Jennifer Lamont Leo Bücher

July 1915. The picnic across Lake Michigan was to be the highlight of the summer for young nurse Clara-a day filled with laughter, dancing, and budding romance aboard a stately excursion steamer. But when unspeakable tragedy strikes, Clara's life is changed forever. July 1944. Thirty years later, still carries a heavy load of guilt and regret over the events of that day. Now a spinster who has spent her whole life taking care of other people, all she wants now is to live out her life in peace, tending her roses and protecting her heart. But beneath the gruff exterior lies a story, and when new neighbors move in and shake up her quiet world, Clara must grapple with long-buried realities. Is it ever too late to find grace, redemption--and even love? By turns funny, tender, and bittersweet, The Rose Keeper celebrates the redemptive hope found in friendship, faith, and the search for belonging.

Lumberjacks and Ladies Work Together to Build America. Struggling to remain independent in the 1800s, four women reluctantly open up to help from lumberjacks--and love. All That Glitters by Candice Sue Patterson 1851, Maine. Winifred finds herself running the family lobstering business when her father and brothers join the California gold rush. Will she stubbornly reject help from a local lumberjack? Winter Roses by Pegg Thomas 1865, Michigan. Elizabeth cooks for a logging crew, determined to escape that life for something better, until reoccurring gifts capture her attention. Will she follow her dreams - or her heart? Not for Love by Naomi Musch 1881, Wisconsin. Widowed, Maggie seeks a husband - in name only - from the logging camps, but the man who answers her letter is a surprise. Can she open her heart to love again? Undercover Logger by Jennifer Lamont Leo 1890, Idaho. Carrie will not sell her timberland and allows the banker's nephew to sign onto her logging crew to ferret out the reason she is losing money at an alarming rate. Will truth be revealed to her forlorn heart?

In 1928 Chicago, can a sophisticated jazz singer find happiness with a conservative small-town businessman?

Chicago, 1928. Pampered socialite Connie Shepherd lives the kind of glossy life other women read about in the society pages. Engaged to a handsome financier, she spends her days and nights in a dizzying social round. When eccentric Aunt Pearl, an amateur chemist, offers her an unusual wedding present--the formula for a home-brewed skin tonic--Connie laughs it off. But when disaster flings her privileged world into chaos and throws her back on her own resources, will Aunt Pearl's strange gift provide the key to survival? By turns heartbreaking and hope-filled, Moondrop Miracle tells the story of an extraordinary and unforgettable woman whose determinatio to succeed changes her life forever.