Soiled Doves, Sanctified Hearts, and Seven Shocked Ex- Texas Rangers: An 1890 Faith-Based Romantic Comedy of Redemption and the Power of Grace

A Faith-Based Frontier Romantic Comedy by Cherry Hargrove

When seven ex-Texas Rangers send out telegrams for "respectable, God-fearing brides," they expect soft-spoken ladies of society-maybe with a pie in hand and no past to speak of.

Instead, the telegram lands in the hands of seven redeemed saloon women who've spent the last two years learning Scripture, baking bread, and forgiving themselves at The Restoration House for Soiled Doves. Their hearts are clean, their waistlines generous, and their faith rising higher than their biscuits.

But when they board the train bound for their new lives, the "esteemed" ladies in the first-class car spread a vicious lie-claiming the redeemed women are still "soiled" and unfit for decent company.
By the next stop, the conductor has no choice but to put them off the train in the middle of nowhere.

Stranded, heartbroken, but not defeated, the seven women pray, pull themselves together, and do what any frontier woman filled with the Holy Spirit would do-buy a boardinghouse, start a bakery, and let God handle the rest.

Meanwhile, the seven Rangers-clean-shaven, proud, and completely unaware of the lie-wait at the station with polished boots, gold rings, and wedding plans. What happens next is a divine comedy of misunderstanding, redemption, and Texas-sized grace that will have readers laughing through tears.

When the truth comes to light, seven shocked Rangers discover that God's matchmaking often includes detours, dough, and a dash of heavenly humor.

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