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Length4h 48m
About this audiobook
New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray spins a beautiful holiday tale of finding love in unexpected places.
Twenty-year old Ruth Stutzman is a wonderful caregiver—but she has no experience with kinner. Laid off from her job at a retirement home due to budget cuts, she’s relieved to find work—even if it means temporarily watching widower Martin Rodes’ brood of six!
Martin has done the best he can since his wife’s passing, but he and the children need help. Their house, once full of laughter and light, has been darkened by sadness. Soon after Ruth arrives, the children are drawn to her warmth and gentleness, and so is Martin, even though he feels it’s wrong. But the harder he tries to ignore her, the deeper he begins to care for this attractive young woman who has brought joy back into his children’s lives . . . and his own.
Each passing day brings the Rodes closer to Ruth . . . and closer to Christmas, when she will have to say goodbye. Ruth, too, cannot deny the bond she feels with the children—and with Martin. When her old job becomes available again, Ruth finds herself torn. How can she stay with the Rodes? Yet how can she go?
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller, Christian & Inspirational, Romance
Length4 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byBernadette Dunne
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 21, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Series
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PeaceShelley Shepard Gray5h$20 · $0.00
A Son's VowShelley Shepard Gray7h 7m$24 · $0.00
JoyfulShelley Shepard Gray6h 26m$24 · $0.00
ThankfulShelley Shepard Gray6h 44m$24 · $0.00
DaybreakShelley Shepard Gray7h 49m$26 · $0.00
Her FearShelley Shepard Gray6h 36m$24 · $0.00
A Christmas Bride in PinecraftShelley Shepard Gray6h 17m$24 · $0.00
Her SecretShelley Shepard Gray6h 11m$24 · $0.00
His RiskShelley Shepard Gray7h 12m$24 · $0.00
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A Sister's WishShelley Shepard Gray6h 40m$24 · $0.00
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