The Mountain Midwife by Laurie Alice Eakes

Now Ashley is on a mission to find the woman and her newborn baby… before it’s too late. The new mother is dangerously bleeding and needs medical attention. Until a young woman gives birth to a baby at Ashley’s home and is abducted just as Ashley tries to take her to the nearest hospital. But what if it’s Ashley’s turn to have a new life?Īshley Tolliver has tended to the women of her small Appalachian community for years. The women in Ashley’s family have helped mothers usher new life into this world for generations. He reignites dreams of having her own family that she has long put aside in favor of earning her medical degree and being able to do even more for her community.2016 RITA® Finalist Inspirational Romance But is it commitment to her calling or fear of the unknown that keeps her feet firmly planted in the Appalachian soil? Or is it something more-fear of her growing feelings for Hunter-that makes her hesitant to explore the world beyond the mountains?Īshley isn't prepared for the way Hunter's entrance into her world affects her heart and her future. He reignites dreams of having her own family that she has long put aside in favor of earning her medical degree and being able to do even more for her community. Hunter seeks out the aid of the local midwife in the mountain town where the phone call originated-surely she can shed some light on his own family background.Īshley isn't prepared for the way Hunter's entrance into her world affects her heart and her future. After receiving more media attention than he could ever want for being in the right place at the right time, he receives a mysterious phone call from a woman claiming to be his mother. Hunter McDermott is on a quest-to track down his birth mother. Now Ashley is on a mission to find the woman and her newborn baby. Until a young woman gives birth at Ashley's home and is abducted just as Ashley tries to take the dangerously bleeding mother to the nearest hospital. As their midwife, she thinks she has seen it all.

Now she wants to take her skills a step further, but attending medical school means abandoning those women to whom she has dedicated her life, the mountains she loves, and the awakening of her heart.Īshley Tolliver has tended to the women of her small Appalachian community for years. Biblical Criticism & Interpretation (158)įor nearly two hundred years, women in Ashley Tolliver's family have practiced the art of midwifery in their mountain community.Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (24).

Human Resources & Personnel Management (43).

The Mountain Midwife by Laurie Alice Eakes