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My Heart Belongs in Castle Gate, Utah: Leanna's Choice
by Angie Dicken - Leanna McKee is a young widow living in the mining town of Castle Gate, and longing desperately to find a teaching position elsewhere so she can leave the town and its bitter memories behind. Her husband had been killed in a mining accident, and their short marriage had been marred by his weakness for gambling and Leanna's bitterness over it.
But then one of the Greek miners, Alex Pappas, comes asking for her help and a healing friendship begins between them. Since Leanna is their schoolteacher, Alex asks for her help in taking his young niece and nephew to and from school each day. Alex is one of the few Greeks who has learned to speak English well, and as the two get to know each other, Leanna finds that Alex is a widower and that both of them are struggling with forgiveness and guilt. And they are both determined to challenge the deep prejudices of the town, where Greeks and Americans are deeply mistrustful of each other, and a relationship between a Greek man and an American woman isn't accepted by either community. In fact, although Alex's family likes Leanna very much, Mr. Pappas is firmly opposed to Alex marrying her and even makes arrangements to bring a Greek bride to America for him.
Leanna struggles with the decision of whether to accept a teaching job in Salt Lake City, and Alex does his best to get his family to accept her and convince her to stay. But when the anti-Greek sentiment in Castle Gate flares into real danger for Alex and his family, Leanna finally feels that she has no choice but to leave. But she and Alex still love each other - is there any hope for their future, or will Alex give in to his family's traditions and marry the bride they have chosen for him?
by Angie Dicken - Leanna McKee is a young widow living in the mining town of Castle Gate, and longing desperately to find a teaching position elsewhere so she can leave the town and its bitter memories behind. Her husband had been killed in a mining accident, and their short marriage had been marred by his weakness for gambling and Leanna's bitterness over it.But then one of the Greek miners, Alex Pappas, comes asking for her help and a healing friendship begins between them. Since Leanna is their schoolteacher, Alex asks for her help in taking his young niece and nephew to and from school each day. Alex is one of the few Greeks who has learned to speak English well, and as the two get to know each other, Leanna finds that Alex is a widower and that both of them are struggling with forgiveness and guilt. And they are both determined to challenge the deep prejudices of the town, where Greeks and Americans are deeply mistrustful of each other, and a relationship between a Greek man and an American woman isn't accepted by either community. In fact, although Alex's family likes Leanna very much, Mr. Pappas is firmly opposed to Alex marrying her and even makes arrangements to bring a Greek bride to America for him.
Leanna struggles with the decision of whether to accept a teaching job in Salt Lake City, and Alex does his best to get his family to accept her and convince her to stay. But when the anti-Greek sentiment in Castle Gate flares into real danger for Alex and his family, Leanna finally feels that she has no choice but to leave. But she and Alex still love each other - is there any hope for their future, or will Alex give in to his family's traditions and marry the bride they have chosen for him?
From the publisher:
Journey now to Castle Gate, Utah of 1910 where . . .
Forbidden Love Tries to Survive Old World Expectations
Schoolteacher Leanna McKee plans on leaving the coal mining town of Castle Gate, Utah, and never looking back. Good riddance to coal dust, rugged men, and the fatal mine that took her husband's life.
Until the widow meets a widower who awakens her heart . . . and she finds herself inexplicably falling for miner Alex Pappas which stirs up a whole heap of trouble.
Alex's Greek parents have arranged a more traditional match for him. When the schoolteacher's association with the Greek family begins to anger the American miners, they threaten Alex and his family. Leanna has received an offer to teach elsewhere and feels she has no choice but to leave Castle Gate . . . though she will be leaving her heart behind.
Journey now to Castle Gate, Utah of 1910 where . . .
Forbidden Love Tries to Survive Old World Expectations
Schoolteacher Leanna McKee plans on leaving the coal mining town of Castle Gate, Utah, and never looking back. Good riddance to coal dust, rugged men, and the fatal mine that took her husband's life.
Until the widow meets a widower who awakens her heart . . . and she finds herself inexplicably falling for miner Alex Pappas which stirs up a whole heap of trouble.
Alex's Greek parents have arranged a more traditional match for him. When the schoolteacher's association with the Greek family begins to anger the American miners, they threaten Alex and his family. Leanna has received an offer to teach elsewhere and feels she has no choice but to leave Castle Gate . . . though she will be leaving her heart behind.
Other books in this series: My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla's Reveille by Erica Vetsch, My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude's Mooring, My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily's Dilemma
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