Courageous and unconventional, Rosemary Saxon served as a nurse
during the Civil War, a service that has caused most women in town
to regard her as unfeminine and downright vulgar. Although she
would like to put her experiences as a nurse behind her, she must
support herself. She takes a position with Dr. Elijah Stewart and a
mutual attraction begins to develop. But when a sophisticated woman
arrives in town claiming to be Elijah's fiancée, a heartbroken
Rosemary decides to leave Noble Springs and start fresh. Can Elijah
convince her of the mystery woman's deception before he loses her
forever?
With tenderness and grace, Ann Shorey invites readers back to the
town of Noble Springs, Missouri, for an engrossing story of love's
tentative first steps and fragile future in the face of opposition.
Readers will find in Rosemary a sympathetic but strong woman
determined to thrive in a world that doesn't always understand.
In a country healing from war, can a young woman find healing
for her heart?
Courageous and unconventional, Rosemary Saxon served as a nurse
during the Civil War, a service that has caused most women in town
to regard her as unfeminine and even downright vulgar. Although she
would like to put that part of her life behind her, she needs to
support herself. She takes a nursing position with Dr. Elijah
Stewart, but whenever they are together they always seem to do or
say the wrong things. When someone threatens Rosemary, will she
find the courage to stand, or will she leave town--and
Elijah--forever?
With tenderness and grace, Ann Shorey invites you back to the town
of Noble Springs, Missouri, for an engrossing story of love's
tentative first steps and fragile future in the face of
opposition.
Ann Shorey is the author of Where Wildflowers Bloom, The Edge of Light, The Promise of Morning, and The Dawn of a Dream. She has also published selections in the Cup of Comfort series and in Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul. Ann and her husband make their home in southwestern Oregon.