Her father gave her baby son away, and took her to Oregon so she’d never see him again.
Mariam Kellen was seventeen when her fiancé died in the Civil War and her hopes of marriage were dashed. Her father gave her baby away as soon as he was born, and never forgive her for shaming him and the church he pastored. After his death she stayed in Oregon and taught school, always dreaming of finding her son, but knowing it would never happen. She was too far from Mississippi, and she didn’t know where else to look. Then a motherless child enrolled in her school, and her heart went out to him—and his father.
Dillon Booker followed his mentor, pastor, and next-door neighbor to Oregon only to learn the older man had passed away. He stayed and raised his only son until the time came to enroll him in school. There was something special about the school teacher. Then he learned she was Pastor Kellen’s daughter, a young girl he’d scarcely known about. A friendship developed between them and grew until it turned into love.
An innocent gift, given because he looked up to her father, changed all their lives in ways no one expected. Misunderstandings sprouted until only the child who stood between them saw things clearly. If they loved each other, why couldn’t they be a family? Why, indeed?
Genre: Inspirational
Mariam Kellen was seventeen when her fiancé died in the Civil War and her hopes of marriage were dashed. Her father gave her baby away as soon as he was born, and never forgive her for shaming him and the church he pastored. After his death she stayed in Oregon and taught school, always dreaming of finding her son, but knowing it would never happen. She was too far from Mississippi, and she didn’t know where else to look. Then a motherless child enrolled in her school, and her heart went out to him—and his father.
Dillon Booker followed his mentor, pastor, and next-door neighbor to Oregon only to learn the older man had passed away. He stayed and raised his only son until the time came to enroll him in school. There was something special about the school teacher. Then he learned she was Pastor Kellen’s daughter, a young girl he’d scarcely known about. A friendship developed between them and grew until it turned into love.
An innocent gift, given because he looked up to her father, changed all their lives in ways no one expected. Misunderstandings sprouted until only the child who stood between them saw things clearly. If they loved each other, why couldn’t they be a family? Why, indeed?
Genre: Inspirational
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