Five Golden Rings

She is a unicorn among her peers. Is there room in her heart for an unexpected new love?

Katherine Bancroft lost her husband to the war in Afghanistan. He had been her only love, and given all the other trauma she has endured in her life, she’s not sure she wants to open her heart to another man after such a devastating loss. And anyway, Jacob MacGregor isn’t just your average Joe … he’s a minister of the gospel. What would she even do with a man like him? She’s never met a preacher like this one.

He’s been celibate since he chose a life of service. Is he ready for a different kind of love?

From the day he entered the seminary, Dr. Jacob MacGregor chose devotion to those in his care above his own needs and he had yet to fall in love with anyone but his Lord. Then he meets Katherine Bancroft, and suddenly, the world is a much brighter place, his work is more inspiring, and his heart can’t stop singing. But Kate is a widow with two sons and a past that has made her justifiably reluctant to commit to a second chance.

Join Kate and Jake as they look back at where they started and look forward to the birth of their newest babies.

This is a revised, greatly expanded, and re-titled version of "A Very Pregnant Christmas", first released as a novella as part of the Christmas anthology "Wanted: Mistletoe" in November 2022.