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NEW MEXICO: Three historical romance stories
By Janet Lee Barton
ISBN 1-59789-362-5
Barbour Publishing

A PROMISE MADE
When cafe owner Emma Hanson hired young mother Annie, she had no idea the young woman would die leaving her to care for Annie's child. She had no idea a selfish banker's desires to own her land would force her to choose between her means of earning a living, the child or a marriage of convenience. Would her "husband wanted" ad bring the desired results or would her future be closer at hand with a love and a future she never thought possible?

MAKING AMENDS
When John Harper inherited his uncle's estate, he had no idea the extent his uncle Douglas, a banker, had seeped himself in bitterness. He had no idea that settling the estate would open him up to suspicion and mistrust of the town's people—especially one Darcie Malone, the daughter of the of the owner of his boarding house. But when John examines the bank's accounts, more than
just fraud is uncovered. When Darcie, the town gossip and telephone operator, learns the truth, will she see her way to repentance or will she
choose bitterness, shutting out the very one God sent to help her heal—John?

A PLACE CALLED HOME
Beth loved the orphan children of her deceased fiance and had no intention of giving them up to Jeb Winslow or anyone else who comes to claim them. But Jeb feels the children are his responsibility. How will these two find a way
to trust one another in order to find for all of them—A Place Called Home?

I enjoyed the characters through all three episodes as if meeting old friends in an 1880's setting of gentle, suspenseful romance, sprinkled with real life lessons of faith, family and love.

—Author's Choice Reviews:
Reviewer: Patty Staab