Great Smoky Mountain Getaways Series by Elsie Davis

Escape to the Great Smoky Mountains…. When a job for a full-time nanny/housekeeper is posted in Langdon, NC, Poppy Delacorte is. quick to apply. Jumping at the opportunity to move after a public shaming by her deceitful ex-. boyfriend, she accepts the offer. When she arrives at her destination, Poppy learns there’s been. some kind of mix-up at the agency and her new employer refuses to hire her because she’s not a. gray-haired older woman... moreEscape to the Great Smoky Mountains…. When a job for a full-time nanny/housekeeper is posted in Langdon, NC, Poppy Delacorte is. quick to apply. Jumping at the opportunity to move after a public shaming by her deceitful ex-. boyfriend, she accepts the offer. When she arrives at her destination, Poppy learns there’s been. some kind of mix-up at the agency and her new employer refuses to hire her because she’s not a. gray-haired older woman. Something about younger women working for him and vying for the. next Mrs. Jordan Perry position. But before she can even make arrangements to figure out what to do or where to go next, Jordan. seeks her out and offers her a temporary arrangement since he has no one to watch Katrina. Poppy is secretly relieved with the reprieve, vowing to be the perfect nanny/housekeeper so that. it becomes a permanent arrangement. Jordan leaves on business—which in turn, leaves Poppy and Katrina trying to muddle through. their new relationship and life. Except she doesn’t always get it right, discovering that teaching. and nannying are two very different jobs. Will Poppy need to move on and keeping searching for the place where she belongs and God’s. plan for her life, or could this be where she finally puts down roots? less

Escape to the Great Smoky Mountains…. When a job for a full-time nanny/housekeeper is posted in Langdon, NC, Poppy Delacorte is quick to apply. Jumping at the opportunity to move after a public shaming by her deceitful ex-boyfriend, she accepts the offer. When she arrives at her destination, Poppy learns there’s been some kind of mix-up at the agency and her new employer refuses to hire her because she’s not a gray-haired older woman... moreEscape to the Great Smoky Mountains…. When a job for a full-time nanny/housekeeper is posted in Langdon, NC, Poppy Delacorte is quick to apply. Jumping at the opportunity to move after a public shaming by her deceitful ex-boyfriend, she accepts the offer. When she arrives at her destination, Poppy learns there’s been some kind of mix-up at the agency and her new employer refuses to hire her because she’s not a gray-haired older woman. Something about younger women working for him and vying for the next Mrs. Jordan Perry position. But before she can even make arrangements to figure out what to do or where to go next, Jordan seeks her out and offers her a temporary arrangement since he has no one to watch Katrina. Poppy is secretly relieved with the reprieve, vowing to be the perfect nanny/housekeeper so that it becomes a permanent arrangement. Jordan leaves on business—which in turn, leaves Poppy and Katrina trying to muddle through their new relationship and life. Except she doesn’t always get it right, discovering that teaching and nannying are two very different jobs. Will Poppy need to move on and keeping searching for the place where she belongs and God’s plan for her life, or could this be where she finally puts down roots? less

Escape to the Great Smoky Mountains. .. Rachel trusts God's plan for her life, but did that plan really include being left at the altar? After delivering the news from the cold-footed groom, her maid of honor offers solace in the form of her family's mountain getaway. Despite the threat of wintry weather, Rachel eagerly accepts the opportunity for a quiet escape from prying eyes. Chad's military career is over... moreEscape to the Great Smoky Mountains. .. Rachel trusts God's plan for her life, but did that plan really include being left at the altar? After delivering the news from the cold-footed groom, her maid of honor offers solace in the form of her family's mountain getaway. Despite the threat of wintry weather, Rachel eagerly accepts the opportunity for a quiet escape from prying eyes. Chad's military career is over. Home from his final deployment, he's not ready to face the world-at-large, especially his nosy sister, and instead sneaks away to his family's cabin in the Great Smokies. Nothing could have prepared him for the arrival of his sister's best friend who barges into his family's retreat as if she were an invited guest. When a snowstorm makes good on its promise to layer the mountainside in a blanket of white, Rachel and Chad realize they're stuck together—for better or worse. Left with no other choice, they make the most of their forced, albeit platonic, cohabitation. Cooking mishaps and a bear encounter only serve to deepen their budding friendship. By the time they're able to leave the cabin, her broken heart and his shattered spirit are on the mend, and they're not ready to say goodbye. Can Rachel and Chad trust that God's master plan for their lives may be different than their individual goals? less

Escape to the Great Smoky Mountains…. Juliet isn’t sure of God’s plan for her life, but the opportunity to serve as the leader of the. Freedom and Faith small group, helps her to feel needed, like she belongs. The group plans. to hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, using the back to nature approach to grow closer. to God. Determined to succeed, Juliet leads two other women on a hike, but when she falls... moreEscape to the Great Smoky Mountains…. Juliet isn’t sure of God’s plan for her life, but the opportunity to serve as the leader of the. Freedom and Faith small group, helps her to feel needed, like she belongs. The group plans. to hike sections of the Appalachian Trail, using the back to nature approach to grow closer. to God. Determined to succeed, Juliet leads two other women on a hike, but when she falls. ill and they’re days away from the exit point of their planned journey, her friends must call. 911. When a man shows up looking more like a grizzly bear than a rescuer, she’s forced to. accept his help. Loner extraordinaire, Jake wants them gone. Except when Juliet and her. friends are ready to leave, it’s Jake who succumbs to the illness, and this time it’s Juliet to. the rescue. In the process, she discovers a man with a heart and a past. Her failure to lead the group. prompts her to renew her efforts to be needed, and she’s determined to help Jake get. through more than his illness. When she learns of an opening at the medical clinic in Hollow. Creek, she applies, knowing it would give her a reason to stick around town and give her. time to help Jake get his life back on track. Her methods aren’t always squeaky clean, but her heart is in the right place. When Jake. finds out the truth, the walls come tumbling down. Can the two of them muddle through the. past and their own issues to work out their differences? less