{"product_id":"the-heart-of-joy-a-short-story-paperback","title":"The Heart of Joy: A Short Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVikki Kestell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print Edition: \u003c\/b\u003eSee Other Formats for regular print book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenver, Colorado, 1914\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy Michaels, grieving mother and widow, resides in an aging but remarkable Denver home: a beautiful, three-story Victorian\/Queen Anne mansion resplendent with towers, turrets, peaks, and gables and known locally as Palmer House. Palmer House-\u003ci\u003ea most extraordinary refuge for young women rescued from prostitution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoy and her mother, Rose Thoresen, share the responsibilities of ministering to and mentoring the young women who live under Palmer House's roof. But now Joy faces an agonizing decision: Should she remain true to the memory of her first love or open her heart to the possibility of new love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I will always love you, Grant,\" Joy whispered, \"but God has called you away, and now I must follow the path he has laid before me-even if it is not what either of us would have chosen, had we been given such a choice.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Prairie Heritage: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eA Rose Blooms Twice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eWild Heart on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eJoy on This Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: \u003ci\u003eThe Captive Within\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 5: \u003ci\u003eStolen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 6: \u003ci\u003eLost Are Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 7: \u003ci\u003eAll God's Promises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 8: \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Joy-A Short Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 9: \u003ci\u003e Rose of RiverBend\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vikki writes the kind of faith-filled fiction that hooks you within the first few pages, will not let you go until you have finished, and leaves you wishing for more.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Janis Braun, Seattle, Washington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Her books are not just for 'chicks'! I was amazed how engrossed I became in the lives of Vikki's characters, and how much I could relate to their situations.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Ed Dunne, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Be prepared to put life on hold. That's all I have to say!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Rebecca H., New Jersey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You will laugh, you will cry but, most of all, you will be uplifted.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-LaTisha Holland, St. Augustine, FL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51788619252000,"sku":"9781970120257","price":21.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/537da45201716b3540af90f1c2d0a335.webp?v=1780656184","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-heart-of-joy-a-short-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}