The engaging village of Candlewood in 1840s New York provides a glimpse into the past that will inspire and uplift today's readers. Fifty-one-year-old Emma Garrett runs Hill House, a boardinghouse on a hill at the edge of town. Emma ministers to her guests, both the transient and those who call Hill House home. Gifted with an uncanny ability to see the unique strengths of her guests, Emma serves and challenges them with homespun wisdom and absolute...

After divorcee Annabelle Tyler and longtime bachelor Harrison Graymoor are forced to marry, they both work to end the marriage as soon as possible, despite many obstacles and their growing attraction to each other.

As midwife Martha Cade readies to pass on her role as midwife, her decision to marry Thomas Dillon when he returns, as well as her daughter's new love interest, leaves Martha searching for courage to carry on in the face of all the challenges she faces.