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Beth MacKay comes home to Culdee Creek after earning her medical degree, taking over the aging Doc Childress’s practice. She meets Noah Starr, the small-town Episcopal priest whose life is shattered by his wife’s death and his disability-stricken daughter. When Beth intervenes in a spousal‑abuse situation involving two of Noah’s parishioners, she encourages a battered woman to leave for safety, while Noah urges reconciliation. The abuse culminates in tragedy, pushing Noah to resign in despair. With Beth’s unwavering faith, affection, and support from their community, Noah finds renewed confidence and returns to his calling.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Kathleen Morgan
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