Marriage and Love

Discover a heartfelt story of love, faith, and redemption in Marriage and Love. Set in 1913, this powerful women's fiction follows Hannah and Lewis Henshaw, a devoted couple struggling to hold their family together amidst the chaos of life and the shadows of their own disagreements. With five children underfoot, their days are filled with growing arguments and unspoken worries-until tragedy strikes in the form of their thirteen-year-old son Josiah's mysterious illness.As Josiah's condition worsens and he slips into a coma, Hannah's unwavering love and fierce prayers are tested, revealing the depths of her strength and faith. Lewis, overwhelmed by fear and helplessness, faces a crossroads that leads him to the brink of despair. When a chance encounter with a stranger who knew his parents, after he has all but given up, sparks a life-changing awakening, Lewis begins a journey toward forgiveness, hope, and a renewed relationship with God-one that might save his son and heal their fractured marriage, if he hasn't waited too late.Marriage and Love is a poignant tale of how faith can transform even the darkest moments into a pathway of grace. Will Hannah and Lewis find the strength to trust in God's plan? Can love and prayer conquer the fear and discord that threaten to tear their family apart? This inspiring story will resonate with women seeking comfort, courage, and the reminder that sometimes, hope is just a prayer away. This is an uplifting, heartfelt historical novella of just over 20,000 words with love, faith, and forgiveness. Get your copy now and discover how hope and prayer can heal even the deepest wounds in a family torn apart by tragedy and doubt. Mildred Colvin is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother to three beautiful girls. She started writing when her children were young as they asked for stories. Not from a book. No! They were only satisfied when she made up stories. As the stories grew, she wrote some down and sent them off to magazines. Eight were published before her imagination turned toward love stories, which is what she enjoys reading.She has been writing Christian or clean and wholesome romance since 2001. Over the years several readers from pre-teens to older kids in their eighties and nineties have written expressing their interest in her books. She always loves to hear about one of her stories touching someone's heart. Her purpose in writing is to encourage, entertain, and bless someone else.She lives in the United States and sets her characters in the middle states from Texas to Nebraska and Iowa and reaching across Illinois to Colorado. She also writes Oregon Trail and Mail-Order Bride stories, which often reach beyond the middle of the country.She is active in a very special critique group and has written and published over 75 books in both historical and contemporary themes, and plans to continue writing as long as God allows. He has given her many ideas for stories. Maybe more than she will be able to finish, but she enjoys each one.Please take a moment to sign up for her Romantic Reflections Newsletter to learn when new books are released as well as learn of promotions and free books.Take a look at her books at Books2Read. You might find something you don't want to put down.