The Schoolmarm and the Preacher by Susan Thomas


The Schoolmarm and the Preacher
Title : The Schoolmarm and the Preacher
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ISBN : -
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 84
Publication : Published April 4, 2017

When Annie McWilliams arrives in Kirkham with her two young children, she is given a warm welcome and taken to a small house that has been made ready for the town's new schoolmarm. Delighted with her new surroundings, Annie quickly settles in, eager to leave her troubled past behind and make a fresh start in life. Her first encounter with Reverend James Daffern occurs when he saves her children from drowning in the river. She finds him very attractive, and James is extremely taken with the pretty young widow. But when Annie disobeys the Sheriff's instructions by exploring an unrespectable part of town, she learns she is to be spanked for her disobedience, and as she has no husband, James Daffern is the man for the job.

Acutely embarrassed, Annie takes her punishment ... and given her headstrong nature, it turns out to be the first of several discipline sessions with the good-looking preacher. As time passes, their romance grows, and when James asks Annie to be his wife, she accepts gladly ... yet she is reluctant to set a date for the wedding. She has a secret which weighs heavy on her shoulders ... but she is not the only one with a secret past. As events unfold, the truth comes to light ... but how will the revelations affect Annie's future?

The Schoolmarm and the Preacher Reviews

  • Amber Fueston

    This was a good story though it was somewhat predictable. The spankings were well described and were harsh but done out of love. I wish we could have seen more interaction between the children and James this story had the potential to become so much more. There were 2 sex scenes that did not involve either one of the main characters. Those scenes added nothing to story, they just seemed to be thrown in there.

  • Lenore Zulauf

    An entertaining read and a look into what life was for a schoolmarm back in the Old West.

  • Scarlet Fanning

    Anne and her two children come to Kirkham, a small western town of good people. She has taken the job as schoolmarm and passing herself off as a widow using a different last name. James is the preacher, who rescues the children from drowning, but soon is courting their mother. He has a secret, too. James was in a gang, and took the name of a victim before heading to Bible College.

    Classic domestic discipline western with heart and suspense.

    Sequel to Elizabeth's Flight, but works as a stand alone.