Walking Shoes: Small Town Family Saga (Mt. Hope Southern Adventures Book 1)

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Leona Harper loves two things: her family and the small-town church her husband has pastored for the last eighteen years. Now that they’re both gone, can she learn to love herself?

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Lynne Gentry takes a heartwarming peek at second chances and the well-intentioned folks who inadvertently sabotage them. Come visit the small West Texas town of Mt. Hope for a generous helping of southern humor and hope.

When tragedy strikes Leona Harper, the devastated pastor’s wife summons her estranged children home. But parenting young adults in the glass house of the parsonage proves more difficult than reinventing herself.

Determined to give her broken family a shot at a second chance, Leona begins the painful journey of putting one foot in front of the other. Reconciliation and healing won’t come easy in this zany, trouble-filled, hilarious walk-through-grief adventure.

Brimming with wit, authenticity, and southern charm, the Mt. Hope Southern Adventure Series explores the inspirational and emotional healing of a family. You’ll have to laugh to keep from crying.

These stories are a touching addition to the small town, generational series of favorite authors like Ann B. Ross, Jan Karon, Philip Gulley, and Fannie Flagg.

“Gentry is one to watch.” ~RT Reviews

“Gentry’s small-town series sparkles with humor, heart, and southern charm.” ~Amazon Reviewer

Read ALL the books in the Mt. Hope Southern Adventures series:

#1 Walking Shoes

#2 Shoes to Fill

#3 Dancing Shoes

#4 Baby Shoes

#5 Santa Shoes

If you loved the folks in the Texas town of Mt. Hope, you’ve got to meet the quirky women of Fossil Ridge ranch.

#1 Flying Fossils

#2 Finally Free

#3 First Frost

From the Publisher

Have you met all the Harpers?

Meet Leona…the perfect pastor’s wife

Big steps are hard to take in small towns.

Leona Harper is a woman who is sure of who she is until her husband drops dead in the pulpit. Getting her footing in her new role as a widow will take some courage.

Meet David…the not-so-perfect pastor’s son

David Harper is running from two things: the baggage that comes with being the “pastor’s son” and his calling to one day fill his father’s pulpit.

But when his father dies, David has some big decisions to make.

Meet Leona’s second chance love

Leona Harper has embraced the idea of progress…except when it comes to making progress in her own life.

One misstep and she could find herself brokenhearted all over again.

Meet Maddie…the stubborn pastor’s daughter

Madison Harper has always had her sights on something bigger and better than a life in Mt. Hope.

But finding her way home will be almost as hard as reaching her dream of becoming a doctor.

Living in the parsonage is not for sissies!

Let the dry Texas winds blow you into the small town of Mt. Hope, but be warned . . . you’ll never want to leave.

Meet Lynne Gentry

Thirty years of living in the “glass house” of ministry blessed my life. It was an honor to serve the Lord with so many different people in so many different places. Some of the stories in this series may or may not have been inspired by the people I came to love as family. I hope you enjoy the fictional town of Mt. Hope and the quirky characters who populate the church pews as much as I enjoyed writing about them.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N8YMV4H
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Travel Light Press; 2nd edition (November 10, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 331 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0998641200