Love's pure light

Be transported to unique time periods as you follow a treasured family nativity set through four generations of the Shepherd family. While Shepherds Watch Are Keeping by Susanne Dietze Massachusetts, 1899 This Christmas, Pastor Seth Shepherd has little to offer his flock of congregants in their time of need until Jessalyn Grant, a mysterious newcomer, comes to his aid. The Wise Guy and the Star by Shannon McNear Charleston, South Carolina, to Kansas City, Missouri, 1919 While journeying by train, Stella Shepherd befriends war veteran Nat Wise. She helps him find renewed faith in God, but could he also be the answer to the wanderings of her own heart? On Angel Wings by Janine Rosche Kansas City, Missouri, 1945 Elodie Wise plans a fundraising ball with the help of her friend Benjamin Gabriel. But can she look past the swanky Hollywood headliner to see the man who truly loves her? Making Room at the Inn by Deborah Raney Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Present Day Benjie Gabriel thinks the chef's position she's just taken at an award-winning bed and breakfast is temporary--just a stepping stone. The B&B's owner, Trevor Keye, thinks the same. Will five months be long enough for them to figure out that what they've each been longing for, praying for, is right beneath their noses?