The Man Who Chose Her

Elsie Harper once believed she knew exactly where her future was headed. She had helped raise two motherless children, stood faithfully beside their father, and quietly hoped that someday he might choose her. He didn't. Instead of bitterness, Elsie finds an unexpected friendship with the woman who did become his wife-and the courage to begin looking toward a life of her own. Then Samuel Carter comes to town with his young daughter, Lily.
Samuel isn't looking for someone to replace the wife he lost, and Elsie refuses to become important to another man simply because she is good with children. But as friendship turns to affection, Elsie begins to realize that Samuel sees something in her no one ever has before. He sees her. For a woman who spent years waiting to be chosen, love may finally be offering Elsie something better-a man who chooses her freely, and a family that can truly become her own.