Love's Christmas Hope

Eagle Harbor

Book 5
Naomi Rawlings
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<b/>They’ve been apart so long they feel like strangers… but can faded memories and forgotten love lead to a Christmas full of hope?</b>
When Jessalyn Dowrick’s husband left her and their three daughters to head west five years earlier, she had no choice but to pick up the pieces of her broken life and continue without him, eventually supporting herself as Eagle Harbor’s seamstress, and secretly hoping her husband would return. But days soon slipped into months, and months into years, all without word of Thomas or a cent of the money he’d promised to send.
While working day and night to build a new life that his wife would be proud of, Thomas wrote Jessalyn every week asking her to come to South Dakota. But she never arrived. In fact, she never answered a single one of his letters. When he returns to Eagle Harbor in time for Christmas, he finds a woman who not only hadn’t received his letters, but also thought him dead.
With Christmas quickly approaching and storms trapping Thomas in town until the harbor can reopen, will he be able to convince his wife he’s worth a second chance?
<b/>Buy Love’s Christmas Hope today and immerse yourself in this holiday tale of new beginnings and hope restored!</b>
<b/>Eagle Harbor Series--Where Love Finds Its Anchor</b> Prequel: Love's Violet Sunrise (Hiram and Mabel)Book 1: Love's Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa) Book 2: Love's Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria) Book 3: Love's Sure Dawn (Gilbert and Rebekah) Book 4: Love's Eternal Breath (Seth and Lindy) Book 5: Love's Christmas Hope (Thomas and Jessalyn) Book 6: Love's Bright Tomorrow (Isaac and Aileen)Short Story: Love's Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)
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Love's Bright Tomorrow: Historical Christian Romance
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 Aileen Brogan wants a place to call home. After leaving Ireland for America and losing her father and brother within a year of each other, she feels lost and alone. No matter how hard she tries, she just doesn’t seem to belong in the quaint town of Eagle Harbor. However, Sheriff Isaac Cummings is determined to help her fit in—into town and into his arms—if only she'll say yes to his courtship. But if he knew her secrets, he'd surely rescind his offer.


Isaac is determined to serve the people of Eagle Harbor in a way that will do his family proud, but he’s haunted by past mistakes. When a band of criminals threatens his beloved town’s safety, he doesn’t want to fail the people he loves like he did four years earlier. But if he doesn't turn out to be the hero the town needs, what chance does he have of winning Aileen's resistant heart?


When old wounds reopen, can Isaac and Aileen figure out how to move past their brokenness and find the promise of a bright tomorrow?


Come visit the rugged yet beautiful coast of Lake Superior and the remote historical town of Eagle Harbor that readers can’t get enough of. 


Eagle Harbor Series--Where Love Finds Its Anchor 

Book 1: Love's Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa) 

Book 2: Love's Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria) 

Book 3: Love's Sure Dawn (Gilbert and Rebekah) 

Book 4: Love's Eternal Breath (Seth and Lindy) 

Book 5: Love's Winter Hope (Thomas and Jessalyn) 

Book 6: Love's Bright Tomorrow (Isaac and Aileen)

Prequel Novella: Love's Violet Sunrise (Hiram and Mabel)

Short Story: Love's Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)


Note: Love's Bright Tomorrow contains a character who was previously sexually abused. No instances of sexual abuse occur in the novel.

Love's Unfading Light: Historical Christian Romance
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“A powerful love story laced with God’s truth.” The historical town of Eagle Harbor awaits readers in book one of the bestselling Eagle Harbor Series.

Tressa Danell is finished with men—from the wastrel who left her a widow, to the smelly trapper who keeps proposing, to the banker who wants to repossess her bakery. Every hour is spent working to pay off her late husband’s debt and keep a roof over her son’s head, though it’s doubtful she can do both for very long. But one thing’s certain—she’ll never be beholden to a man again.

Tired of living in a small town that blames him for actions his father committed ten years ago, Mac Oakton is scheduled to leave Eagle Harbor. So why does the pretty widow at the bakery keep tugging at his heart? He can’t get involved in her predicament when he’ll only be around for two more weeks.

But when Tressa’s burdens overwhelm her, they both face a decision. Can Mac set his own plans aside to help? And can Tressa accept his support if that means giving up her independence ... and being obligated to a man again?

“A fabulous story and the start to a wonderful series.” Roseanna M. White, Author of The Lost Heiress.

“Excellent Christian romance that kept me anxious to keep reading!” Amazon Reviewer

Journey back to a place where neighbors knew each other’s names, and a handshake meant a person’s honor. Journey to Eagle Harbor.

Eagle Harbor Series—Where Love Finds Its Anchor
Book 1: Love’s Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa)
Book 2: Love’s Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria)
Short Story: Love’s Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)
Book 3: Love’s Sure Dawn (Gilbert and Rebekah)
Book 4: Love’s Eternal Breath (Seth and Lindy—winter 2017)
Book 5: Love’s Constant Hope (Thomas and Jessalyn—summer 2017)
Book 6: Love’s Bright Tomorrow (Isaac and Aileen—winter 2018)
Love's Every Whisper: Historical Christian Romance
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The bestselling Eagle Harbor Series continues with Book 2, Love’s Every Whisper.

Victoria Donnelly wants to do something right at least once in her lifetime. With five years of failed courtships behind her and the calendar inching closer to another birthday, she’s finally found a way to redeem herself in the eyes of her family. But her plan requires her to return to her home town of Eagle Harbor, where forgotten feelings for a man she can never have lie buried.

Elijah Cummings has loved Victoria for fifteen years. But fishermen’s sons don’t marry shipping barons’ daughters. He knows it. She knows it. The entire town knows it. Resolved to keep his distance from Victoria, Elijah focuses on establishing a much needed life-saving station, risking his own life by rescuing sailors stuck aboard shipwrecks... until he learns she’s about to make an irreversible decision, one she’ll spend the rest of her life regretting.

He knows how to save drowning sailors—but how is he to save the woman he loves from the biggest mistake of her life… without destroying both their hearts in the process?

“A whole new level of storytelling.” Laurie Alice Eakes, Author of The Mountain Midwife.

“One of those rare occasions where I loved the second book more than the first!” Heidi Robbins, Book Blogger

Come visit the rugged yet beautiful coast of Lake Superior and the remote historical town of Eagle Harbor that readers can’t get enough of.

Eagle Harbor Series—Where Love Finds Its Anchor
Book 1: Love’s Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa)
Book 2: Love’s Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria)
Short Story: Love’s Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)
Book 3: Love’s Sure Dawn (Gilbert and Rebekah)
Book 4: Love’s Eternal Breath (Seth and Lindy—winter 2017)
Book 5: Love’s Constant Hope (Thomas and Jessalyn—summer 2017)
Book 6: Love’s Bright Tomorrow (Isaac and Aileen—winter 2018)
Love's Sure Dawn: Historical Christian Romance
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The bestselling Eagle Harbor Series continues with Book 3, Love’s Sure Dawn.

No matter how hard she tries to help, Rebekah Cummings always ends up causing more problems than she solves. This time, though, things will be different. She’ll find a way to pay her family’s debts, even if doing so requires leaving Eagle Harbor. Maybe then they’ll start treating her as a capable woman who makes her own choices.

Gilbert Sinclair is going to marry an heiress. With his latest business venture sunk at the bottom of Lake Superior, he needs money to replace the steamship he lost, so he heads to Chicago where his father’s business connections should land him a suitable wife. Like most things in his meticulously planned life, everything goes as expected—until he discovers Rebekah Cummings working as the new cook on his ship.

Rebekah well remembers the pain she endured the last time she tried trusting Gilbert, and Gilbert can’t afford to pursue the love of a working class woman. But they can’t stop the forgotten feelings swirling between them—or ignore the sacrifices they’d both have to make for a future together.

“More than just a satisfying love story.” Melissa Jagears, award winning Christian author

“This is the best book series that I have found in several years.” Amazon Reviewer

If you like inspirational stories of love, courage, and drama, then get your copy of the latest book in the memorable Eagle Harbor Series.

Eagle Harbor Series—Where Love Finds Its Anchor
Book 1: Love’s Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa)
Book 2: Love’s Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria)
Short Story: Love’s Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)
Book 3: Love’s Sure Dawn (Gilbert and Rebekah)
Book 4: Love’s Eternal Breath (Seth and Lindy—winter 2017)
Book 5: Love’s Constant Hope (Thomas and Jessalyn—summer 2017)
Book 6: Love’s Bright Tomorrow (Isaac and Aileen—winter 2018)
Love's Eternal Breath: Historical Christian Romance
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The bestselling Eagle Harbor Series continues with Book 4, Love’s Eternal Breath.

Lindy Marsden once dreamed of having a husband, a house, some children, and maybe even a sewing machine. But since she grew ill five years ago, those dreams have become too much to hope for. Now she just wants to provide for herself and help the abandoned children she found living in the woods until their father returns… and avoid doctors for the rest of her life. Their medicine never leads to any good, and she has the scars to prove it.

Seth Harrington loves being a doctor, but treating patients in the small town of Eagle Harbor is nothing like working at a prestigious Boston hospital, especially with the other doctor in town trying to steal Seth’s patients. When he’s called to treat a reluctant woman, Seth finds Lindy Marsden’s fiery dislike for him rather insulting. He has the ability to help her, but she wants nothing to do with him. Until she shows up on his doorstep one night...

When the plight of a young abandoned boy brings Seth and Lindy irrevocably together, Seth finds himself in the most difficult situation of his career. His expertise can help him heal the sick, but will his love be enough to soothe Lindy’s wounded soul?

Come visit the rugged yet beautiful coast of Lake Superior and the remote historical town of Eagle Harbor that readers can’t get enough of.

Eagle Harbor Series—Where Love Finds Its Anchor
Book 1: Love’s Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa)
Book 2: Love’s Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria)
Book 3: Love’s Sure Dawn (Gilbert and Rebekah)
Book 4: Love’s Eternal Breath (Seth and Lindy)
Book 5: Love’s Constant Hope (Thomas and Jessalyn)
Book 6: Love’s Bright Tomorrow (Isaac and Aileen—winter 2018)
Prequel Novella: Love’s Violet Sunrise (Hiram and Mabel)
Short Story: Love’s Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)

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Come visit the rugged yet beautiful coast of Lake Superior and the remote historical town of Eagle Harbor that readers can’t get enough of.

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Book 1: Love’s Unfading Light (Mac and Tressa)
Book 2: Love’s Every Whisper (Elijah and Victoria)
Short Story: Love’s Beginning (Elijah and Victoria)
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