A Hearth Beneath the Stars

A Clean Christian Historical Romance

By: Anne Lovage

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A Hearth Beneath the Stars
A Marriage of Convenience. A Love Unspoken. A Redemption Unforeseen.

Northumberland, 1873.

Widowed and burdened with debt, Emma Redfern has spent years carving out a life of quiet service—tending to the sick, bringing children into the world, and standing firm in her faith even when everything else has been taken from her. When a marriage of convenience is offered by the reclusive Captain James Rathmore, she has little choice but to accept. He does not ask for love, only duty. She vows to give him nothing more.

James has spent years locked away in his own grief, the ghosts of war and past loss haunting the halls of Thornfield Manor. His heart is closed, his faith long abandoned. Marrying Emma is merely a necessity—a way to salvage what remains of his family’s estate. But he never expects her quiet strength to challenge everything he believes about redemption, mercy, and love.

As the seasons change and the walls between them begin to crack, Emma’s kindness begins to unravel the man who swore he needed no one. When tragedy threatens those they love, James is forced to confront the one thing he has feared most—a God he believes has forsaken him, and a woman who refuses to let him go.

Beneath the vast Northumberland sky, by the glow of chapel candlelight, two hearts once hardened by pain must decide: Will they choose the safety of silence? Or will they risk everything for a love that was waiting all along?

A sweeping, emotional Christian historical romance for readers who believe in hope, healing, and the quiet power of faith-filled love.