New Mexico Sunset

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4 stories in 1 A place to belong - Stong-willed Magdelena "Maggie" Intissar has a temper that matches her auburn hair. She always gets her own way, and she is not about to let Garrett Lucas drag her away from her childhood home to rejoin the father who deserted her when she was eight years old. After failing to sneak down a rose trellis at her Topeka home, Maggie boards a westbound train with Garrett. Feigning cooperation but bent on escape, late one night, she slips off the train and starts walking east across the prairie. The risk of death is preferable to facing her father and her painful memories. But Garrett--and God--have other plans. Perfect love by Janelle Jamison - Lillie Philips thought she had the Perfect Love, but the loss of her husband and baby sent her into depression. Could a visit to her friend Maggie give her new hope? Or will the arrogant Dr. Daniel Monroe force her back into her shell of seclusion? Tender journeys - Three days out of Santa Fe their wagon train had been attacked by Apaches. Ten-year-old Jenny Oberling stared in horror as her parents and older brothers were killed. When the attack was over, her only option was to live with Natty Morgan, a hard woman known for gambling and other vices. Now sixteen, Jenny is reconciled to a dreary existence when she meets David Monroe. The young pastor's kind blue eyes and genuine concern warm her heart. For the first time since her parents died, Jenny hears about a God who loves her and can give her strength to forgive those who destroyed her family. David determines to marry Jenny, but Natty has other plans. As David frantically works against time, he fears the worst: He may be too late to free Jenny. The Willing Heart by Janelle Jamison - Riley Dawson has brought relief to a dying mining town, but Zandy Stewart sees a cruel side of him when he presents her with an impossible ultimatum. Can The Willing Heart of faith link them before disaster strikes?

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