{"product_id":"the-heart-of-joy-vikki-kestell-9781970120257","title":"The Heart of Joy: A Short Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eLarge Print Edition: \u003c\/b\u003eSee Other Formats for regular print book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenver, Colorado, 1914\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoy Michaels, grieving mother and widow, resides in an aging but remarkable Denver home: a beautiful, three-story Victorian\/Queen Anne mansion resplendent with towers, turrets, peaks, and gables and known locally as Palmer House. Palmer House-\u003ci\u003ea most extraordinary refuge for young women rescued from prostitution\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoy and her mother, Rose Thoresen, share the responsibilities of ministering to and mentoring the young women who live under Palmer House's roof. But now Joy faces an agonizing decision: Should she remain true to the memory of her first love or open her heart to the possibility of new love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I will always love you, Grant,\" Joy whispered, \"but God has called you away, and now I must follow the path he has laid before me-even if it is not what either of us would have chosen, had we been given such a choice.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Prairie Heritage: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 1: \u003ci\u003eA Rose Blooms Twice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 2: \u003ci\u003eWild Heart on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 3: \u003ci\u003eJoy on This Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 4: \u003ci\u003eThe Captive Within\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 5: \u003ci\u003eStolen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 6: \u003ci\u003eLost Are Found\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 7: \u003ci\u003eAll God's Promises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 8: \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Joy-A Short Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook 9: \u003ci\u003e Rose of RiverBend\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vikki writes the kind of faith-filled fiction that hooks you within the first few pages, will not let you go until you have finished, and leaves you wishing for more.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Janis Braun, Seattle, Washington\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Her books are not just for 'chicks'! I was amazed how engrossed I became in the lives of Vikki's characters, and how much I could relate to their situations.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Ed Dunne, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Be prepared to put life on hold. That's all I have to say!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Rebecca H., New Jersey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"You will laugh, you will cry but, most of all, you will be uplifted.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-LaTisha Holland, St. Augustine, FL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vikki Kestell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970120258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970120257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faith-Filled Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Vikki Kestell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982971109631,"sku":"9781970120257","price":16.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6da57327-80c2-43e4-9a71-018f9bcbf3f2.jpg?v=1683263964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-heart-of-joy-vikki-kestell-9781970120257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}