Restoration and Romance

Welcome to a Place Where Love Abides Experience the splendor of love with four sweet romanceseach one the story of hearts and homes renewedauthored by some of the leading names in Christian romance fiction. "THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD AND THE HANDYMAN" by Barbara Jean Hicks(An Unlikely Prince, All That Glitters, Loves Me, Loves Me Not) Incensed by town gossip about Gran-Marie and her hired hand, Chloe Burnett determines to protect her grandmother's reputation at all costs, even if it means posing as the cocky handyman's fiance! But a near-tragedy reveals that nothing is as it seems to beincluding the pretend engagement that no longer feels pretend. "BESIDE THE STILL WATERS" by Barbara A. Curtis Interior designer K.C. McKenzie wants to restore her late husband's family farmhouse, as well as her memories. But the new owner, Chicago architect Raleigh Kincaid, refuses to sell. When he enters a restoration contest, however, Raleigh finds that he needs K.C.in more ways than one. "HOME FOR THE HEART" by Shari MacDonald (Love On the Run, A Match Made in Heaven, The Perfect Wife) When spunky TV host Flynn Kelley inherits half of a historic Maryland estate, she squares off against a maddeningand endearingfigure from her troubled youth. Working together, can she and Charlie Kenilworth renovate the crumbling estateand their wounded hearts? "DON'T LOOK BACK" by Jane Orcutt (The Living Stone, The Fugitive Heart, The Hidden Heart) One year after a divorce she didn't want, Laurie Golden has moved her children to small-town North Texas, hoping to restore what's left of her family and the family home. But skeletons in her family's closet reveal that history is sometimes best left in the past, and that the future is an open book in which life and love can be written.

Barbara A. Curtis graduated from a Midwest Bible college with a B.S. in elementary education. She is the author of the stand-alone electronic book novella, "Rose Inn the Valley," available through www.whidbeybooks.com. Barbara resides with her husband and two-year-old, Alexander, in New York.

Barbara Jean Hicks (www.barbarajeanhicks.com) is the award-winning author of nine novels and four novellas and is the driving force behind WordPlay Writing & Editing Services in Seattle, Washington.

Shari MacDonald has written numerous Christian novels, including the three-book Salinger Sisters series. She contributes regularly to CCM magazine and other publications. Shari and her photojournalist husband live in Portland, Oregon.

Jane Orcutt is the author of The Living Stone, as well as The Fugitive Heart and The Hidden Heart, both past finalists for Romance Writers of America’s RITA award. Jane lives in Texas with her husband and their two sons.