The Vicar Takes a Wife

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE VICAR'S WIFE ~ A TALE RETOLD

What happens when the Almighty tells Hosea, the handsome yet awkward vicar of St. Mary's, to marry a whore? He runs away to Texas—and into the arms of the very type of woman he is trying to avoid.

Susanna is a prostitute who hates preachers, but getting this do-gooder out of her hair and out of town proves an impossible task after he's hired to work at the saloon where she plies her trade.

Hosea suddenly finds himself shepherding a flock of soiled doves and performing acts of charity that he's certain will get him defrocked. Meanwhile, his money's running out; so are his chances to go home, if he can ever find the courage to.

Then Hosea unexpectedly wins Susanna in a high-stakes poker game and he makes an even bigger gamble: returning to England with her as his temporary bride. But Susanna's got other plans that don't include Hosea—until her troublesome past catches up with her right in the middle of Hosea's humble parish. Now she's stuck as the vicar's wife with nowhere to run. To make matters worse, the parish hates this Yankee upstart with her flashy clothes and stunning beauty.

Hosea's vowed to marry a whore for keeps, but Susanna and he can barely talk without arguing. Can he win her heart before she gets into bigger trouble?

Set in 1877, The Vicar Takes A Wife features a wild and woolly cast of characters you'd like to meet and love to hate who make for plenty of laughs, tears, and cheers.

Fans of period drama will enjoy this Jane-Austen-Goes-West, fast-paced story of love, lies, and redemption.