Read by Lynnette Freeman

NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins celebrates her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas. Citizens of Henry Adams, Kansas, know there's never a dull moment in their small town…Trent July has been the mayor of this historic town for the past four years, but now he's ready to let someone else take up the mantle. Barrett Payne, a former Marine, decides he wants the job. So does his wife Sheila who thinks it's high time Henry Adams has a woman for mayor. Their teenage son, Preston, finds himself caught in the middle as the rest of the town has opinions on who would be the better candidate. And of course that's not the only drama, as recovering alcoholic Malachi "Mal" July continues to make reparations to the people he's betrayed, especially his lady love Bernadine. Is she finally ready to forgive him and let the past go? As the residents of Henry Adams have learned, life will throw obstacles their way, but it's how they come together and rise above these challenges that keep the bonds of their close-knit community strong

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