James's Joy (Heartsong Presents)

is book #175 of the Heartsong Presents line.
==Book Description==
Home from the war a hopeless cripple and the master of a ruined plantation, James Sheffield must learn to live again. But his own conscience won't let him begin. A dark secret holds him prisoner and alcohol is his only escape. — When an intriguing woman enters his life, James somehow resolves to make a new start. But considering James's history of misfortune, Joy McGuire, the pastor's daughter, can never be his. She is promised to another, the handsome assistant pastor, a man who is quick to cast a stone at James.
Will James ever conquer the tyranny of his past? And will Joy listen to the truth of her heart before the rumors all around her become deafening?
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