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A Searching Heart
Christian historical romance
A Searching Heart
Book 2 of the A Prairie Legacy series
346 pages · First published 1998
Eighteen-year-old Virginia Simpson is ready to leave her small prairie community behind, attend college, and reunite with her childhood sweetheart. After graduating as valedictorian, she looks forward to the independence of adulthood, but complications surrounding her sister Clara's childbirth force her to postpone her education and remain at home. Then her childhood sweetheart, Jamison, tells her that his feelings have changed, leaving Virginia heartbroken and wondering whether any of her plans for the future will survive. With her carefully laid plans unraveling, Virginia must rely on her faith and the wisdom of her grandparents, Marty and Clark Davis, as she discovers that growing up sometimes means accepting an unexpected path. The second Prairie Legacy novel explores family devotion, disappointed dreams, first love, and learning to trust God's plans for the future. This coming-of-age story suits readers seeking first love, disappointed hopes, and a young woman learning to trust a future she cannot yet see.
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Mild romantic content, including kissing
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Printer’s Mocha
Rich coffee suits rugged adventures and wide-open settings.
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Smoked Old Fashioned
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A warming pour with a sharp edge suits rugged adventures and wide-open settings.
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- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/4 oz demerara syrup ↗
- 2–3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Food-safe oak or cherry wood chips for smoking ↗
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- Stir bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters with ice and strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the drink. Use a cocktail smoker with food-safe oak or cherry chips to fill the covered glass with smoke for 20–30 seconds, then uncover and serve.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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