From the Author
In my first novel Rebecca's Hope, I introduced colorful characters and innovative young women in a western town in the late 19th century. Lois's Risk is a continuation of the tale based on Rebecca's friend and dress shop owner, Lois Weaver.
Our story begins several months before Rebecca's wedding, and we focus on Lois whose choices go against the nineteenth-century convention of how a woman should behave. Can she summon the courage to take another risk and tell the man she loves how she feels?
Combining history, humor, and romance with an emphasis on faith, friends, and good clean fun, fans of historical romance set in late 19th-century will enjoy Lois's Risk a delightful tale of courage and reminds us how God uses adversity for our good in ways we may never expect. Other books by KimberlyRebecca's Hope -amazon.com/gp/product/B07H2KDG2Z/
Rebecca benefited from a forward-thinking, unorthodox education not typical for a young woman in the late Nineteenth century. As an adult, she is armed with skills that most would covet, yet she lives in a boarding house, works as a waitress and struggles financially. Most single women in the area didn't stay single long. Most, but not her. The one man she had said yes to was dragging his feet. The townspeople all agree she is in need of a husband. Even the young girls in her Sunday School Class have taken action and writing an ad for the paper. Wanted: Husband for Rebecca Mueller. **Must be handsome, nice, like children, and live within walking distance of Carrie Town School.
Emma's Dream - amazon.com/gp/product/B07KVN91SP/
Eighteen-year-old, Emma Brady, loves nothing better than working in the garden, but her cooking skills leave a lot to be desired. While other young women in the late nineteenth century are reading about proper housekeeping, she studies herd improvement. Emma's dream is to implement plans for the ranch's profitability. Unfortunately, things are not running in her favor. Circumstances require Emma to take on the household chores which include taking care of her six-year-old twin cousins. Like a double-edged sword, help arrives in the form of Grandma Tennessee who manages a household with ease but whose colorful stories, old wives tales and superstitions flow like a river. As I researched pioneer life in the late 19th century, I found that superstitions were widely practiced as immigrants migrated and cultures blended. One of my goals as I wrote was to give an accurate account of the period while exposing the inaccuracy of the quotes and beliefs in a humorous way. Hence the birth of the delightful character, Grandma Tennessee. Emma's Dream is a story of love that's tested by distance and has the perfect combination of history, humor, and romance with an emphasis on faith, friends and good clean fun!
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From the Back Cover
Lois Weaver has been schooled to comply with society to be proper, lady-like, honest, proficient at cooking and sewing so that at the appropriate age she would marry. She's shattered her parent's expectations and risked everything to start her own business. Now the handsome bank owner has come calling. So why isn't she happy? Moreover, why can't she forget about the farmer with big brown eyes?
Daniel Lawrence, former Texas Ranger, gained immense satisfaction when he purchased his farm and livestock. The only thing lacking was a wife and family. He was just shy of proposing to Lois when tragedy struck, and he had to bring his niece and grief-stricken widowed sister home to live with him. How could he bring a new wife home to this?
Can Lois once again go against the nineteenth-century convention of how a woman should behave? Can she summon the courage to take another risk and tell Daniel how she feels?
About the Author
Kimberly Grist is married to her high school sweetheart, Nelson, who is a pastor in Griffin, Georgia. She and her husband have three adult sons, one with Down syndrome, and they have a passion for encouraging others with family members with special needs.
Kim has enjoyed writing since she was a young girl, however, began writing her first novel in 2017. Inspired by so many things life has to offer one of which includes her oldest son's diagnosis of cancer she finds it especially gratifying to write a happy ending.
"Suffering is, of course, is my least favorite thing. My objective is not to discuss my struggles specifically but to combine a love of history with biblical principles to produce a clean historical Christian romance, that shows how God uses adversity for our good in ways we may never expect.
