num_pages: 408
description: The legend had lived for morethan a century, yet, in spite of eye witnesses who had seen her ghost, no onewanted to believe the validity of The Blue Lady. Why was she haunting BrindlePoint? What was she trying to say?After one dockside farewell toomany, Josiah Abbotts need for hearth and home suddenly outweigh his taste forsalt air and billowing sails. When he is offered the commission of lighthousekeeper at a Virginia lighthousestation; he jumps at the chance and hangs up his captains hat for good. Hisfamily is more than willing to follow him to the new lighthouse, but will theghost of Brindle Point welcome them?Can obstacles unannouncedinspections, coastal storms and ghostly apparitions surmount their faith, or,will they ingratiate the Abbotts into a deeper love for the life?As the passing crew of a linepacket ship becomes distracted by a murder on board, they face disaster.Josiahs daughter must put her faith into actions when one of the injured crewmembers falls in love with her.When the mending crew is broughtbefore a board of inquiry, previous encounters with this ghost can no longer bekept secret. Only, after the Abbotts deciphermessages revealed by the ghost, can they discover truth, the true meaning oflove and a true jewel for the keeping.
language: English
title: A Jewel for the Keeping
titlecomplete: A Jewel for the Keeping
publisher: 1st Book Library