Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer

He finally gets away, and his thoughts keep returning by the memory of the woman he just left behind. He worries that this detour is going to wreck his chances of serving a congregation of his very own, Crockett wants to escape. Then, he is presented to the guy’s daughter as the minister she wanted for her birthday. When going to interview for a job at a church in the Piney Woods in Texas, Crockett Archer has a hard time believing that a retired outlaw forces him off the train. “Stealing the Preacher” is the second novel in the “Archer Brothers” series, which was released in the year 2013.

Witermeyer is great at writing some humorous fiction that has some great faith lessons. It has some great wholesome values that does a great job to inspire and some poignant romance that stirs the heart. This is a wonderful story that made some have a hard time putting down for very long, and when they did, they were still pondering what would happen next. Is love ever going to be hers? Or is Travis going to always see her just as a short straw bride? Despite Travis not being the gallant youth that Meredith used to dream about, she is determined to stand by his side against the enemy that is threatening both of them. An act of sacrifice ends with her injured and her reputation in ruins, guilt and gratitude make him ride to rescue her again.įour brothers and four straws. He just cannot bring himself to send her away. Travis Archer has a tough time, however, when a female trespasser who has the exact same blue eyes as the courageous young girl he helped one. A debt from twelve years ago makes her take the risk.įourteen years constantly being vigilant will harden a man. When Meredith Hayes hears about a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off of their ranch. “Short-Straw Bride” is the first novel in the “Archer Brothers” series, which was released in the year 2012. She has also been a finalist for the National Reader’s Choice Award and multiple RITAs. Her work consistently hits bestseller lists and have won awards, like: the Holt Medallion, the ACFW Carol Award, and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award. Karen lives her dream of writing novels, after being a bookworm her entire life. Witermeyer also sets her stories in the tiny towns that came into greatness during the mid to late 1800s.īesides writing, she is a shower singer, an avid cross-stitcher, and bakes a stellar apple cobbler. She has fallen in love with the rugged land of enduring pioneer spirit and sweeping sunsets, she puts into the pages of her books. The guy roped her in real good, as she has lived in Texas ever since. While attending the school, she met and married a Texas hero of her own. Author Karen Witermeyer grew up in California before moving to Texas to go to Abilene Christian University, where she got master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Psychology.

Stealing the Preacher by Karen Witemeyer