Best Friend Brides

Three historical romances where love was in front of them the whole time. SWEET APPLE BLOSSOM Maizie Appleton dreams of a wedding to a man equal to the heroes in the books she reads and the stories she writes. She dreams of a wedding under her family's apple orchard when the blossoms are fragrant. When Cole Newton, a man from Washington, is hired by Maizie's father to help in the orchards, Maizie feels replaced in the family. Then, disaster threatens, and Cole saves the family from ruin, proving to Maizie that a living man is worth ten of those found in her books. Still, her desire to be needed by those she loves keeps her from truly giving her emotions to Cole. Can these two set aside their personal pain to find a love only God could have created? FRIENDLY PERSUASION They were buddies, not sweethearts... In 1958, the job of an airline stewardess beckons Joyce Williams with its offer of travel and mobility. Being a stewardess would be her escape route from a boring life in her small hometown in East Tennessee. She would only return to her hometown if her best friend Wayne Mahan lived there instead of in Nashville - until she receives an invitation to her ten-year high school reunion. At the reunion when Wayne tells Joyce he's always loved her, she fears he's doomed their childhood friendship. Wayne must persuade her that God's timing has finally brought them together as He planned. A charming story of enduring friendship and genuine devotion. You will root equally for Joyce and Wayne! RAG DOLL Ramona Hathaway dreams of becoming a fashion designer, which will give her a chance to escape her daily struggles with a drunk stepfather and cross the railroad tracks for the last time. But she's also a realist - with one ragged dress to her name, no one gives her a second glance. Until she meets Ben Farris, the son of the wealthiest man in town. Their love deepens with every tryst on Hidden Ledge. But when Ben's father finds out, he issues an ultimatum - promise never to see Ben again and he'll help her realize her dream, but if she refuses, he'll make sure she spends the next ten years in prison for what she did to her stepfather. Ramona makes her choice, but how will she forgive the men that forced her choice, and how will she forgive herself?


Genre: Inspirational