Baltimore-born Ireland Rose, daughter of Irish immigrants, must be married by her seventeenth birthday. Rose's father finds a suitable husband, Captain Camden Lovell, twenty-seven years her senior. Captain Lovell takes his bride to Charleston, provides her with a beautiful home on the Battery and good standing in Charleston Society.

Three years later Rose is a widow. Captain Wyatt, her husband's trusted employee is now in charge of her affairs. Rose senses he does not like her. One day he brings a young woman with child to her - and a secret that must be kept. A little girl is born, and Rose becomes a mother. Captain Wyatt offers to marry her in name only to protect her from Charleston society gossip, but she is determined she will not marry a second time for protection. She will marry for love or live alone.

Just three months later, August 31st, 1886 the city of Charleston suffers the worst earthquake of the century. Her beautiful home is in shambles. Rose has no choice but to return to her parents' birthplace in Ireland. The only record she has of her Irish ancestry is in her mother's Bible. She and her infant daughter take the next ship to Ireland. She has begun to hope she has finally found happiness when Captain Wyatt comes with news that shatters her heart.

Every person Rose loves is taken away. Her faith in God is shaken. There is a plan for her, but she can't see it. Captain Wyatt breaks her heart, not once but twice.

Book 2 of Lacy Series Lacy Lee Linden's world has changed dramatically in the last year. She is happier than she's ever been. Days after Thad Gannon's unexpected proposal he is called away for a family emergency. He calls at first and then the calls stop coming. Old, familiar doubts come rushing back. She has new purpose in her life with Kew and Ting, but the fact that Thad has not called for weeks forces the question: What if he never comes back? Will she be able to push past her old fears of never being good enough? Will she have enough courage to walk on whether Thad Gannon comes back, or if she never sees him again? Christian Contemporary Romance

Lacy Lee Lane has just learned that Thad Gannon is coming back to town. She's been taking care of his grandfather's farm since he left four years ago to become a popular television star on the Hollywood soap, Malibu Mansion. When her younger sister, Allison made the announcement Lacy felt her stomach twirl. Thad Gannon had been her high school crush, until he dumped her for another girl at her first prom. She had never fully forgiven him for that, nor the fact that he had abandoned his grandfather who lived next door. Seeing him would mean digging up the past and that was not going to happen. She had buried some memories long ago deep inside and worked hard every day to keep them that way. When he arrived, Lacy was going to give him a piece of her mind . . . if she could even look him in the eye after what happened that night after the prom. - Inspirational Romance -

"I will not marry another Wedgewick woman " Lord Carmichael Scotland 1810 - Leon Charles William Carmichael is trying to avoid a clan war. His first wife has perished but her vindictive actions are a haunting memory. The only way to avoid a feud may be to marry her sister, Annabelle Wedgewick, for the land she possesses. The land could bring peace between the warring clans but be the death of Lord Carmichael's sanity. Lord Carmichael's vow to stay clear of Annabelle Wedgewick may be put to the test.

Newly married and excited to start their life together, Lacy and Thad enjoy a family style honeymoon that ends with a phone call that may change everything. A family member is in trouble. A child's life is in danger. Lacy and Thad have to quickly decide what to do next. Follow Lacy and Thad as their journey begins with a running start that doesn't stop; as they open their lives and their home in ways they never dreamed of. This is Lacy's Legacy.

Francine Louise Devin hovers on a dark dock in Devon, England. Fifteen and alone she huddles in the night -- she must be on the last ship to France before the snow flies. Frannie does the unthinkable and sneaks aboard The Antonia, becoming a stowaway. She must get to Aunt Matilda, her only living relative. Almost immediately she is discovered by Captain Caldwell who hides her in his cabin. He leaves Frannie with his lady friend in the harbor town of Brest, with a promise to return and take her to Aunt Matilda. Times passes and she still hopes, but the Captain's woman hates her and trouble arises. If Captain Caldwell does not come, she will be forced to make her way alone. Can God provide a way? She believes but too many circumstances nearly undo her plans leaving Frannie to wonder if she will ever feel safe or loved again. Christian Historical Romance

Cadence Walker David is a hard-driving man who hails from a severely dysfunctional family in Detroit. He finds himself in need of bail money when his brother gets into trouble and they both end up in jail. He heard a familiar voice from the past and meets up with an old street buddy - turned preacher. Frank Kincaid extracts a promise from him to play his guitar for a couple of church services in exchange for bail money. Cade agrees. How hard could it be to play his beloved guitar for a bunch of church people? He soon finds out when the preacher's daughter, a slender blue-eyed blonde, is the music leader. He dubs her Babyface the first day. She has no idea about the real world. Cade knows nothing about this God she talks about. And if he is anything like his father Cade has no use for a God who can't even take care of his people on earth. They are two people from two totally different worlds and Cade intends on keeping it that way - until he learns that Babyface has a past of her own.

Sequel to Ireland Rose... Ireland Rose finds that being a Sea Captain's wife is a full life, the triumphant returns and the love that engulfs them, the long days he is at sea -- how her heart yearns for his company. Letters fly back and forth across the Atlantic from Ireland to Charleston, SC to the ones she left behind. The people that fill her world are the vibrant landscape that makes her life complete. She journals every experience leaving behind the most important gift to those that follow her. Her life's legacy.

Small town librarian Edwina Blair found herself stranded and alone In Edinburgh, Scotland. When the hotel clerk told her she no longer had a room, she fainted - right into the arms of a tall Scot standing behind her. Anxious to meet his fiance, Alex Dunneginm whisked Edwina off to his castle and that's when the trouble began. The handsome Laird became the hero for the novel Edwina was writing. And Cecelia, her beautiful, entrepreneurial sister, the heroine. Could it be any other way? Edwina would find out that the stubborn Scot did not always play the part she wrote for him.

Baltimore-born Ireland Rose, daughter of Irish immigrants, must be married by her seventeenth birthday. Rose's father finds a suitable husband, Captain Camden Lovell, twenty-seven years her senior. Captain Lovell takes his bride to Charleston, provides her with a beautiful home on the Battery and good standing in Charleston Society.

Three years later Rose is a widow. Captain Wyatt, her husband's trusted employee is now in charge of her affairs. Rose senses he does not like her. One day he brings a young woman with child to her - and a secret that must be kept. A little girl is born, and Rose becomes a mother. Captain Wyatt offers to marry her in name only to protect her from Charleston society gossip, but she is determined she will not marry a second time for protection. She will marry for love or live alone.

Just three months later, August 31st, 1886 the city of Charleston suffers the worst earthquake of the century. Her beautiful home is in shambles. Rose has no choice but to return to her parents' birthplace in Ireland. The only record she has of her Irish ancestry is in her mother's Bible. She and her infant daughter take the next ship to Ireland. She has begun to hope she has finally found happiness when Captain Wyatt comes with news that shatters her heart.

Every person Rose loves is taken away. Her faith in God is shaken. There is a plan for her, but she can't see it. Captain Wyatt breaks her heart, not once but twice.

Tracson Cordera and his cousin Billy were best friends. They'd built their cattle ranches side by side during the Gold Rush years in Montana Territory. One spring day Trac made a foolish bet with his head-strong cousin. Billy was killed, leaving his young wife Janie a widow. Trac's guilt and Janie's hatred of him changed everything. He couldn't stay and he couldn't go, but one thing he knew... he could not abide Janie's contempt.There was one other secret he kept buried deep in his heart. She'd chosen Billy, but Trac had loved Janie from the moment he'd laid eyes on her when she was a young girl. And what could he do about that now?Patricia Strefling, author of three published romance books, enjoys writing stories that inspire and encourage. She loves to travel and crochet and is currently working on three new novels. Mother of three grown sons and five grandsons, Patricia lives with her husband in Southwest Lower Michigan.

Chicago entrepreneur Cecelia Grace Giatano is rich, beautiful, and successful. She can step into a boardroom and handle business affairs with faultless finesse, but when it comes to personal relationships, she's clueless. Running from the insecurities of her lonely childhood, she will stop at nothing to achieve her dreams. When opportunities of a lifetime land in her lap, Cecelia feels as if she's sitting on top of the world until she attends her younger sister's wedding in Edinburgh. Suddenly her existence doesn't look as exciting - or fulfilling. When Cecelia's perfect life begins to unravel, Spencer Hallman, her faithful business associate, is there to pick up the pieces. However, Cecelia's protective walls are too thick and too high to see the love he offers. Will she make another bad decision and lose it all? Patricia Strefling reads and writes hoping to instill encouragement and inspiration in everyday people living everyday lives. With three grown sons and five grandsons, she lives with her husband in Southwest Lower Michigan.

The summer of 2008 changed Edwina Emily Blair's life completely. A small town librarian, she loved her predictable lifestyle. But her European-born stepsister Cecelia had other plans. As the two of them were about to board a plane for Scotland, Cecelia was suddenly called away to Italy. Edwina found herself alone in Edinburgh, tired, hungry, and very late. When the hotel clerk told her that she no longer had a room, she fainted - right into the arms of a tall Scot standing behind her. Anxious to meet his fianc, Alex Dunnegin whisked Edwina off to his castle and that's when the trouble began. The handsome Laird became the hero for the novel Edwina was writing. And Cecelia, her beautiful, entrepreneurial sister, the heroine. Could it be any other way? Edwina would find out that the stubborn Scot did not always play the part she wrote for him. My grandmother, a Southern farmer's wife, became the spark of light in my simple, quiet existence when she told me stories. As a child I listened in the dark of night as she, in the other twin bed in my small room, told me about her life. What it was like to live on a farm in the early 1900s. About the two children she lost to death and how it affected her. I felt like I knew the people who had died before I had been born. They had lived and it mattered. With her penchant for Irish story-telling, she began what was to become my own desire. To tell stories. For the last eleven years I have written a dozen fiction novels and as many true stories of my own life experiences, hoping that perhaps my stories will touch another's life like my grandmother did mine.