Beloved (31 page)

—Tamera Alexander, best-selling author of
Within My Heart
and
The Inheritance

“Featuring an eye for detail and a strong female heroine, this wholesome romance marks a good start to this new inspirational historical series …”

—Library Journal
starred review of
Belonging

“Robin Lee Hatcher has created a memorable historic romance … she weaves in just enough historic fact and setting to transport the reader to the time and place without getting in the way of the story.”

—Idaho Senior Independent
review of
Belonging

A
LSO BY
R
OBIN
L
EE
H
ATCHER

W
HERE THE
H
EART
L
IVES
S
ERIES

Belonging

Betrayal

Beloved

T
HE
S
ISTERS OF
B
ETHLEHEM
S
PRINGS
S
ERIES

A Vote of Confidence

Fit to Be Tied

A Matter of Character

T
HE
C
OMING TO
A
MERICA
S
ERIES

Dear Lady

Patterns of Love

In His Arms

Promised to Me

O
THER
B
OOKS

A novella in
A Bride for All Seasons

Heart of Gold

When Love Blooms

A Carol for Christmas

Return to Me

Loving Libby

Wagered Heart

The Perfect Life

Home to Hart’s Crossing

The Victory Club

Beyond the Shadows

Catching Katie

The Forgiving Hour

Whispers from Yesterday

The Shepherd’s Voice

Ribbon of Years

Firstborn

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Beloved
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hatcher, Robin Lee.

Beloved / Robin Lee Hatcher.

       p. cm. – (Where the heart lives ; 3)

ISBN 978-0-310-25777-6

I. Title.

PS3558.A73574B45 2013

813’ .54—dc23                    201300827

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