go. Claire has more than herself to consider-her God, whom Jake does not serve, and her daughter, whom she can't trust Jake will love unconditionally. As she seeks God's will in determining her future, will Claire permit herself to once again explore the possibilities of love? 

A 3-in-1 collection of Civil War Christmas novellas inspired by the true story of the Basket Brigade women of Decatur, Illinois. . . . In A Pinch of Love by Judith Miller, Sarah McHenry is drawn to Jacob Curtis, but can he control his jealousy over her care for other soldiers. In A Stitch in Time by Stephanie Grace Whitson, Lucy Maddox wins the attention of a handsome private. . .but his intentions don't seem noble to Silas Tait, who has loved Lucy secretly for years. In Endless Melody by Nancy Moser, word of Zona Evans's musical ministrations reaches her long-lost love, Dr. Cardiff Kensington.

Rediscover this classic romance from bestselling author Judith Miller. Feeling unloved and unwanted after her mother dies, Delphinia leaves her childhood home in Illinois for a Kansas homestead to become a nanny and housekeeper for five orphans and their uncle. Only the threads of a precious quilt remain to tie Delphinia to the mother who taught her to trust in God. Will faith alone guide her to a steadfast man and lifelong love? Also included is a bonus historical romance following related characters.

Join three of today's bestselling inspirational fiction authors in a collection of Christmas stories from Victorian-era America that are full of romance and bonus reader gifts.

In 1852, Maura Thompson answers an ad for a mailorder bride and leaves her home in Boston in search of a new life in California. What she finds, though, is rejection from Luther Buchanan, who wanted help in his store more than he wanted a wife-especially one with a secret disability. Yet they begin a loveless marriage. Maura had hoped for a new start, but the obstacles against this marriage seem like mountains. She prays that God will change her husband's heart-unaware that her own attitudes, including her fear of rejection, have played a major part in the problem. Will Maura give up on the marriage and leave when the stress becomes too great? Can she find something to love about Luther?