num_pages: 366
description: On Bernadine Brown's fifty-second birthday she received an unexpected giftshe caught her husband Leo cheating with his secretary. She was hurtangry toobut she didn't cry woe is me. Nope she hired herself a top-notch lawyer and ended up with a cool $275 million. Having been raised in the church she knew that when much is given much is expected so she asked God to send her a purpose.The purpose turned out to be a town: Henry Adams Kansas one of the last surviving townships founded by freed slaves after the Civil War. The failing town had put itself up for sale on the Internet so Bernadine bought it. Trent July is the mayor and watching the town of his birth slide into debt and foreclosure is about the hardest thing he's ever done. When the buyer comes to town he's impressed by her vision strength and the hope she wants to offer not only to the town and its few remaining residents but to a handful of kids in desperate need of a second chance. Not everyone in town wants to get on board though; they don't want change. But Bernadine and Trent along with his first love Lily Fontaine are determined to preserve the town's legacy while ushering in a new era with ties to its unique past and its promising future.
language: English
title: Bring on the Blessings
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks