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Contemporary Christian Romance

Small town love to warm your heart and feed your soul

Lucy in Bloom

Love is patient, even when you’re not ready for it.

Lucy Bloom’s predictable life in Pin Oak, Iowa—morning dog walks, dental hygiene work, and romance novels—suits her just fine. But her matchmaking sister has other plans, introducing her to Nathan Moss, the town’s charming new pastor. While everyone sees him as perfect husband material, Lucy resists disrupting her safe routine. Can Nathan’s patience convince her that real love is worth the risk?

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To Call My Own

Dr. Karis Henry thought she’d left her past behind in Harbor, Missouri. But when Clay Montes walks into her clinic seeking forgiveness, old wounds resurface—along with a secret that could destroy them both or lead to an impossible redemption.

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Reviews

A heartwarming story about love and faith. To Call My Own is a realistic novel that is an easy read and heartwarming stories within a story about a broken family, romance, and faith. Ms. Cleveland captured her own unique style and depth in each character, places, and things. Her style and technique in writing is right up there next to the very best of writers. I will look forward to her next novel.

Alma H.

A reminder that no matter our journey in this path in life, redemption is always available. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Joy Cleveland wrote of real characters living real lives with real struggles and the love, mercy and redemption offered by a real God!

Bruce S.

Superb! To Call My Own was a gentle, heart warming, page turner, that I quickly became immersed in! The story, the characters, and the personal touches of the author, were sensational from beginning to end. I'm ready for her next book! Highly recommended.

Ashly M.

About

Author Joy Cleveland writes Small Town Contemporary Christian Romances that will warm your heart, feed your soul, and quite possibly tickle ‘your funny bone.’  Currently, Joy calls Iowa home. When she’s not tapping computer keys, she’s playing with grandkids, mowing, or chasing her dog. She’s published short stories, plays for children, her first novel “To Call My Own,” and her newly-released novella, “Lucy in Bloom.”

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