Church in the Wildwood: Leap of Faith/Shirley, Goodness & Mercy/Only a Name/Cornerstone (Inspirational Romance Collection) [Paperback]

Pamela Griffin (Author), Kristy Dykes (Author), Debby Mayne (Author), Paige Winship Dooly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Come to the church in the wildwood. . .where the citizens of Hickory Hollow have worshiped for generations. In 1869, the preacher's daughter, Amanda Hodges, is drawn to mysterious newcomer Matt Campbell who helps to build the church. When Matt's crooked past comes to light, can Amanda stop the townsfolk from lynching him? And will the church busybodies succeed in matching her with Zeke Randall? Even though Shirley Campbell's grandfather served as the first parson for Hickory Hollow church, she is ready to leave both the church and town for bigger things. When the new parson, Forrest Townsend, arrives in 1894, can he change Shirley's mind about moving on? In 1954, Hickory Hollow newcomer Eva Hargrove finds herself caught in the middle of a hundred-year-old feud. Can she mediate a truce between James Randall and Robert Campbell - or will she be the latest victim in a longstanding dispute? Resort owner April Russell loves her quiet life in modern-day Hickory Hollow, but her peace is disturbed when a wealthy developer, Matthew Campbell, makes plans to demolish the church. Will the old feud or her ancestors, the Randalls, be revived by a member of the Campbell clan? Or will a startling discovery bring reconciliaton and save the little stone church in the vale?

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated; Second Edition edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586609661
• ISBN-13: 978-1586609665
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,255,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total Waste of Time, May 7, 2004

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Melissa Tate (Quincy, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Church in the Wildwood: Leap of Faith/Shirley, Goodness & Mercy/Only a Name/Cornerstone (Inspirational Romance Collection) (Paperback)

I love Christian Fiction and usually can't wait to get my hands on these wonderful 4-in-1 books. However, this set was a total waste of time. It was corny, and very poorly written. An example of corny would be the 7 children's names in book two - the oldest boy's name is Peesultree. I'm not kidding. This poor soul was followed by Gladly, Shirley, Moses, Mordecai, and Milcah. In book one, there is a kidnapping by the notorious James gang complete with Jesse and Frank. From the way the book is written, it seems to me that someone wrote a very sketchy out-line and then these 4 ladies were given a week or two to spit out a book. I'd say it seemed like a 7th grader wrote it, but then I've read some very good work by 7th graders. The relationships between the men and women in these stories were just boring. The women were immature, sniping and whiny. The men were self-involved, condecending and annoying. If I could give this less than 1 star, I would. You would be much better off reading anything at all by Janette Oke, Lauraine Snelling or Tracie Peterson.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Church in the Wildwood, February 28, 2004

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Lena Nelson Dooley (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Church in the Wildwood: Leap of Faith/Shirley, Goodness & Mercy/Only a Name/Cornerstone (Inspirational Romance Collection) (Paperback)

This generational novella collection traces the feud between the Campbells and the Randalls in the Missouri Ozarks. Starting in 1869 in the book Leap of Faith, the family feud begins while the community builds a stone church in Hickory Hollow. You will want to find out what Amanda Hodges has to do with fueling the feud. In Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy, Forest Tounsend arrives in Hickory Hollow in 1894 to become the pastor of the church started by Shirley Campbell?s grandfather. How can this big city pastor fit into the life of this mountain town, and how can he fit into Shirley?s life? Only a Name tells the story of Eva Hargrove in the 1950s. Will she marry the man her father wants her to, a man who doesn?t understand the importance of the church, or will she follow her heart to Robert Campbell? April Russell in Cornerstone must find a way to reach the heart of Matthew Campbell, who wants to pull down the church built by their ancestors so long ago.