Luke's Purpose (Cottage City Chronicles #5)

He is searching for peace. She is hiding from the pain of her past. Their connection to each other might be just what they both need most.

Luke Wilkens studied as a preacher, but now he rides the range as a cowboy. That is, until the day he lost his best friend in a tragic accident. He’s been feeling restless and disillusioned with life ever since. He decides to head East to help his grandfather, an aging minister, with his congregation. He expects to find peace and solace in the little village of Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. What he does not expect is a feisty young school teacher with beautiful brown eyes. Befriending her will be a challenge, but he is willing to give it a try. If only she would cooperate.

Phoebe Culpepper experienced a deep loss as a young girl. She is determined never to let anyone or anything hurt her like that again. Closed off from the people around her, she goes through life with high walls built up around her heart. But the day she meets Luke Wilkens is the day those walls start tumbling down. What will she do when her heart is exposed once again? Can she learn to open up and receive the love and friendship she so desperately needs?

Experience the breathtaking setting of Martha’s Vineyard Island in the early days of the twentieth century. Get swept up in the story of two people caught in one unlikely friendship that could turn into so much more.