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Hero Hearts: Bareglen Creek #3
Patiently Charmed
Mary Hawarden Trost is Philadelphia born and bred, with a degree from Bryn Mawr. After moving to Bareglen Creek, TX to teach at an orphanage for three months, she and her husband Mike decided to stay and try their hand at farming. When Mike dies unexpected, Mary is determined to carry on with his dream.
When Mike's family threatens to take the farm away, citing laws that state land and businesses should revert back to the man's family and not the surviving wife, Mary decides upon a bold response. She will fight to keep Mike's dream alive!
But when Mike's family tries to force her hand in marrying Mike's brother, a known bully, in order to keep her beloved farm, Mary collapses and doesn't regain consciousness.
Lee Jamison, M.D., is a renowned psychiatrist at the Institue of Pennsylvania Hospital and a professor at U Penn. He fell in love with Mary while visiting his friend, Doctor Lance Holloway, in Bareglen Creek. He's biding his time to give Mary the time and space she needs to grieve her loss, but when Doc Holloway sends him an urgent telegram telling him to come to Bareglen Creek immediately, Doctor Jamison takes the next train to be by her side.
Doctor Jamison is handsome and he could have any Philadelphia socialite that he chose, but no one has captured his heart like the independent and beautiful Mary Hawarden Trost. He arrives in Bareglen Creek to find that Mary has been unconscious for four days with no sign of regaining consciousness. He decides upon an unorthodox approach to bring her back, but little does he know the trials that present around every corner as he tries to help Mary leave the past behind.
Sinister forces are at work in the background, trying to keep Doctor Jamison and Mary apart.
Will his love be strong enough to win her heart, and defeat the opposition—or will her ties to the past hold her captive?
"Patiently Charmed" is a historical medical romance novellla featuring a strong and sassy heroine and an alpha male hero. There are strong elements of intrigue and suspense in addition to Faith. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed sweet and clean, and a beautiful happily ever after.
This is book three in the Bareglen Creek, TX series, and although it helps to read the books in order (Lawfully Charmed, Reluctantly Charmed and Patiently Charmed), the books are standalone and can be read in any order.
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If you love clean and wholesome, sweet romance with strong alpha males and suspense, you will love this book!
Patiently Charmed is also part of the HERO HEARTS series, a Christian romance series dedicated to bringing you amazing clean and wholesome reads.
Annie Boone, Kate Cambridge, Terri Grace, Misty Shae, Cat McGill and Natalie Dean have teamed up to provide you with clean romance reads about men who love, honor, and protect their families, all while having faith in God!
Our heroes promise to be both swoon-worthy and honest men that’ll have you falling in love all over again.
With a mix of both contemporary and historical romance, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
These books are all written as standalone titles and can be read in any order – with the one theme that ties them together being – HERO HEARTS! Enjoy!
When Mike's family threatens to take the farm away, citing laws that state land and businesses should revert back to the man's family and not the surviving wife, Mary decides upon a bold response. She will fight to keep Mike's dream alive!
But when Mike's family tries to force her hand in marrying Mike's brother, a known bully, in order to keep her beloved farm, Mary collapses and doesn't regain consciousness.
Lee Jamison, M.D., is a renowned psychiatrist at the Institue of Pennsylvania Hospital and a professor at U Penn. He fell in love with Mary while visiting his friend, Doctor Lance Holloway, in Bareglen Creek. He's biding his time to give Mary the time and space she needs to grieve her loss, but when Doc Holloway sends him an urgent telegram telling him to come to Bareglen Creek immediately, Doctor Jamison takes the next train to be by her side.
Doctor Jamison is handsome and he could have any Philadelphia socialite that he chose, but no one has captured his heart like the independent and beautiful Mary Hawarden Trost. He arrives in Bareglen Creek to find that Mary has been unconscious for four days with no sign of regaining consciousness. He decides upon an unorthodox approach to bring her back, but little does he know the trials that present around every corner as he tries to help Mary leave the past behind.
Sinister forces are at work in the background, trying to keep Doctor Jamison and Mary apart.
Will his love be strong enough to win her heart, and defeat the opposition—or will her ties to the past hold her captive?
"Patiently Charmed" is a historical medical romance novellla featuring a strong and sassy heroine and an alpha male hero. There are strong elements of intrigue and suspense in addition to Faith. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed sweet and clean, and a beautiful happily ever after.
This is book three in the Bareglen Creek, TX series, and although it helps to read the books in order (Lawfully Charmed, Reluctantly Charmed and Patiently Charmed), the books are standalone and can be read in any order.
Get This Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!
If you love clean and wholesome, sweet romance with strong alpha males and suspense, you will love this book!
Patiently Charmed is also part of the HERO HEARTS series, a Christian romance series dedicated to bringing you amazing clean and wholesome reads.
Annie Boone, Kate Cambridge, Terri Grace, Misty Shae, Cat McGill and Natalie Dean have teamed up to provide you with clean romance reads about men who love, honor, and protect their families, all while having faith in God!
Our heroes promise to be both swoon-worthy and honest men that’ll have you falling in love all over again.
With a mix of both contemporary and historical romance, there is something for everyone to enjoy!
These books are all written as standalone titles and can be read in any order – with the one theme that ties them together being – HERO HEARTS! Enjoy!
123 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2018
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About the author
Kate Cambridge
20 books42 followersKate Cambridge is an indie author writing cozy mysteries, sweet historical romance, and contemporary romance—all with a thread of faith, hope, and suspense intertwined. Her debut series, The Choice Brides Suffragette Series, has been a bestseller with three books yet to be released, as well as her cozy mystery series, A Hannah and Callum Cozy Mystery. She has participated in several multi-author collaborations, including Sweet Americana, The Burnt River Western Romance Series, and the latest a multi-author western romance series, The Lawkeepers. She is also an author in the Kindle World, First Street Church.
She has been an avid writer since middle school and has always loved living adventures vicariously through books; as a result, she pursued a degree in Liberal Studies because, well, nothing else quite fit. Before writing full-time, she ran her own boutique marketing agency, and prior to that wore several hats in the corporate world including: negotiating six and seven figure real estate deals, writing training programs, and project management for a major supermarket company.
Writing is her passion, but she also loves animals and hopes to open a shelter for abused and homeless dogs some day. Her greatest joy and blessing is her faith, being married to her favorite person on the planet, and being a mom; she also enjoys sailing, photography, music, kayaking, and spending time with friends and family at their home on Sebago Lake.
She has been an avid writer since middle school and has always loved living adventures vicariously through books; as a result, she pursued a degree in Liberal Studies because, well, nothing else quite fit. Before writing full-time, she ran her own boutique marketing agency, and prior to that wore several hats in the corporate world including: negotiating six and seven figure real estate deals, writing training programs, and project management for a major supermarket company.
Writing is her passion, but she also loves animals and hopes to open a shelter for abused and homeless dogs some day. Her greatest joy and blessing is her faith, being married to her favorite person on the planet, and being a mom; she also enjoys sailing, photography, music, kayaking, and spending time with friends and family at their home on Sebago Lake.
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September 1, 2018
Patiently Charmed goes from farms and small towns in Texas to parlors in Philadelphia. It explores the field of psychiatry back in 1896 as our heroine has need of it due to her grief and guilt. Mary and Lee make a good couple. I was definitely rooting for them. There were some twists and turns that I didn't see coming. I felt like the pacing of the story was good. I didn't like the part about the cats. There is a very nice HEA. I would recommend this to readers of Christian romance. I received an ARC. I chose to write a review and share my opinion.
September 3, 2018
WHERE THERE’S A WILL, THERE’S A WAY
I enjoyed this third story that will start in Bareglen Creek, Texas where widow Mary Hawarden Trost is managing the farm of her late husband, Mike, with the help of her brother, Jim. She has the support of her sister, Claire and her husband, Sheriff Sully, along with friends, Magdalene and Dr. Lance Holloway. These are people all found in the first two books, Lawfully Charmed and Reluctantly Charmed.
Mike’s family has decided they are going to threaten suit against Mary for the farm Mike purchased, even though she is his widow, they blame her for his death. She is fretting over how to handle them when another telegram arrives that Mike’s bullying brother, Gerald is on his way, and the family wants her to marry him to keep the farm. The shock will cause her to faint, hit her head, and be unconscious.
The plot will include Dr. Lee Jamison, a friend of Dr. Lance Holloway. Lee met Mary when he was in Bareglen Creek and would like to pursue a relationship with her, but she is punishing herself for the death of Mike and still grieving even though it has been more than a year. Lee’s mother in Philadelphia is wanting her son to marry and playing matchmaker against his will. When they can’t bring Mary around since her concussion, Lee is contacted by Lance needing his medical expertise. He will take a train to Bareglen Creek and will be instrumental in her recovery by using her medical knowledge of psychiatry.
The story is an emotional journey for Mary in holding on to the past with Mike, trying to keep the farm going, and eventually accepting that things change. It will include Lee and Lance both working in the beginning with her recovery and later Lee’s medical training in psychiatry that will help her move forward in healing physically, spiritually, and emotionally.
Can Mary accept that Mike will not be coming back? The farm was his dream and not hers? Can she let his family have their way and take it from her? Can she move back to Philadelphia where her parents live, and what about Dr. Lee Jamison?
The story has a second mystery taking place in Philadelphia with a serial killer. Believed to be a man who has killed several women. Lee will be brought in on the case as a psychiatrist, along with Sully’s law enforcement assistance. Has the killer set their sights on Mary? And why?
Mary is ready to move forward in her life, she likes teaching, but she wants a husband and children too. Can she find happiness now that she is back with her family? What will become of her friendship with Lee? That is all part of the rest of this story of mystery, suspense, danger, along with several life and death situations.
“Every day is a gift.”
The story is a clean historical romantic suspense story with a great cast of characters and a look into medical practices. While it has strong Christian principles, it isn’t preachy. The story could read as a stand-alone but even better with the two stories mentioned above.
I enjoyed this third story that will start in Bareglen Creek, Texas where widow Mary Hawarden Trost is managing the farm of her late husband, Mike, with the help of her brother, Jim. She has the support of her sister, Claire and her husband, Sheriff Sully, along with friends, Magdalene and Dr. Lance Holloway. These are people all found in the first two books, Lawfully Charmed and Reluctantly Charmed.
Mike’s family has decided they are going to threaten suit against Mary for the farm Mike purchased, even though she is his widow, they blame her for his death. She is fretting over how to handle them when another telegram arrives that Mike’s bullying brother, Gerald is on his way, and the family wants her to marry him to keep the farm. The shock will cause her to faint, hit her head, and be unconscious.
The plot will include Dr. Lee Jamison, a friend of Dr. Lance Holloway. Lee met Mary when he was in Bareglen Creek and would like to pursue a relationship with her, but she is punishing herself for the death of Mike and still grieving even though it has been more than a year. Lee’s mother in Philadelphia is wanting her son to marry and playing matchmaker against his will. When they can’t bring Mary around since her concussion, Lee is contacted by Lance needing his medical expertise. He will take a train to Bareglen Creek and will be instrumental in her recovery by using her medical knowledge of psychiatry.
The story is an emotional journey for Mary in holding on to the past with Mike, trying to keep the farm going, and eventually accepting that things change. It will include Lee and Lance both working in the beginning with her recovery and later Lee’s medical training in psychiatry that will help her move forward in healing physically, spiritually, and emotionally.
Can Mary accept that Mike will not be coming back? The farm was his dream and not hers? Can she let his family have their way and take it from her? Can she move back to Philadelphia where her parents live, and what about Dr. Lee Jamison?
The story has a second mystery taking place in Philadelphia with a serial killer. Believed to be a man who has killed several women. Lee will be brought in on the case as a psychiatrist, along with Sully’s law enforcement assistance. Has the killer set their sights on Mary? And why?
Mary is ready to move forward in her life, she likes teaching, but she wants a husband and children too. Can she find happiness now that she is back with her family? What will become of her friendship with Lee? That is all part of the rest of this story of mystery, suspense, danger, along with several life and death situations.
“Every day is a gift.”
The story is a clean historical romantic suspense story with a great cast of characters and a look into medical practices. While it has strong Christian principles, it isn’t preachy. The story could read as a stand-alone but even better with the two stories mentioned above.
September 7, 2018
Although I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in the series, this story fell a little short of the two. It seemed the author worked too hard to get this couple to fall in love. It also seemed that this story worked to hard in getting the point of submission of a woman to a man across. A man doesn't need to suppress his dominance on a woman, especially one he claims to love. If two Godly people love each other, the natural order of husband and wife will take place. The story is upsetting on so many levels, including the reveal of the serial killer.
December 27, 2018
Her husband is gone, and she has fought to keep the farm they had started. Her brother Jim left his life in Philadelphia to help her. Now the parents of her deceased husband are demanding she turn the farm over to them. The woman had.no rights to own land, especially viewed that way in the east, and her husband’s name was on the deed. Another telegram to marry a brother, who is known as a bully. She collapses and a different doctor is brought in. An interesting story of times and how love happens in the West.
September 1, 2018
This is the heartfelt story of Mary and Lee. Mary is in trouble and emotionally shuts down. Lee, an acclaimed Philadelphia psychiatrist and friend of the family comes right away to Texas to help her. He is in love with her and hopes to woo her. They end up back in Philadelphia but there is a new threat there and they will need to trust God for Mary's protection. I received a complimentary copy and I am giving a review voluntarily.
February 27, 2019
Patiently charmed
A Dr and a woman who has lost her husband and who has tried to run a farm that was her dead husbands dream.she carries out his dream for awhile and gets sick and needs help to redeem herself and her priorities. Dr. Lee helps her and they fall in love and get married. A true romance with a small amount of intrigue thrown in for good measure. This is my review of a free book and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
A Dr and a woman who has lost her husband and who has tried to run a farm that was her dead husbands dream.she carries out his dream for awhile and gets sick and needs help to redeem herself and her priorities. Dr. Lee helps her and they fall in love and get married. A true romance with a small amount of intrigue thrown in for good measure. This is my review of a free book and mine alone. Norma Gorrill
September 6, 2018
An incredible story of the Biblical order in the family and a love worth fighting for! Kate does a marvelous job with just the right balance of psychological doctoring with Old West romance and women's roles in the new suffrage movement with Biblical marriage! I'm loving these couple in both Bareglen, TX and Philadelphia, PA. I hope there's more to look forward to in this series!!
March 29, 2019
Enjoyable
I really enjoyed this, the third book, in the Bareglen Creek series! The Western books have become my favorite by far. Kate Cambridge's books are charming and keep the attention of the reader.
I really enjoyed this, the third book, in the Bareglen Creek series! The Western books have become my favorite by far. Kate Cambridge's books are charming and keep the attention of the reader.
April 14, 2019
This is the third book, in the Bareglen Creek series! I love this author and how she creates such wonderful, inspiring, page turning stories. As always well written characters, great story line and a satisfying ending.
I received a copy of this book through the author, all thoughts are my own.
I received a copy of this book through the author, all thoughts are my own.
January 18, 2020
Lee and Mary
What they knew about the mind in the late 1800's was just starting but the brave doctors that studied it were heros. Lee is a psychiatrist who loves Mary and helps her move forth from physical and mental trauma. - Babs
What they knew about the mind in the late 1800's was just starting but the brave doctors that studied it were heros. Lee is a psychiatrist who loves Mary and helps her move forth from physical and mental trauma. - Babs
July 2, 2021
Great Historical Series
I've really enjoyed this series and would like to see Jim get a book. I loved Lee and Mary's story and getting to know all the characters. A really great read.
I've really enjoyed this series and would like to see Jim get a book. I loved Lee and Mary's story and getting to know all the characters. A really great read.
October 6, 2018
Second chance
This story shows through Mary that everyone deserves a second chance at live. Lee was their for Mary. Please read
This story shows through Mary that everyone deserves a second chance at live. Lee was their for Mary. Please read
September 9, 2019
Ebook
She’s a widow, grieving and guilty. He’s a psychiatrist who will help her heal, but he’s in love with her too. But how to convince her that she can love him.
She’s a widow, grieving and guilty. He’s a psychiatrist who will help her heal, but he’s in love with her too. But how to convince her that she can love him.
December 31, 2019
Enjoyed this western romance. Kate is a great author.
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