Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer

Despite Travis not being the gallant youth that Meredith used to dream about, she is determined to stand by his side against the enemy that is threatening both of them. An act of sacrifice ends with her injured and her reputation in ruins, guilt and gratitude make him ride to rescue her again.įour brothers and four straws. He just cannot bring himself to send her away.

Travis Archer has a tough time, however, when a female trespasser who has the exact same blue eyes as the courageous young girl he helped one. A debt from twelve years ago makes her take the risk.įourteen years constantly being vigilant will harden a man. When Meredith Hayes hears about a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off of their ranch. “Short-Straw Bride” is the first novel in the “Archer Brothers” series, which was released in the year 2012.

She has also been a finalist for the National Reader’s Choice Award and multiple RITAs. Her work consistently hits bestseller lists and have won awards, like: the Holt Medallion, the ACFW Carol Award, and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award. Karen lives her dream of writing novels, after being a bookworm her entire life. Witermeyer also sets her stories in the tiny towns that came into greatness during the mid to late 1800s.īesides writing, she is a shower singer, an avid cross-stitcher, and bakes a stellar apple cobbler. She has fallen in love with the rugged land of enduring pioneer spirit and sweeping sunsets, she puts into the pages of her books. The guy roped her in real good, as she has lived in Texas ever since. While attending the school, she met and married a Texas hero of her own. But just when it seems God has answered her prayers, it turns out the parson is there against his will and has dreams of his own calling him elsewhere.Author Karen Witermeyer grew up in California before moving to Texas to go to Abilene Christian University, where she got master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Psychology. A man to help her discover answers to the questions that have been on her heart for so long.

A man to assist her in fulfilling a promise to her dying mother.

A man to breathe life back into the abandoned church at the heart of her community. But when he finally gets away, he's haunted by the memory of the young woman he left behind-a woman whose dreams now hinge on him.įor months, Joanna Robbins prayed for a preacher. Worried this unfortunate detour will ruin his chances of finally serving a congregation of his own, Crockett is determined to escape. On his way to interview for a position at a church in the Piney Woods of Texas, Crockett Archer can scarcely believe it when he's forced off the train by a retired outlaw and presented to the man's daughter as the minister she requested for her birthday. Inspirational Historical Romance's Rising Star

Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer