Description

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Proving her skills are equal to a man's may cost her more than she ever imagined.

Modern-thinking Angelina DuBois is determined to prove her cousin Hiram wrong. He fired her from the architect firm she helped grow when her father's will left the business to Hiram. Using her large inheritance and architectural degree, she sets out to create a village run by women--Resolve, Kansas.

Carpenter and Civil War veteran Edward Pritchard's dream of building homes for Chicago's elite must be put on hold until he gains references. Serving as a contractor under Angelina's well-known DuBois name provides that opportunity. But can Angelina trust her handsome new carpenter to respect her as his boss? Will the project take Edward one step closer to his goals, or will it make him a laughingstock? Can these two strong-willed people find love amid such an unconventional experiment?

About the Author

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Cindy Ervin Huff is a multipublished writer. She has been featured in numerous periodicals over the last thirty years. Her historical romance Secrets & Charades won the Editor Choice, Maxwell Award, and Serious Writer Medal. Her contemporary romance, New Duet (2018), placed second in the 2019 Serious Writer Awards and was a finalist in the 2019 Selah Awards. Healing Hearts, her novella, is included in The Smitten Romance Collection, The Cowboys. Huff is a member of ACFW, a mentor for Word Weavers International, a founding member of the Aurora, Illinois, chapter of Word Weavers, and an alumna of the Christian Writer's Guild. She loves to encourage new writers on their journey. Huff taught mime and theater to homeschoolers and cotaught a creative writing class for at-risk kids. Over the years, she has written skits and programs for her home church, retreats, and for publication. Over the decades, she has worn many writing hats: newspaper columnist, online reporter, and radio scriptwriter for a children's show. She has written magazine articles, short stories, and a second-grade reader. Writing historical romance feeds her love of history and happy endings. Her children have been known to roll their eyes as she spouts little-known historical facts while her grandchildren think she's brilliant. Huff and her husband make their home in Aurora, Illinois.