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Livvie's Song
Sharlene MacLaren

Livvie's Song

River of Hope #1 (2011)
9781603742122
| Paperback
416 pages | 132 x 211 mm | Whitaker House
Dewey MAC
LC Classification 1076
LC Control No. 2011013298

Genre

  • Adult Fiction
  • Christian Fiction
  • Love Stories

Subject

  • Ex-convicts - Fiction
  • Restaurateurs - Fiction
  • Widows - Fiction

Plot

Life is far from a breeze for Olivia Beckman, owner of Livvie’s Kitchen, a favorite of locals in Wabash, Indiana. The widowed mother of two is struggling to make ends meet—no simple feat, especially when her cook turns in his resignation. Yet she’s determined to pull through on her own, just as she did when God failed to save her beloved Frank.
Newly released from a ten-year prison sentence, Will Taylor is ready for a fresh start. With harmonica in hand—the only possession he values, aside from his Bible—he makes his way to Wabash, where a late-night meal at Livvie’s Kitchen turns into a job opportunity when the outgoing cook learns about his restaurant experience. What he doesn’t know is that the “restaurant” was a prison cafeteria.
But Will became a new man behind bars, thanks to a Christian friend, and he credits God’s providence with landing him a job he loves. Soon, he cooks and bakes his way into the stomachs of his customers—and the heart of his employer. Both are hesitant, though, still healing from past hurts. A recipe for love between them will require sharing secrets, braving dangers, and believing God for a bright future.