The Love That Counts, Box Set 1 includes the first three titles in the Love that Counts Historical Christian romance series. Enjoy well-developed characters, witty banter, tender journeys of faith, and feel-good happily-ever-afters, set in the beautiful mountains of the Pacific Northwest.
Start with One, and then keep counting!One Plus One Equals TroubleThe one room schoolhouse isn’t big enough to hold thirty-four students, let alone the egos of two teachers. He can’t afford to lose the position, and she refuses to lose her heart.Humiliated after her broken engagement, Claire Montgomery flees her comfortable life in San Francisco for a teaching position in Pine Creek, Washington. She’s determined to succeed—for once in her life—only to discover that success will have to be won. Thanks to a school board error, two teachers have been hired.When scandal forces professor Barrett Clarke from his position as a college professor, he returns to Pine Creek where his uncle, chairman of the school board, sets forth an irresistible teach one year in return for ranchland. Nothing is more tempting than resurrecting his childhood dream, and nothing can deter him from earning that land. Except perhaps Claire Montgomery. Losing the battle for the classroom means losing the ranchland, but winning may mean losing Claire’s heart.
Two Ways HomeShe’s about to lose her home. He never wanted to see his again. And a stalker is staking a claim . . .Mary Smith never backs down from a challenge. She'll do whatever it takes to keep her father from selling their dairy farm—even if it means sneaking off to the next town to earn money. No one seems to understand why home is so important to her, least of all her childhood nemesis who’s just wandered back into town.When injured Texas Ranger Luke Thomas is forced to return to Pine Creek he’s hailed as a hero and thrust into the town’s first race for sheriff. But no one knows the secret he carried to Texas, nor the secret he’s brought home. Setting his perfect aim on returning south, he refuses to get tied down by the town’s admiration, his brother’s disapproval, or the spirited, hardworking dairy girl who’s less annoying than he remembers.But strange things are happening in Pine Creek, and Luke’s instincts tell him Mary is in more trouble than she realizes. One thing is “home” is about to get more complicated for them both.
Three Words and a KissWhen a big-hearted debutante collides with a small-town blacksmith set in his ways, it can mean only one thing—a war of hearts has come to Pine Creek.Cameron Wallace thrives as both the blacksmith and the minister in Pine Creek. Out of the fires of a chaotic childhood, he’s forged a peaceful life, safe and predictable. But when the smithy he’s been renting is sold out from under him, the impulsive woman who buys it stokes the embers of emotions he’d rather keep unlit.Samantha Klein has never been afraid to push boundaries when it comes to helping those whom society has overlooked, be they orphans, immigrants, or injured animals. When her latest attempt to aid several Chinese women lands her in a scandal, her high-society family sends her packing. Purchasing the Pine Creek smithy, she hatches another plan for helping her immigrant friends. But weeks after arriving in Pine Creek, she’s overwhelmed by needs she can never hope to meet, including her own need to be seen and cared for.
