Wild Rose

Wild Rose
Ruth Axtell Morren

Mills & Boon Silhouette

Critical praise for

RUTH AXTELL MORREN

DAWN IN MY HEART

“Morren turns in a superior romantic historical.”

—Booklist

LILAC SPRING

“Lilac Spring blooms with heartfelt yearning and genuine conflict as Cherish and Silas seek God’s will for their lives. Fascinating details about nineteenth-century shipbuilding are planted here and there, bringing a historical feel to this faith-filled romance.”

—Liz Curtis Higgs, bestselling author of Whence Came a Prince

WILD ROSE

“The charm of the story lies in Morren’s ability to portray real passion between her characters. Wild Rose is not so much a romance as an old-fashioned love story.”

—Booklist

WINTER IS PAST

“[This book] inspires readers toward a deeper trust in the transforming power of God…. [Readers] will find in Winter Is Past a novel not to be put down and a new favorite author.”

—Christian Retailing

“[The] faith journeys are so realistic all readers can benefit from the story. Highly recommended.”

—CBA Marketplace

Wild Rose

Ruth Axtell Morren

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Here’s to you, Dad.

A “down-easterner” in spirit if not by birth.

And to Mom, who probably rejoiced as much as I

did when I got “the Call.”

Contents

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Epilogue

Prologue

Haven’s End, Maine, August 1872