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Coming in July 2012

THE PREACHER'S BRIDE, a new 'Brides of Simpson Creek' story from Love Inspired Historicals, features Faith Bennett, a heroine without any faith, and a hero to whom faith is everything.

THE RANCHER'S COURTSHIP
November, 2011
Love Inspired Historicals
The "Brides of Simpson Creek" series

Though Caroline Wallace can't have a family, she can still have a purpose. Becoming Simpson Creek's new schoolmarm helps heal the heartache of losing Pete, her fiancé, to influenza. Then Pete's brother arrives, trailing a herd of cattle and twin six-year-old girls.

Jack Collier expected Pete and his bride to care for his daughters until he was settled in Montana. But bad weather and worse news strand Jack in Texas until spring. It's little wonder Caroline grows fond of Abby and Amelia. But could such a refined, warm-hearted woman fall for a gruff rancher...before the time comes for him to leave again?

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THE SHERIFF'S SWEETHEART
April 2011
Love Inspired Historicals
The "Brides of Simpson Creek" series

He needs to turn his life around...
And Simpson Creek, Texas, is the perfect place to do it. On the run from his dangerous past, Sam Bishop is happy to find a town seeking "marriage-minded bachelors." A wealthy wife is just what he needs to make his gambling problems disappear. But when Prissy Gilmore catches Sam's eye, she proves to be much more than a rich match. Sam wants to deserve her, wants to become sheriff and protect her hometown--wants to be the man she believes him to be. Yet the true test is waiting, when his past returns to challenge his future.

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THE DOCTOR TAKES A WIFE
mid-January 2011
Love Inspired Historicals
The "Brides of Simpson Creek" series

Why did the new doctor in Simpson Creek have to be a Yankee? Sarah Matthews can see thtat Nolan Walker is a good man—and a handsome one. But she can't return his affection. Not with so much bitterness from the war fresh in her memory.

Yet when the town is struck by a deadly influenza epidemic, it's Nolan who battles to save Sarah's life. And when a shadow from the past returns, the time arrives for Sarah to decide if she's finally ready to utter the words her doctor longs to hear—"I do."

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MAIL ORDER COWBOY
Mid-November 2010
Love Inspired Historicals
The opening book of the "Brides of Simpson Creek" series

With beaux scarce in post–Civil War Texas, practical Milly Matthews and her “Spinster Society” friends have their hands full protecting their ranches. Their only hope: advertising for mail-order grooms. But aristocratic British cavalry officer Nicholas Brookfield isn’t exactly Milly’s idea of a cowboy—or a man she can trust. And the more Nick proves himself as a ranch hand, the more he must hide his past from the woman he longs to make his own. Now Milly and Nick will need all their courage to face hidden dangers…and believe in a love that can answer all their prayers.

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THE OUTLAW'S LADY
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historicals
mid-August 2009

Rebellious rancher's daughter Tess Hennessy seeks adventure--and that's what she gets when she's abducted to chronicle the Delgado gang's exploits! Yet her kidnapper, gang member Sandoval Parrish, isn't what she expected. There's more to the mysterious outlaw than he shows--signs of gentleness and devotion that soften Tess's heart.

Sandoval has one goal--retribution for the sister Delgado ruined. He hasn't the time to fall for the stubborn, beautiful photographer whose pictures he needs as evidence. But what can Sandoval do when his plan puts Tess in danger? Torn between the drive for revenge and a new-found love, Sandoval will need his renewed faith to resolve the past...and claim the future.

"Laurie Kingery brings the west to delicious life in her latest Steeple Hill historical! THE OUTLAW'S LADY blends adventure, faith, and a rich sense of place in the story of Tess, a frontier photographer, and Sandoval, a mysterious, irresistible man who may be a villain—or the love of her life. A wonderful read!"
-- Mary Jo Putney, author of LOVING A LOST LORD, July '09 from Zebra

Delia Keller is a preacher's granddaughter in Llano Crossing, a small hill country town in Texas. All she has known is poverty and taking care of her grandfather since her mother died and her father's wanderlust led him out west, but she is content—though she thinks she'd be happier if the Charles Ladley, the mayor's handsome son would return her feelings. Then her grandfather dies and she's left penniless, and a dangerous-looking stranger brings her news that her father has died in a mining accident. She's now heiress to a fortune.

Before the Civil War, Jude Tucker served his Lord as a preacher in Tennessee, but after what he'd seen and heard—and did—in the war, Jude no longer feels worthy. It is he who brings Delia news of her newfound wealth. Delia feels an instant connection with Jude, but he convinces her he's not worthy of her either.

No longer just a poor "churchmouse," Delia has no trouble attracting Charles Ladley and learning to spend money she's never had before. Jude, who'd planned to tell Delia the news and ride on, somehow can't seem to make himself leave. Fighting his own growing feelings for her, he knows that Ladley is the worse possible man for Delia. He's also struggling against the call of the Lord to serve Him again.

But it's not until Jude uncovers a plot that would ruin Llano Crossing that two wounded hearts learn to trust their love for each other and for God, and to serve Him all the rest of their days.