The Berringer family lost everything in the financial crash of 1893. From a life of privilege, they now work a potato patch on borrowed land. William’s resentment toward his current situation—and God for allowing it—simmers barely beneath the surface.
Annabelle Lawson delivers food to the workers on her father’s donated land. As she learns their stories, she becomes increasingly drawn to their plight. Especially that of the inscrutable William Berringer.
Can Annabelle and William overcome the stigma placed upon his family by a society that once embraced them? Will her parents remember their own meeting or forbid this budding romance altogether?
Once members of Detroit’s elite, the Berringer family lost everything in the financial crash of 1893. From a life of influence and privilege, they now work a potato patch alongside other destitute folk on borrowed land. William’s resentment toward his current situation—and God for allowing it—simmers barely beneath the surface.
Annabelle Lawson, convicted by her pastor’s admonishing words, begins delivering food and water to the workers on her father’s donated land. As she learns the stories of the people who work there, she becomes increasingly drawn to their plight. Especially that of the inscrutable William Berringer.
Can Annabelle and William overcome the stigma placed upon his family by a society that once embraced them? Will her parents remember their own meeting or forbid this budding romance altogether?
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9
Product Details
Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc. (August 19, 2009)
Amber Stockton began her publishing career as Amber Miller, using her middle and maiden names. Now, she publishes under her married name. Her first is Tiffany, and most people call her Tiff. She married the love of her life in July 2007 and lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband, their daughter born April 2009 and their Australian Shepherd/Flat-haired Retriever mix, Roxie.
Her first book, Promises, Promises, released in February 2008. It's part of a series set in Delaware during the Colonial period. They were repackaged for a state set entitled Liberty's Promise (March 2010). She has also sold another series set in historical Michigan during the Industrial Revolution. Those released in 2009 and will be repackaged as Michigan Brides (December 2010).
She firmly believes a good book can take you away from your present reality into a world you've never seen. With a passion for history, her books take you back to the worlds that once were and give you a slice of life amidst the adventures of her characters.
She got involved with web design in 1997, when she was asked to take over running the official web site for the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. That eventually led to a series of negotiations where she was offered the job of running world-renowned actress Jane Seymour's official fan site. Now, with over 50 clients, she and her husband run the design and consulting business of Eagle Designs!
Some other tidbits: she was once the only living female Miller in her family; she is related to former President Woodrow Wilson through her great-grandfather's sister; she's traveled to 41 of the 50 U.S. states and collects playing cards from all of her travels; and she once recorded a CD with a 100+ member choir.
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