Handpicked Family

Handpicked Family
Author: Shannon Farrington
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488087423

Father by Design After the Civil War, newspaper editor Peter Carpenter insists he’ll never marry or raise children in such a troubling world. His commitment to bachelorhood only intensifies as he and his lovely assistant, Trudy Martin, search the ravaged Shenandoah Valley for his missing widowed sister-in-law and her baby. Ever the optimist, Trudy refuses to embrace Peter’s bleak outlook. Unfortunately, that doesn’t diminish her deep feelings for him—feelings she knows he’ll never reciprocate. But when Peter and Trudy become responsible for two war orphans, will Peter still keep his heart closed to his newfound family…or can he find hope in fatherhood?

Handpicked Family

Handpicked Family
Author: Shannon Farrington
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1489265740

After the Civil War, newspaper editor Peter Carpenter insists he'll never marry or raise children in such a troubling world. His commitment to bachelorhood only intensifies as he and his lovely assistant, Trudy Martin, search the ravaged Shenandoah Valley for his missing widowed sister–in–law and her baby. Ever the optimist, Trudy refuses to embrace Peter's bleak outlook. Unfortunately, that doesn't diminish her deep feelings for him – feelings she knows he'll never reciprocate. But when Peter and Trudy become responsible for two war orphans, will Peter still keep his heart closed to his newfound family...or can he find hope in fatherhood?

Handpicked

Handpicked
Author: Serina Marshall
Publisher: Wise Valley Press
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781734166095

Allie Rose will learn the importance and the magic of being specially HANDPICKED! Sometimes, all it takes is a little love to grow-and it helps to know that "home" is the garden where you are cared for most!

THE HAND-PICKED BRIDE

THE HAND-PICKED BRIDE
Author: Raye Morgan
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459264703

A GOOD WIFE IS HARD TO FIND Jolene Campbell was every man's fantasy. But unfortunately for Grant Fargo, she was going to become his brother's wife. If Grant could keep his hands off his sexy employee long enough to introduce them. His brother needed a good woman, and Jolene was the most desirable female Grant had ever laid eyes on. Jolene knew it was only a matter of time before she succumbed to her boss's irresistible kisses. So why was he trying so hard to convince her what a great husband his brother would be? Well, she would just have to show the stubborn bachelor that she was the perfect wife—for him!

Handpicked Husband

Handpicked Husband
Author: Winnie Griggs
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0373829310

The whole state of Texas is convinced Autumn Reese was born to be Clayton Barnett's bride. And nothing she or Clay say or do can convince the world otherwise. Unless, of course, they find their own marriage partners? Which is why they've both signed up with the Yellow Rose Matchmakers. Only, watching Clay date other women has made Autumn realize that perhaps the man she's always thought of as Mr. Wrong may be oh so right!

Handpicked

Handpicked
Author: Jennifer Fredell-Saucier
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2022-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1665558849

"Handpicked" is a culmination of my life, as well as the story of many foster children, that I have had the privilege to work with and educate throughout my professional career in education. There are so many children who feel lost, hopeless, and that they do not have a purpose. It is teachers like two of my own, Mrs. Hilda Kiser and Mrs. Susan Elmore, who taught me first and second grade at Bethware Elementary School, that make a difference in the lives of children and I'm forever grateful that God allowed me to use my story and my path to help hundreds of foster children as an educator. I want EVERY child to know they are perfect, God has a purpose for them, and I want to encourage all children to find purpose through their pain and their own individual stories. We are all "Handpicked" by God and I hope this story can deliver that message so that each little boy and little girl will always remember God has a plan for their life and Grandpa Bill's quote,"Wanna hear a joke? Tell God what your plans are!" May we all find our purpose on this 'journey of life" and utilize our stories as a way to change the perception and reality of foster care and adoption so that every child finds a place to call home.

Pick Me

Pick Me
Author: May Archer
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2021-09-27
Genre:
ISBN:

The job at Sunday Orchard was supposed to be temporary. A chance to gain some work experience. To have some fun. To get away from my overprotective brothers. To maybe, possibly encounter some lumberjacks in their natural habitat before moving on to the dream career that awaited me in the city. I had not expected to be welcomed into a family of gorgeous and weirdly efficient lumberjack-types myself. Or to find a purpose in the tiny Vermont town whose claim to fame seemed to be apple-based products and copious amounts of charm. And I most definitely hadn't expected to fall for Knox Sunday, my grumpy, burly, fifteen-years-older, reluctant roommate, with his infuriating lectures, his hot-as-fire body, his superior attitude, his snarky humor, and his stealth cuddles. Now I find myself making excuses to delay my big dreams... just for a little while. But Knox has unfulfilled dreams of his own. A career he walked away from. A big city life in Boston he left behind when he returned to his hometown to help his family. He claims he's not looking for anything permanent, and I've never been one to put down roots. My big life is waiting for me somewhere other than Little Pippin Hollow. So why does it feel like I've finally found the home of my heart? And how can I get Knox Sunday to... pick me?

Indigenous Women and Street Gangs

Indigenous Women and Street Gangs
Author: Amber
Publisher: University of Alberta
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2021
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1772125490

"Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are six Indigenous women previously involved in street gangs or the street lifestyle in Saskatoon, Regina, and Calgary. In collaboration with Indigenous Studies scholar Robert Henry (Métis), they share their stories using photovoice, an emancipatory research process where participants are understood to be the experts of their own experiences. Each photograph in Indigenous Women and Street Gangs was selected and placed in order to show how the authors have changed with their experiences. Following their photographs, the authors each share a narrative that begins with their earliest memory and continues to the present. Together the photographs and narratives bring a deeper meaning to the women's lived realities. Throughout, these women show us the meaning of survivance, a process of resistance, resurgence, and growth. While often difficult to read, the narratives shared by Amber, Bev, Chantel, Jazmyne, Faith, and Jorgina are direct, explicit, sensitive, and imbued with hope and humour. They provide unparalleled insight into the lives of these women and break all kinds of stereotypes along the way."--

Handpicked Husband & The Bride Next Door

Handpicked Husband & The Bride Next Door
Author: Winnie Griggs
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2020-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488077355

Romance on the Texas frontier Handpicked Husband Regina Nash must marry one of the men her grandfather has chosen for her or lose custody of her nephew. But Reggie knows marriage is not for her, so she must persuade them—and Adam Barr, her grandfather’s envoy—that she’d make a thoroughly unsuitable wife. Adam is drawn to the free-spirited photographer, but his job was to make sure Regina chose from the men he escorted to Texas—not marry her himself! The Bride Next Door Daisy Johnson is ready to settle in Turnabout, Texas, open a restaurant and perhaps find a husband. Of course, she’d envisioned a man who actually likes her, not someone who offers a marriage of convenience to avoid scandal. Newspaper reporter Everett Fulton may find himself suddenly married, but his dreams of leaving haven’t changed. What Daisy wants—home, family, tenderness—he can’t provide…