The Wedding Grove

He came to Sawyerville to build a church. He never expected to fall in love with a woman who had lost her faith. Pastor Stefan Engel arrives in Sawyerville on Christmas Eve with one purpose: to bring God's word to a rough Oregon logging town desperately in need of a church. Instead, he discovers four saloons, no church building, no preacher's cabin—and a beautiful blonde woman singing Silent Night beside him in his native German. Her name is Emma Johannsson, one of Sawyerville's prospective brides. From their first quiet cup of tea, Stefan knows there is something special about Emma. She is intelligent, compassionate, and strong enough to face life on the frontier. As the months pass and Sawyerville's long-awaited church begins to rise among the towering Douglas firs of the Wedding Grove, Stefan becomes certain he has found the woman meant to share his ministry—and his life. But when he asks Emma to marry him, her answer is a heartbroken no. Emma carries a secret she believes makes her utterly unsuitable to become a pastor's wife. After watching her beloved brother survive a terrible accident only to live with pain, disability, and shattered dreams, she has stopped believing in the loving God Stefan serves. Now Stefan must decide what faith truly means. Is it found within the walls of the beautiful new church he has wanted so desperately—or in loving someone whose heart is wounded and helping her discover that even a broken life can hold unexpected hope? In the Wedding Grove, where so many Sawyerville brides have promised their futures, two people must discover whether love can restore what sorrow has taken away. A tender, clean historical Western romance about faith, healing, second chances, and finding love where you least expect it.