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A Reason to Stay

I_like_to_read_alot

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Parts 20
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Reads 163,263
Votes 7,384
Parts 20
Time 3h 52m

I_like_to_read_alot

historicalfiction spiritual western

Joshua makes a decision to take in Payton & her two young children after her husband dies. He can see they need his help. He doesn't realize just how much he'll come to need them.
Payton is young, widowed and the mother of two small children. She can't survive on her own, miles away from her family. She can't go home either so she accepts Joshua's marriage proposal. 
They both agree to a marriage in name alone but when things don't go as smoothly as planned Payton decides its time to go back home. Can Joshua convince her to stay & try to make this a REAL marriage? Only God knows.All Rights Reserved

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FEELING THE WAY BACK HOME (staring Jennifer Harris & Alex Harper)

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