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Promise to Love - by Serena B Miller (Paperback)

Promise to Love - by  Serena B Miller (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A young woman struggling to find a new life in the north woods frontier proposes a marriage of convenience to a widower with five young children.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Ingrid Larsen, a young Swedish immigrant, arrives in Michigan in 1871 to search for her brother who has disappeared into the woods to work the dangerous lumber camps. Destitute and barely hanging on to hope, she encounters a newly-widowed farmer who is struggling to raise five children on his own. Marriage would solve both of their problems, and so Ingrid proposes to a man she barely knows. She will fight to protect her new family--but the hardest battle of all will be winning the heart of her new husband.<br/><br/>Readers who loved <i>The Measure of Katie Calloway </i>will be pleased to find more of Miller's emotive and descriptive writing here--and to discover that love is more than words.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>Can a marriage of convenience ever become one of true love?<br/></b><br/>Ingrid Larsen arrives in Michigan in 1871 with little more than the clothes on her back and a determination to find her brother, who has disappeared into the dangerous lumber camps. Destitute and barely hanging on to hope, the young Swedish immigrant crosses paths with Joshua Hunter, a newly widowed farmer with eyes the color of the ocean she had crossed and five rambunctious children to raise on his own. <br/><br/>Marriage would solve both of their problems, and Ingrid finds herself proposing in broken English to a man she barely knows. Many difficulties lie ahead--but the hardest battle of all will be winning the heart of her new husband.<br/><br/><br/>"Historical fiction at its finest! Serena Miller writes with an irresistible freshness and honesty, crafting compelling characters that leave you changed. I eagerly anticipate her next novel!"--Laura Frantz, author of <i>Love's Reckoning<br/></i><br/>"Serena Miller has done it again. With fascinating history and characters you can't help but love, she's written a story that pulls at your heartstrings and keeps you turning pages as fast as you can to see what happens next. And just when you think the story tension can't get any higher, she turns up the excitement another notch. A story not to be missed!"--Ann H. Gabhart, author of <i>Words Spoken True</i> and <i>The Gifted<br/></i><br/>"If you're searching for novels with both heart and soul, you will love the thoughtful and richly satisfying works of Serena Miller. I do."--Emilie Richards, author of <i>Sunset Bridge</i> and <i>One Mountain Away<br/></i><br/><br/><b>Serena B. Miller</b> is the author of <i>The Measure of Katie Calloway</i> and <i>Under A Blackberry Moon</i> as well as numerous articles. She lives on a farm in southern Ohio.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Serena B. Miller </b>is the author of <i>The Measure of Katie Calloway </i>and <i>Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio</i>, as well as numerous articles for periodicals such as <i>Woman's World</i>, <i>Guideposts</i>, <i>Reader's Digest</i>, <i>Focus on the Family</i>, <i>Christian Woman</i>, and more. She lives on a farm in southern Ohio.

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