The Preacher's Wife

A preacher’s daughter with no prospects. A frontier minister with no wife. Can faith and love build them a future together?

Prudence Underwood knows she has little hope for marriage. As the daughter of Boston’s fire-and-brimstone preacher, most men run the other way. All she wants is a quiet life, a kind husband, and a chance to serve the Lord. Desperate to escape spinsterhood and her father’s harsh tirades, she secretly writes to a matchmaker. When the reply offers her the hand of a preacher out west, she dares to wonder if God has finally answered her prayers.
Hubert Fitzgerald has devoted his life to serving God and his congregation. But when he feels the Lord’s call to shepherd a new town on the Colorado Plains, he knows he cannot do it alone. At his best friend’s urging, he sends a letter to a Boston matchmaker. What he doesn’t expect is a timid preacher’s daughter with a past she’d rather forget. She seems far too fragile to endure frontier hardships … yet something in her quiet strength stirs his heart.
Prudence longs to believe she can be the wife Hubert needs, but her doubts and her father’s shadow threaten to follow her across the prairie. Hubert is drawn to Prudence’s gentle spirit, but danger on the Plains could put her in more peril than she’s ever faced.
Can faith give them the courage to fight for a life, and a love, worth keeping?

The Preacher’s Wife is a story in the First Families of Sterling series, a heartwarming Christian historical romance filled with faith, family, and frontier courage. Perfect for fans of Karen Witemeyer, Linda Ford, and Shanna Hatfield.

This book was originally published as “Prudence’s Prayers” in 02/2024. The title has changed, the location and some names have been updated, and several typographical errors have been fixed in the document. 10/2025.

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Nestled along the lush fields of the Colorado Plains. The town of Sterling is home to unique characters, strong heroines, swoony heroes, and stories that will stand the test of time. These wholesome stories can be read by readers of all ages. They are filled with family values, romance, humor, and a sprinkle of faith.