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A collection of 4 previously published novellas now in one book. THE GINGERBREAD BRIDE Maddie Sinclair loves Harlan Calhoun and would do almost anything to secure his attention for her own, including trading her second best dress for a bag of herbs guaranteed to make him fall in love with her. But after baking them into a batch of gingerbread cookies, Maddie has an attack of conscience. Too late, Harlan eats the cookies and immediately proposes. Now, Maddie has to confess the truth and hope that Harlan understands. Harlan swears he loved Maddie before he ate the cookies, but how can she accept his proposal knowing what she does?THE WILDFLOWER BRIDE Grace Sinclair's life is all planned. As the eldest daughter to a widowed father, it's her responsibility to help him care for his church and congregation in Calico Falls. It's all part of God's plan. Just as it is part of God's plan for her younger sister to marry her long-time love. But when Grace catches sight of Harlan's best man, she starts to wonder if working with her father is exactly what God wants from her. Ian McGruer is taking a new job as soon as he returns to New York. It's the job he's dreamed of since he became the assistant pastor at one of the largest churches in the area. But one look at Grace Sinclair and he falls hard and fast. Can he convince Grace that her place is at his side, or will she remain forever in Calico Falls?NOT SO PRETTY PENNY Penelope Pinehurst didn't reach the ripe old age of twenty-five without knowing what the townspeople call her behind her back: Not So Pretty Penny. So when her neighbor declares his eternal love-citing her beauty among her many attributes-she knows he can only be after her family's land. With her father and brothers still not home from the war, Penny needs a husband to help her save the farm. But in a country still in recovery, marriageable men are in short supply, leaving her only one choice. George Washington Brannock is slated to hang for murder, never mind tha