He wanted a proper wife. What he got was Sadie Everhart. Known for her sunny smile and impulsive ways, Sadie Everhart has never fit the mold of what polite society calls refined behavior. But when a sudden storm strands her overnight with the town’s most eligible—and most serious—bachelor, she’s faced with an impossible risk scandal, or agree to a marriage of convenience.. Eli Reynolds has no time for romantic nonsense. With a young sister to raise and a business to run, he needs a wife who’s sensible and steady—not a free spirit with a stubborn streak. But day by day, Sadie surprises him… with her humor, her heart, and her unwavering faith. Drawn together by propriety but held together by something deeper, Eli and Sadie must decide whether love can grow in the most unexpected places—and whether opposites truly do attract. ( This book was previously published under the title The Proper Wife)
Author
Winnie Griggs grew up in south Louisiana in an undeveloped area her friends thought of as the very back of beyond. With her two younger siblings and another family of two siblings for playmates, she spent many an hour exploring the overgrown land around her home, cutting jungle trails, building forts and frontier camps, and looking for pirate ships on the nearby bayou. Once she ‘grew up’ she found other outlets for dealing with all those wonderful, adventurous imaginary friends by filling notebooks with their stories. And somewhere along the way, those scribblings gave way to full length stories. Eventually she found her own Prince Charming, a rancher whose white steed takes the form of a tractor and whose kingdom is situated in a small rural community that she loves to call home, and together they’ve built their own storybook happily-ever-after. Their lives together expanded to include four now grown children who share Winnie’s vivid imagination and her husband’s steadier influences and are now out in the world pursuing their own adventures. Winnie shares her stories with readers through her writings for Love Inspired and Love Inspired Historical books. You can learn more about Winnie at www.winniegriggs.com
