Basket Stitch — Cathy Marie Hake

Love Comes Cloaked in Unexpected Disguises

Raised in No Man's Land -- a wide-open tract west of the Oklahoma territory -- the Stafford siblings stitch together a legacy of faith and family history But each one struggles to recognize the arrival of true love:

- Micah can't imagine falling for the refined visitor from the East who "can't ride a horse or shoot a gun."
- Louisa, a tomboy, almost loses a chance at love by trading her holster for ribbons and bows.
- Josh is surprised to find the "young man" he rescued is actually Rachel Donovan, disguised to survive the harsh pioneer terrain.
- Sam takes a closer look -- through God-colored spectacles -- and discovers a sweet, soft spirit in his bumbling bride-to-be.

In spite of the prejudices, false assumptions, and misleading disguises, God can tie up the loose threads of these lives and bestow His own plan -- the unexpected perfection of love.