The Mistletoe Countess (Fredrick & Grace Mystery, #1)

by Pepper Basham

“God has given you a life, and you’re the only one who can decide how to write it.”

“You hold to the same faith as I, but even more than that, your Creator holds to you. No matter where you go or what the expectations are, you are not alone. Remember who you are, and you will not only survive, but you will flourish.”

“Look,” Frederick whispered, gesturing toward the window as the landscape opened to a vast and glorious emerald countryside. “That’s not so bad, is it?” She leaned close to the window, her reflection smiling back at her. “The land of Austen and Brontë and Dickens.” “Keats, Shelley, and Doyle,” he added. She swung her attention to him, his face so close. “I love it when you speak in fiction.”

Perhaps God had sent Grace to fortify his prayer life, because it was working. He hadn’t prayed so much in the past two years as he’d prayed in the previous two weeks.

“There’s no need to ponder the what-ifs. They steal the truth of what is. You are soul mates by choice and will. How closely you wrap your souls around one another is of your own choosing.”

He’d never known love until her. He’d been a man as untouched in his heart as Grace’s lips had been with a kiss.