If you love history— and romance— you’re going to love this delightful novella collection! Join in as these multi-published, award-winning and best-selling Christian authors transport you to yesteryear, when times were tough and life was far more simple… in some ways! Sample the authors you’ve loved for years and maybe add new favorites to your list, for one low price. And in each one of these lovely stories, you’ll see the hope and grace of new beginnings and second chances because who among us doesn’t deserve a second chance? Four delightful romance novels, and this collection has a special Bonus Feature! Written by Mary Connealy "Closer Than Brothers" will transport the reader into Andersonville Prison, where this prequel sets the stage for Mary's "Trouble in Texas" heroes. How they met, how they survived... all leading to how they become heroes, later on. We hope you love this collection as much as we do!

“His Beloved Bride” by Ruth Logan Herne: Phillip Dickinson’s inheritance requires him to be married with a child. He’s got neither on his South Dakota claim. Grace Hawthorne lost her mean-spirited husband in the blizzards of ‘88, and her claim shack in a spring fire. With a newborn baby, a marriage of convenience seems right and wrong. When hardship comes their way, can faith, hope and love keep them together?

“Meeting in the Middle” by Pam Hillman
Having lost his young son, widowed cotton farmer Curt Parker is determined to protect his two little girls from harm. His new neighbor, Alaina Garland, needs help to save the farm she runs alone. Can these two meet in the middle to take care of his children as well as work the fields to save their land?

“The Innkeeper's Promise” by Cara Lynn James-- Lydia, an inexperienced yet determined innkeeper, tries her best to convince Dane, her absentee co-owner, to keep their failing hotel operating despite his need for a quick sale. Will their love grow strong enough for the ambitious Dane to change all his plans and stay with Lydia?

“Grace Like Rain” by Julie Lessman
Because of Blake “The Rake” McClare’s notorious reputation, receptionist Patience Peabody steers clear of the lovable rogue attorney at the law firm in which they both work. Until a rare thunderstorm brings them together in a love soaked with the grace of God and sparked with a little lightning of its own.

"Closer Than Brothers: by Mary Connealy: The heroes of the Trouble in Texas series met in Andersonville Prison during the war. What they went through, what it took to survive has created a bond between them.

When one of the friends needs help, the others come a’running. They have a bond that is closer than brothers. This novella is the story of how they met in Andersonville. It’s not a comedy, it’s not a romance, but the fires that forged this friendship in the darkest days of the Civil War make the Trouble in Texas series bigger and better. I hope you enjoy the story.