Messenger by moonlight / Stephanie Grace Whitson.
Material type: TextSeries: Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction seriesPublisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Large print editionDescription: 483 pages (large print) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781410488855
- 1410488853
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Large Print Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Large Print Fiction | Whitson, Stephani | Available | 33111008177343 | ||||
Large Print Book | Main Library | Large Print Fiction | Whitson, Stephani | Available | 33111008431146 |
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Orphaned Annie Paxton and her brothers have lost the only home they've ever known, but they're determined to make a better future. When both her brothers land jobs as Pony Express riders, Annie puts her dreams of a home on hold to work as a cook at a station along the Pony Express route.
Orphaned Annie Paxton and her brothers may have lost the only home they've ever known, but they're determined to make a better future in St. Joseph, Missouri. Annie dreams of a pretty house with window boxes, and having friends, and attending church every week. But then her brothers spot the ad for a new venture called the Pony Express. "Wanted," it reads, "Young, skinny fellows not over eighteen. Must be expert riders and willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred." Sure enough, both her brothers land jobs as Express messengers, and Annie puts her dreams on hold to work as a cook at Clearwater Ranch, a station along the Pony Express route. Annie struggles to adapt to her new job -- work made all the more challenging when she has so many to feed and few ingredients. The gruff station owner, George, doesn't seem inclined to make her life any easier, or at least not at first. But slowly a friendship builds between them. When Annie attracts the attention of a refined, dashing lieutenant from the nearby fort, she'll have to learn how to trust her instincts and follow her heart, even if she's conflicted about which way it's leading her.