In Kristi Ann Hunter's "Legacy of Love," Sarah Gooding never suspected returning a brooch to an elderly woman would lead to a job . . . and introduce her to the woman's grandson, a man far above her station. In Karen Witemeyer's "Gift of the Heart," widow Ruth Albright uses the family brooch as collateral for a loan from the local banker. But the more she comes to know the man behind the stern businessman, the more she hopes for a second chance at love. In Sarah Loudin Thomas's "A Shot at Love," Fleeta Brady's rough-and-tumble childhood means she prefers hunting to more feminine activities. She never expected her family's brooch might be how a fellow hunter turns her attention from competition to romance. In Becky Wade's "Because of You," Maddie Winslow has spent years in love with a man whose heart was already spoken for. When a church Christmas project brings them together and she stumbles upon an old family brooch, might it finally be her turn for love?
As someone who is sentimental when it comes to family heirlooms, I adored this novella collection. Each of the stories is tied together by this heirloom brooch and it was wonderful to watch it make its way through the generations. Kristi Ann Hunter's Sarah Gooding was entertaining (quite literally as she was playing the piano in the opening scene) from page one. Karen Witemeyer's Ruth Albright proved to be a shrewd business woman who was determined to make her way on her own terms. Sarah Loudin Thomas' Fleeta Brady was so unconventional that I couldn't help but love her! And Becky Wade's Maddie Winslow is the perfect character to tide those of us over who are anxiously awaiting the next story in the Bradford Sisters collection. Maddie had been introduced in the novels so it was a delight to see her story play out.
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