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A CHRISTMAS BRIDE IN PINECRAFT
A CHRISTMAS BRIDE IN PINECRAFT
Amish Brides of Pinecraft #4
Shelley Shepard Gray
Releasing Oct 13th, 2015
Avon/Harper
Christmas
has come to Pinecraft in bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray's final Amish
Brides of Pinecraft novel, an uplifting story that proves anything is possible
when you follow your heart.
When manager Beverly Overholt's
beloved Orange Blossom Inn is broken into, she's shaken to the core. The inn
has been her whole life since arriving in the quaint Amish vacation town of
Pinecraft, Florida. Hoping to repair what's been lost, Beverly calls Eric
Wagler, the inn's handsome owner. To her surprise, he promises to be on the
next flight out of Philadelphia.
Ever since her fiancé jilted her,
Beverly's been closed off to love. However, with Eric things feel different.
She can't help but be hopeful that their work relationship will turn into
something more—even though they are from different worlds. She grew up Amish
and is now Mennonite. Eric, on the other hand, grew up on the city streets of
Philadelphia. How could they ever find common ground?
But as Beverly and Eric put the inn
back together, prepare for Christmas, and even witness romance blossoming for
another couple, the trust—and love—between them grows. Will Christmas bring a
second chance for Beverly? And if it does, will she be brave enough to take it?
At Eric’s urging, she’d given herself a week’s
vacation. She’d wanted a little time to sleep late, shop, and relax before the
next round of guests arrived for Christmas. Taking a week off had sounded like
a wonderful idea, especially since she knew how full the inn would be the rest
of the month. But now she wondered why it had ever sounded good at all.
Why had she
ever thought she needed a break in the first place? If she’d had guests, no one
would have dared to come inside. Her mind continued to race. Or, had someone
been watching the inn? Had they known it was empty? It was such a disconcerting
thought that she couldn’t bear to dwell on it.
“Good to know.” Officer Roberts
punched something into his phone. “We’ll do our best to find those responsible,
ma’am. But in the meantime, when you’re ready, we’ll need you to walk through
the inn and tell us what’s missing.”
He continued on about fingerprints and motives,
police reports and pawn shops, but none of what he said made much sense to her.
Not that it mattered. Beverly was done listening. She really couldn’t take
anymore. Someone had ruined her livelihood. She felt as betrayed as she had
when she’d discovered her fiancé had fallen in love with her best friend all
those years ago.
Taking a deep breath, she tried to
push those thoughts away. This wasn’t the time to revisit those painful wounds.
“Are you going to be all right?”
Zack asked. “Do you want me to get you a glass of water or something?”
“I’m fine,” she said at last and
tried to mean it.
Because she had no choice.
“Your insurance should cover the damage,” Zack said
quickly, as though not having to worry about the financial repercussions would
ease her mind. It didn’t. Insurance money could not replace the most valuable
thing stolen from her today: her sense of security.
But Beverly nodded anyway. “Jah. I imagine it will.”
“Do you want me to call Eric for ya?” Leona offered.
“I don’t mind.”
She looked at Leona and shook her head. “Nee. I’ll
do it.”
“Who’s Eric?” the officer asked.
Beverly said, “He’s the owner of the inn.” But in
truth, he was more than that. During the last few months, he’d also somehow
become the best friend she’d ever had.
She only hoped when he heard her news that would
still be the case.
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Shelley Shepard Gray
is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, a finalist for the
American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time Hold
Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes
too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town’s bike
trail.
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