Every Preacher Needs a Wife, Right?
Being a preacher in the countryside is not for the faint of heart nor faith. Four inexperienced preachers face a myriad of challenges including those who figure a man of the cloth needs a wife. Can they meet the expectations of "helpful" congregants and be true to their hearts?
THE MOUNTIE'S RIVAL by Angela K Couch
Canada, 1907--Tired of living in his twin's shadow, Jonathan Burton is frustrated to find himself serving as a still wet-behind-the-ears preacher in the same community as his Mountie brother. How is he to find a wife when all the eligible women of the community seem enamored by his dashing brother in scarlet uniform?
CONVINCING THE CIRCUIT PREACHER by Carolyn Miller
Australia, 1863--As soon as Dorothea Maclean saw the country preacher, she knew Mr. Hamill was the man of her dreams. Now she just needs to convince her wealthy parents--and Mr. Hamill.
THE ANGEL AND THE SKY PILOT by Naomi Musch
Minnesota, 1905--Everett Shepherd, a preacher with a checkered past, sets off to win souls in the lumber camps like the "sky pilots" before him. But can he earn the respect of hard-living men--and still respect himself--after a local trader's daughter joins the all-male congregation?
MAIL-ORDER MINISTER by Kari Trumbo
South Dakota, 1889--Olive Torey's parents mail-ordered a preacher and prayed he'd be a husband for their daughter. The rest of the town--and Olive--have other ideas.