Christmas Stitches: A Historical Romance Collection: 3 Stories of Women Sewing Hope and Love Through the Holidays - Softcover

Miller, Judith Mccoy; Moser, Nancy; Whitson, Stephanie Grace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1683227158 ISBN 13: 9781683227151

Publisher: Barbour Books, 2018

Synopsis

3 Talented Seamstresses, 3 Christmas Romances
Return to Christmases of yesteryear with three seamstresses who use their talents to succeed in the late 1800s. But can love also be stitched into their lives?
 
A SEAMLESS LOVE by Judith Miller
1894 - Pullman, Illinois
Hannah Cushman possesses a special talent for embroidered fancywork and design which secures her a position in the Dressmaking and Millinery Shop in the Pullman Arcade near Chicago where she encounters childhood friend Daniel Price. Daniel is disappointed to learn Hannah is being courted by a detective with the Pinkerton Detective Agency. With two men vying for her attention, will Hannah seek God's direction or ignore the warning signs He sets before her?
 
MENDED HEARTS by Stephanie Grace Whitson
1890 - Nebraska
Rachel Ellsworth has always been encouraged to pursue her passion for art. She looks forward to taking the Grand Tour on her honeymoon and experiencing the great museums of Europe. But when tragedy strikes, Rachel's plans are put on hold and she is forced to stay with two maiden aunts in a small Nebraska town where the most exciting things that ever happen are quilting bees and the county fair. Rachel expects her stay in Lost Creek to be temporary--until a letter from home changes everything. How can a budding artist who loves the big city expect to find happiness in the middle of nowhere?   
PIN'S PROMISE by Nancy Moser
1900/1906 - Summerfield, England
Penelope (Pin) Billings and Jonathan Evers have loved each other since they were children, promising to one day get officially engaged. Both have distinct talents: Pin for sewing dresses and teaching others to sew and Jonathan--a doctor right out of school--in helping the people of the village. As adulthood nears and the time to fulfill their promise seems right, a tragic event pulls them apart, making both question their future. Will they discover they are stronger together than apart?NOTE: "Pin's Promise" is a prequel to Nancy's Pattern Artist Series.

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Book Description:

Return to Christmases of yesteryear with three seamstresses who use their talents to succeed in the late 1800s—Hannah to land a dream job, Rachel to find her purpose, and Penelope to help others. But can love also be stitched into the fabric of their lives?
 

About the Author:

JUDITH MCCOY MILLER: Writing Christian fiction is Judy's secondcareer. For many years she worked as a legal assistant in law firms and laterworked in government law offices. She has retired from legal work in order towrite full time --a vocation she considers both a ministry and ablessing. Judy has authored or co-authored more than twenty-five bookssince she began writing in 1996. She is an award-winning author whose avidresearch and love for history are reflected in her novels, several of whichhave placed in the CBA and ECPA top ten lists. It is her deep desire to pointreaders to the love and grace of Jesus. judithmccoymiller.com
         
NANCY MOSER: Nancy is the Christy-award-winning author ofthirty novels which showcase people discovering their unique purpose. Sometitles are The Pattern Artist, The Fashion Designer, and Loveof the Summerfields. She's also written four biographical novels aboutreal women of history: Jane Austen, Nannerl Mozart, Elizabeth Barrett Browning,and Martha Washington. Her novel about Martha (Washington's Lady) was aChristy Award finalist. The Pattern Artist was a finalist forRomantic Times Magazine's Inspirational Romance of the Year, and AnUnlikely Suitor was chosen to be in Booklist's Top 100 Romances of theDecade. nancymoser.com
 
STEPHANIE GRACE WHITSON: Stephanie Grace Whitson began writing fictionwhen, as a result of teaching her home schooled children Nebraska history, shewas personally encouraged and challenged by the lives of pioneer women in theWest. Since her first novel was published in 1995, Whitson's titles haveappeared on the ECPA bestseller list numerous times and been finalists for theChristy Award, the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award, and ForeWord Magazine'sBook of the Year. Her 2012 release with Barbour, The Shadow on theQuilt, was Romantic Times Magazine's Inspirational Romance of the Year.stephaniewhitson.com
 
 
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Barbour Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1683227158
• ISBN 13: 9781683227151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448