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Apple Muffin Cottage
Grammy was always proud of her harvest...
But there was another harvest that concerned her more.
"Fruit for God's kingdom," she'd say.
"Fruit for the kingdom. People are like fruit. Handle them with lots of love and care, or they'll bruise on ya."
Gracie LeMaster, a young widow and mother, moved back to Farmwell Valley, to the house where she was raised, to heal and take care of the "fruit" Grammy left in her care. However, returning to Apple Muffin Cottage has brought her unexpected challenges and raised many questions.
Could she have come in contact with her long-lost mother for the first time in thirty-two years? Why is the interim pastor at her church avoiding her at every turn?
Someone is playing a haunting violin in the snowy woods. Could it be the old Civil War legend himself-ole Jacob Barton?
But there was another harvest that concerned her more.
"Fruit for God's kingdom," she'd say.
"Fruit for the kingdom. People are like fruit. Handle them with lots of love and care, or they'll bruise on ya."
Gracie LeMaster, a young widow and mother, moved back to Farmwell Valley, to the house where she was raised, to heal and take care of the "fruit" Grammy left in her care. However, returning to Apple Muffin Cottage has brought her unexpected challenges and raised many questions.
Could she have come in contact with her long-lost mother for the first time in thirty-two years? Why is the interim pastor at her church avoiding her at every turn?
Someone is playing a haunting violin in the snowy woods. Could it be the old Civil War legend himself-ole Jacob Barton?
212 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 6, 2024
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January 14, 2024
I received an advanced copy of this first installment in the Farmwell Valley series and couldn’t put it down.
Gracie Lemaster and her siblings were raised by godly grandparents after their father died in Vietnam and their mother, a victim of what was apparently postpartum
depression, abandoned them. After the death of her grandparents and the loss of her own husband Ben, Gracie returns to the farm where she was raised with her own children. This sweet story has lots of heart, with a dash of mystery added in as Gracie finds clues to her mother’s whereabouts. Each chapter has scripture and bits of godly wisdom interwoven throughout, and I laughed and cried along with the characters. I loved that it had the cozy feel of Jan Karon’s Mitford series, and the sections about the children reminded me a bit of the Avonlea series from the 90s. I’m anxiously awaiting the next book in the Farmwell Valley series! If you enjoy heartwarming Christian fiction, Apple Muffin Cottage won’t disappoint!
Gracie Lemaster and her siblings were raised by godly grandparents after their father died in Vietnam and their mother, a victim of what was apparently postpartum
depression, abandoned them. After the death of her grandparents and the loss of her own husband Ben, Gracie returns to the farm where she was raised with her own children. This sweet story has lots of heart, with a dash of mystery added in as Gracie finds clues to her mother’s whereabouts. Each chapter has scripture and bits of godly wisdom interwoven throughout, and I laughed and cried along with the characters. I loved that it had the cozy feel of Jan Karon’s Mitford series, and the sections about the children reminded me a bit of the Avonlea series from the 90s. I’m anxiously awaiting the next book in the Farmwell Valley series! If you enjoy heartwarming Christian fiction, Apple Muffin Cottage won’t disappoint!
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