"Little Hickman Creek Series" (#3) Courting Emma

By Sharlene MacLaren

Description:

Twenty-eight-year old Emma Browning has experienced a good deal of life in her young age. Sole owner of Emma's Boardinghouse, she is "mother" to an array of beefy, unkempt, often rowdy characters. Though many men would like to get to know the steely, hard-edged, yet surprisingly lovely, proprietress, none has truly succeeded. That is, not until the town's new pastor, Jonathan Atkins, takes up residence in the boardinghouse, affecting not only her with his devout faith and strong convictions, but her clientele as well. Emma clings desperately to her stubborn ways, refusing to acknowledge God's love--until all of Little Hickman witnesses a real-life miracle! Only then will Emma begin to experience God's power at work.

Book Takeaway:

There is healing for deep, emotional wounds when one surrenders his/her life into God's loving care.

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Why the author wrote this book:

To show that God can work in the midst of long-held bitterness.