Scraps of Love: Marry for Love/Mother's Old Quilt/The Coat/Love of a Lifetime

MARRY FOR LOVE...Janet Spaeth

The delightful Bridgit Streeter plans a tea that her future Pastor/husband, Peter Collins, requests. She tackles with much anxiety, cutting and stitching together her own wedding dress. There's just one problem. Bridgit can't cook or sew. She can, however, ride like the wind, and farm from sunup to sunset. The antics of Bridgit endear her to readers, young and old alike.

MOTHER'S OLD QUILT...Lena Nelson Dooley

John Collins accidentally kills the dog of a woman shadowed by tragedy, adding to the despair Maggie Swenson feels will never leave her. John works hard to compensate for his mistake; chopping wood, feeding the animals, cleaning the barn, falling hard for the lovely Maggie. He gifts Maggie with a new puppy wrapped in an old quilt. Maggie's broken heart heals as she cares for the pup, and slowly she returns John's love. She cleans and repairs the quilt, later learning the meaning of each piece of fabric.

THE COAT...Tracey V. Bateman

Leah Halliday lines her son, Collin's, coat, with parts of an old family quilt. Headmaster Max Reilly intervenes in a scuffle between Collin and several other boys. Max buys Collin a new coat, and meets Leah when he delivers the present to the Halliday home. Leah refuses the coat then at Max's prompting, realizes the lining of Collin's old coat instigated the fight. Max takes Collin under his wing, taking advantage of every opportunity to spend time with Leah as well. He fears what will happen to their newfound love when Leah learns of his past.

LOVE OF A LIFETIME...Rhonda Gibson

Spunky Colleen Halliday receives a huge box in the mail, delivered by the handsome Adam Walker. In the box are request from her aunts to preserve the family's memories. Colleen can't bake a lick, but inherited a bakery from her grandma. Alarms blare and smoke billows when Colleen burns another batch of sweets. Adam's sister, Jenny, offers to teach Colleen how to bake. In return the two girls work on scrapbooks together. Jenny's for a school project and Colleen's to piece together her past. Adam is clearly drawn to the woman that influences his sister, but a past relationship threatens his happiness.