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In the high desert town of Frenchman's Bluff, Idaho, Felicia Kristoffersen has set out to create a future for herself that is better than her painful past. Alone in the world with only her faith to sustain her, she must prove herself as this tiny community's new school teacher. She cannot, must not, fail. But, there are those who never wanted her there to begin with. Five years after the death of his wife, local merchant Colin Murphy cares about just one thing: raising his daughter, Charity. Colin wants to give her the educational advantages he never had. The new schoolmarm's inexperience doesn't sit well with him, and if this teacher up and marries like the last one did, Charity's heart will be broken once again. A woman who hasn't known love. A man who lost the love he had. In the midst of the wide, sage-covered plains, each is about to discover that life's bitterest circumstances truly can work together for good. "Tender, evocative, and beautifully written, Belonging is a journey about love after loss, and about two hearts destined to become one--despite their stubbornness! Belonging is Robin Lee Hatcher at her best!" --Tamera Alexander, bestselling author of Within My Heart and The Inheritance "Belonging is vintage Robin Lee Hatcher: a touching, tender love story, filled with genuine conflict and characters that quietly build a nest in your heart. A skillful blend of description, emotion, and spiritual reflection, Belonging will sweep you away to late nineteenth-century Idaho, glad to have a seasoned novelist driving your buckboard wagon with a sure hand. By story's end you'll no doubt sigh with relief, smile with delight, and turn back to page one for a second visit with our determined Miss K. Loved it!" -- Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times bestselling author of Mine Is the Night
Author Notes
Best-selling author Robin Lee Hatcher was born in 1951 and has written over 45 contemporary and historical novels. She has received numerous awards including the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction, the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance, and RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award. Her novel Catching Katie was named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal. She is also the past President of Romance Writers of America, Inc. She currently lives in Boise, Idaho.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
Belonging gets Hatcher's Where the Heart Lives series off to a great start as schoolteacher Felicia Kristoffersen sets off to Idaho to find a better life. Single and cautiously hopeful, Felicia is greeted by precocious student Charity Murphy and her dubious, widowed father, Colin. Settling into the house built for the deceased Mrs. Murphy, Felicia must prove herself not only to doubtful members of the school board that hired her but also to herself as she clings to her faith and strives to be the teacher she has been trained to be. Despite dastardly attempts to thwart it, a romance soon buds between Felicia and her landlord as, though each feels very alone, they learn to trust and love one another. Well-known and accomplished Christian fiction author Hatcher really develops the plot in this tale of a tenacious yet kindhearted schoolmarm finding unexpected romance.--Ponder, Elizabeth Copyright 2010 Booklist
Library Journal Review
New schoolteacher Felicia Kristoffersen needs to prove herself to the townspeople of Frenchman's Bluff, ID. Her inexperience has some concerned, namely widower Colin Murphy. His main priority is ensuring that his daughter Charity gets a good education. An unmarried schoolteacher who just might up and leave to wed does not bode well. VERDICT Featuring an eye for detail and a strong female heroine, this wholesome romance marks a good start to this new inspirational historical series by Christy and RITA award winner Hatcher (A Matter of Character). It is certain to appeal to fans of Lori Wick. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
