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Delilah has long kept her heart and faith at arm’s length after her parents were lost and her father’s gambling broke the family. A chance meeting with Paul Chance, a devoted rancher who treats her with respect and keeps his word, forces her to confront her fears. His deep faith challenges Delilah’s doubts about God’s purpose. Will she allow herself to love again and restore faith, or will the past keep her from opening her heart?
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Romance
Authors: Kelly Eileen Hake
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