Books like Lorna by Debra White Smith
At a mayor’s welcome party, Lorna Leigh escapes a dull evening to the garden, where she meets Michael, the new mayor who shares her idealistic outlook. Meanwhile, a scandal involving a pastor’s alleged pornography arrests thrusts Lorna, Heather, and Brittan into a fledgling investigation. Convinced of a set‑up, the trio digs into clues that threaten Lorna’s faith and reveal a hidden past for Michael, the mayor she has grown close to. Now faced with a conflict between burgeoning love and moral duty, Lorna must make the hardest choice of her life.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Suspense
Authors: Debra White Smith
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