Brunstetter Everlasting song / DiAnn Mills Remnants of faith / Renee DeMarco Silver lining / Colleen L. ReeceOne Heirloom Quilt Comforts Four Couples in Search of True Love. "Twice Loved" by Wanda Brunstetter, "Everlasting Song" by DiAnn Mills, "Remnants of Faith" by Renee DeMarco, and "Silver Lining" by Colleen L. Reece. One beautiful hand-tied patchwork quilt is the common thread linking several hearts and lives from 1943 through present day. Can a patchwork quilt bring comfort and joy to four souls? Will these broken hearts be sewn back together during a Patchwork Holiday?

    And in this four-in-one novel collection, women seek to find life's charm amid some of its deepest pain. When widowed Paula finds love again, will she lose her daughter? Can Kristi help Jack rekindle his faith in God... and in other people? Cassidy has repented of her prodigal teen years, but can she prove she's worthy of love? Can Rachel ever regain custody of her kids and pull her life together? God can bring charm from the chaos! Can God turn chaos into charm? Four contemporary Texas women find that the Lord does move in the midst of the most difficult life situations.

    Taylor hopes moving to White Birch will be the perfect place to regroup and refocus her faltering career. Julie has to face the fact she will never have children and keep it from destroying her marriage. Elizabeth's prideful ambitions have always led her to success, but they may keep her from true love and happiness.

    Includes 'For the Love of a Child' by Sally Laity, 'Miracle on Kismet Hill' by Loree Lough, 'Christmas Flower' by Colleen L. Reece, and 'God Jul' by Tracie Peterson.

    Authors Cathy Marie Hake, Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, and Gina Fields collaborated to make a unified collection that will tug at your heartstrings.

    But a meddling busybody makes the judge give her custody "because an unmarried man shouldn't raise a little girl." Now Jackson has until Christmas to find a bride or lose his niece forever. Larkin Doyle is grateful her employer took in the orphan and believes Jackson abandoned his niece. When her heart says otherwise, will romance blossom? Little Dutch Bride by Kelly Eileen Hake — When Jerome Sanders inherits his grandfather's farm, he vows to do whatever it takes to honor his grandfather's memory. What he didn't see coming was that it would take a bride by Christmas to earn the money! Idelia van der Zee is over the moon when a telegram arrives asking for her hand. But she balks when Jerome's motive is revealed. Will Jerome realize he wants Idelia for her own special self in time to prove his love? An English Bride Goes West by Linda Goodnight — Anxious to secure her new life in the American West, Katherine Wiltshire needs to locate her deceased father's land and get a husband by Christmas. Compelled to redeem his former life of crime, Charlie Landing must prove himself as the new sheriff and a acquire a wife. When the two find themselves engaged, can Katherine learn to trust God with her future? Will Charlies learn to trust God with his past? The Cossack Bride by Therese Stenzel — Spunky, Christian heiress Anastasia (Anna) Federov is on the run from a guardian who plans to marry her for her money. Hoping to choose her own husband before the forced Christmas wedding, Anna places a newspaper ad. Though uninterested in marriage, Kansas rancher Jace Brackett hires Anna to be his housekeeper while she searches for a suitable groom. But then the evil guardian gets wind of Anna's whereabouts.

    John Newcomb shoulders his brother's sins when a woman brings her sister and nephew to his doorstep. How far will his charity extend? Captain Duncan Newcomb is an eligible bachelor at this sister's matchmaking mercy, but the only woman he wants is an immigrant maid. Then precious things are stolen. Will prejudices dictate who is worthy of love and trust? Rose Masterson holds tight to secrets about her past—living eccentrically and generously. When her secret—and heart—are threatened by a new man in town, will she flee or call a truce? Russell Diamond hopes to escape his war memories by moving to the house he inherited form his uncle. But when the enemy becomes his neighbor, will bitterness consume what is left of his ravished soul? Where will this family find the grace they need to face the challenges of tomorrow? Can love and faith fill their souls?

    When the girl's nanny proves abusive, William seeks counsel from his sister and her husband and meets Marianne-who changes his beliefs about women and God.

    Watch as the drama and romance start to heat up—just as Lola the innkeeper promised her four single friends a year ago when she gifted them with her prayers and a Christmas cactus. Will each woman find love—along with cactus blooms—as promised?

    They vow to keep in touch, pray for one another, and meet again at next year's conference. What happens in between is an absolute smorgasbord of changed lives, challenged faiths, new dedications and directions, and romantic twists that turn next year's conference reunion plans into reservations for

    Each author takes a leg of the journey and intertwines their story with the characters and events of the other stories while developing a new romance plot. Watch as Bethany starts the journey with a letter of proposal, a trousseau-laden trunk, and a heart full of hopes to make a first home out of The Wedding Wagon. Roll along toward Chimney Rock with Emma who dreams of being A Bride for the Preacher. Run away with Megan who is sure to encounter Murder or Matrimony by the time the trail reaches Idaho. Follow Penny into Oregon and see if she will become the newest Bride in the Valley.

    Rachel Branigan is Springton's outcast...Caleb Stone the new minister. They both have enemies from the past who threaten to destroy them - and squelch their budding love. When handsome lawman Lee Cutler falls ill, the plain-faced and demure Patience Primrose volunteers to nurse him back to health. Will her self esteem suffer another crushing blow when the new schoolteacher catches Lee's eye? After months of feuding, a confessed secret brings sawmill owner Bobby Joe Aaron and schoolmarm Susannah Butler together in a marriage of convenience. But their little family and growing love teeter on destruction when other secrets are revealed. On his first day as sheriff, Billy Ray Aaron catches a thief who turns out to be a woman in disguise. The biggest challenge of Billy Ray's entire career may be rehabilitating Victoria "Tory" Nelson from her life of crime - before she can steal his heart. Follow the romantic exploits and spiritual journeys of Springton's finest - as well as a couple of her less-than-upstanding citizens - and watch God's love unfold in each life.

    There are endless details involved in keeping the business afloat - but love can't help checking in. As manager, Barnabas thinks he's figured out his snobby rich clients, but one high-class woman doesn't fit the usual mold. Will Barnabas let God use her..to teach him a few things about appearances - and love? Connor can't understand why a pretty client would rather follow him on his maintenance rounds than join the other vacationers. Could revealing his status as part owner destroy their budding friendship? Alex feels for a woman alone on what should have been her honeymoon and is sure the activities he directs would be the best medicine for her broken heart. But is it too soon to expect her to return his growing affections? Steve the logical accountant, thinks his brothers have become lovesick pups - but working with an old girlfriend to clean up an IRS mess could land him in the same boat. Can he keep his focus? With love perfuming the tropical breeze, can the four brothers balance their romantic interests with the hard work of making Harrigan's Cove a success?

    The "tobacco brides" would be on board--eligible women seeking a better life in America, bartered for with barrels of tobacco from the fields.Drew O'Connor isn't stirred by news of a ship full of brides. Still broken-hearted from the loss of his beloved, he only wants a maid to tend his house and care for his young sister.What he ends up with is a wife—a feisty redhead who claims she is Lady Constance Morrow, daughter of an Earl, brought to America against her will. And she wants to go straight back to England as soon as she can. She hasn't the foggiest notion how to cook, dares to argue with her poor husband, and spends more time working on mathematical equations than housework. What kind of a wife is that? Drew's Christian forbearance is in for some testing.Headstrong and intelligent, deeply moral but incredibly enticing, Constance turns what was supposed to be a marriage of convenience into something most inconvenient, indeed.

    Eva knows her soiled present and tragic future will turn Jonesy's love sour. Will he opt for romance or head back to Texas to tend the ranchland he loves? A young widow named Hope want desperately to travel west to Oregon to begin a new life. But wagon trains won't take single women along. Star's secret past, old hurts, and prejudices may just keep her from the true happiness she longs for. With the recent death of her mother, how will Star ever get over her loss?