Virginia: Precious Burdens/Redeemed Hearts/Ramshackle Rose/The Restoration (Heartsong Novella Collection)

Go back in time to Virginia's age of tall ships, across the turn of the century, and through the victory of World War I in four romantic novels that combine to form a compelling family saga. John Newcomb shoulders his brother's sins when a woman brings her sister and nephew to his doorstep. How far will his charity extend? Captain Duncan Newcomb is an eligible bachelor at this sister's matchmaking mercy, but the only woman he wants is an immigrant maid. Then precious things are stolen. Will prejudices dictate who is worthy of love and trust? Rose Masterson holds tight to secrets about her past - living eccentrically and generously. When her secret - and heart - are threaten ed by a new man in town, will she flee or call a truce? Russell Diamond hopes to escape his war memories by moving to the house he inherited form his uncle. But when the enemy becomes his neighbor, will bitterness consume what is left of his ravished soul? Where will this family find the grace they need to face the challenges of tomorrow? Can love and faith fill their souls?