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Unending Devotion
Christian romance
Unending Devotion
Book 1 of the Michigan Brides series
374 pages · First published 2012
Lily Young travels through Michigan’s 1883 lumber camps posing as a photographer’s assistant while searching desperately for her runaway younger sister. In Harrison she meets Connell McCormick, the son of a lumber baron who considers himself honorable even while ignoring the corruption flourishing around his family’s business. Lily’s refusal to look away from exploited women and dangerous men forces Connell to reconsider the cost of respectable silence. Jody Hedlund combines historical romance, faith, logging-country history, and social reform in a story about devotion that demands action rather than good intentions.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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Rosewater Hot Chocolate
Velvety chocolate suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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- Whisk the cocoa and sweetener into the hot liquid until smooth. Add remaining flavorings, heat until steaming, and pour into a mug. Add any listed topping.
- Garnish: As listed.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Blackberry Old Fashioned
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A warming pour with a sharp edge suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
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- Stir bourbon, blackberry syrup, and bitters with ice for 20 seconds. Strain over one large ice cube.
- Garnish: Fresh blackberry and orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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