The Minister's Daughter (Book 4 in The Sovereign Series)

SHE HAD ONCE SWORN SHE WOULD NEVER RETURN TO SOVEREIGN, AND NOW -- HERE SHE WAS! Tall, blonde and beautiful, Nellie Walker, 22, (daughter of Maggie, the minister of the Sovereign Union Church) is also self-centered and a bit of a snob. When a tragic loss leaves Nellie alone in the world, she grudgingly returns to Sovereign -- a place she's always disliked -- to pick up the pieces of her mother's life. Helping her through this dark time is the compassionate country doctor, Metcalf Bartholomew Lawson, known locally as Doctor Bart.

With Nellie's help Doctor Bart realizes a long-time dream to open a free medical clinic in Miss Hastings' former music studio. Doctor Bart's other long-time dream is to make Nellie his wife. But stiff-necked Nellie naturally wants to choose her own partner and newcomer Walden, the "Mushroom Man," has piqued her interest. Who is this mysterious stranger? And why has his unorthodox view of land ownership created such a stir in Sovereign?

The Minister's Daughter is a sweet story filled with the stuff that makes Maine wonderful: the scent of the fall woods, hand-made quilts, Needhams (chocolates), wildlife watching, obscure tidbits of Maine history like mortgage buttons ... and so much fabulous food the book will leave you wondering whether you can reach Sovereign in time for suppah!