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📚 Book 1 of an ongoing series (2 published)
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Loving Liza Jane When an earnest young schoolteacher from the East arrives in the small Kentucky town of Little Hickman Creek, she's ready to embrace God's calling—even if the dusty frontier feels nothing like home. Liza Jane quickly wins over the whole town with her warmth and determination, but her strict employment contract forbids any romantic entanglement, which becomes increasingly difficult when the kind, attractive widower Benjamin Broughton keeps coming to her rescue. As Ben and his two children work their way into her heart, Liza must navigate the tension between her professional obligations and the very real feelings blooming between them. It's a tender exploration of faith, second chances, and discovering that sometimes God's plan for our lives looks nothing like what we expected—and everything like what we truly need.
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Soft acoustic folk and gentle Americana for a heart learning to trust against the odds. Fingerpicked guitars, warm vocals, and wistful melodies that capture longing held close, devotion tested, and the quiet ache of duty versus desire. Think Bon Iver, The Lumineers, and Sufjan Stevens.
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