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Title details for Hope Like Wildflowers by Pepper Basham - Wait list

Hope Like Wildflowers

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by Pepper Basham
Kate Forbes
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An Appalachian Outcast Seeks a Place to Belong
Kizzie McAdams spent her childhood longing to see beyond her secluded Blue Ridge Mountain home, but when her job as a servant in a landowner's house results in an unplanned pregnancy, the excitement of her new life dissolves into alienation and heartbreak. Her father disowns her, the father of her child gives inconsistent affection and broken promises, and the matriarch of the area is determined to distance Kizzie from her son by any means necessary.
Despite the kindness of a local family, Kizzie realizes she and her newborn son must start over somewhere else, so she flees to a nearby town. But her new world carries many of the same prejudices as the old. It also brings the unexpected friendship of businessman Noah Lewis, a man who lives with the same desire as Kizzie for helping the marginalized. Unfortunately, Kizzie and Noah's attempts to help those in need pit them against Noah's elder brother, a powerful mill owner who controls the family finances.
Is Kizzie and Noah's growing romance strong enough to overcome family power, social expectations, and Kizzie's past? And when Kizzie's first love returns to claim her, which future will she choose?

  • Creators

  • Series

    My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 12, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798892749091
      • File size: 374340 KB
      • Duration: 12:59:52

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 19, 2024
      Basham (The Juliet Code) sets a sweet and spirited romance against a rugged, early 20th-century North Carolina backdrop. After 17-year-old Kizzie McAdams gets pregnant and is disowned by her family, she seeks refuge with the baby’s father, wealthy Charles Morgan, who sets her up in a house of her own. Sympathetic neighbor Nella reminds Kizzie of her worth as a child of God, though Kizzie feels rejected by Charles and is convinced her sins are irredeemable. When Kizzie and her son are threatened by judgmental townspeople, Nella helps Kizzie skip town. She sets out in the middle of a snowstorm and happens upon handsome Noah Lewis, whose carriage has been overturned. He welcomes her and her son to the estate he shares with his mother and brother, and Noah and Kizzie begin to fall for each other, though there are formidable obstacles standing in their way, including a scheming brother, a contested family fortune, and a ghost from Kizzie’s past. While the character of Noah feels too good to be true, Kizzie’s irrepressible spirit carries the narrative forward as she strives to restore her faith and carve out a better life for herself and her son. This has charm to spare.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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