Tonya B Ashley

When love is rooted in God, no force of nature can stand against it. Four heartfelt novellas. Four forces of nature. One unshakable truth-faith-filled love can weather any storm. Romancing the Elements brings together four uplifting romance stories where ordinary people discover extraordinary love when life pushes their comfort zones. From icy porches to coastal winds, rugged wilderness trails to unyielding stone, each story explores how faith, love, and surrender intertwine in unexpected seasons. In this collection, readers will meet: A driven career woman and a gentle small-town engineer whose opposites-attract romance unfolds during an unexpected ice storm A television anchor starting over in a coastal city, learning that home-and love-may look different than she planned Two battle-tested veterans facing old wounds and new hope amid Montana's untamed beauty A counselor and a survival expert leading a wilderness retreat where healing, faith, and love walk side by side Blending small-town charm, emotional depth, and gentle humor, these novellas offer tender reminders that God often does His best work when hearts are stretched and plans are surrendered. If you love the heartfelt faith, emotional warmth, and hopeful romance found in stories by Denise Hunter, Irene Hannon, or Becky Wade-settle in and let these stories carry you through every season of love.

A hidden message. A broken past. A chance to begin again. Van Buren, Arkansas, 1853. Rebecca Hogue is doing everything she can to hold her family-and their boardinghouse-together. But when a mysterious spyglass surfaces and her reputation is called into question, the danger becomes far more personal. Dr. Benjamin Ewing returned to Van Buren with nothing but regrets and a heart still tethered to the woman he left behind. When the spyglass reveals a coded message and Rebecca finds herself in harm's way, Ben must face the ghosts of California and the emotional wounds he still carries. Can Rebecca and Ben unravel a tangled scheme, navigate fragile trust, and learn to appreciate walking through hard places together?

When Van Buren, Arkansas, is inundated with Forty-Niners seeking to outfit themselves with horses before heading west, Justin Hogue sees it as the perfect opportunity to step out of his father's shadow to establish a horse ranch. The same influx of prospectors ushers in a competitive horse trader who wants him out of the way. Further complicating things, Justin is challenged with a new tenant at the Hogue family boardinghouse.Eliza Dawn is an independent, headstrong seamstress who claims to follow the prospectors west to sell her garments. Justin believes she's hiding something. After all, a few dollars for shirts isn't worth the risk. So, he keeps his distance until a mysterious letter and an intriguing ring unite them in searching for an unknown prospector.Can they find one man in a thousand before the gold expeditions leave town? What will put Justin's dreams at greater risk-conflict with the horse trader or Eliza Dawn's secrets?

In Christian homes, one simple reminder of the real reason for the Christmas season has endured―a nativity set depicting the humble birth of our Savior. Varying in size and material, these little tableaus often become a treasured part of a family's celebration to be passed down through generations.In the 1840s, an immigrant family experiences a catastrophe in a violent storm. They escape the riverboat with their lives, but all of their possessions, including their treasured nativity are dumped into the Arkansas River. In the town of Van Buren, Arkansas, a young woman enlists a local blacksmith to help return the treasured symbol of hope to its owners as they continue to their destination of St. Louis, Missouri.By the time the Civil War causes a massive identity crisis for our country, the nativity scene arrives in Mexico, Missouri, a little worse for wear. There, a soldier recovering from injuries sustained in the War, takes on the project of refreshing and restoring the set as a gift to his lady love.Finally, in a new millennium, the nativity set has completed a full circle. This time, it turns up in the attic of an old church in the Arkansas River Valley, where a college student and her new friend work to restore the spirit of a forgotten little town. After more than a century, the symbol of the first and most holy family becomes the focus once again.God's perfect plan for mankind was fulfilled by the birth of his son in a stable in Bethlehem. A simple representation of this event reaches the hearts of each of its owners, spanning generations. God's love never fails.