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Matthew Barnes, a Texas doctor, has long sought to purchase the Victorian building that houses his medical practice. He rents it from Miss Abigail Ryan, who arrives unexpectedly from New Orleans to evict him. Despite knowing he cannot marry a woman who lacks his devotion to God, Matthew grows drawn to Abigail’s beauty and complexity. As she returns to New Orleans, he prays for her salvation, hoping that one day God will allow them to be together. Abigail carries bitterness from her father’s death; only through understanding God’s love might she find true love herself.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Romance
Authors: Elaine Bonner
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