Two Historical Romances Face the Challenges of Rebuilding the Old South The Prodigal's Welcome by Kristin Billerbeck Rediscover this classic romance from bestselling author Kristin Billerbeck. Nathaniel Pemberton left his Mississippi plantation upbringing to seek a golden fortune in California. He assumed nothing at home would change--but then the War Between the States broke out. Fighting to defend the family home, Nathaniel's brother lost an arm but won Nathaniel's childhood sweetheart. When Nathaniel decides to return home, no one, it seems, but his father is entirely happy to see the prodigal son. Where does Nathaniel belong? Can he find the forgiveness his heart longs for? My Beloved Waits by Peggy Darty Grace Cunningham is the only one left to care for her ailing mother and to defend their small Alabama farm from Yankee carpetbaggers. When a Northerner, Jonathan Parker, appears at their front door, Grace doesn't want to trust him. But circumstances force her to work with the Yankee stranger who claims to bring a message entrusted to him by Grace's dying father.

Author Biography

Kristin Billerbeck is a bestselling, Christy-nominated author of over 45 novels. Her work has been featured in The New York Times and on "The Today Show." Kristin is a fourth-generation Californian and a proud mother of four. She lives in the Silicon Valley and enjoys good handbags, hiking, and reading. PEGGY DARTY authored more than 30 novels before she passed away in 2011. She worked in film, researched for CBS, and taught in writing workshops around the country. She was a wife, mother, and grandmother who most recently made her home in Alabama.