About Courting Emma:
Twenty-eight-year old Emma Browning has experienced a good deal of life in her young age. Sole owner and operator of Emma’s Boardinghouse, she is “mother” to an array of beefy, unkempt, often rowdy characters. Though many men would like to get to know the steely, hard-edged, yet surprisingly lovely, proprietress, none has ever succeeded. That is, not until the town’s new pastor, Jonathan Atkins, takes up residence in the boardinghouse, affecting not only her with his devout faith and strong convictions, but her clientele as well. Emma clings desperately to her stubborn ways, refusing to acknowledge God’s love—until all of Little Hickman witnesses a miracle—the conversion of her abusive and alcoholic father, Ezra Browning! Only then will Emma begin to experience God’s transforming power at work.
I really enjoyed this book - with it's host of likeable characters and an engaging plot filled with humor, romance, and a powerful lesson of forgiveness. It's definitely a book I'll be passing along.
Be sure to check out Sharlene MacLaren's website, as well as the first two books in the Little Hickman series, Loving Liza Jane and Sarah My Beloved.
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