Sanctuary in Providence Ridge
(2026)(The fourth book in the Providence Ridge series)
A novel by Vivian Belle
Some promises outlive the people who make them.
Clara Whitmore knows the cost of trusting her own judgment. When she uncovered fraud in her late father's business, she did the honorable thing and confronted the man responsible. That decision turned her from a Boston merchant's daughter into a woman on the run, clutching ledgers that could destroy a powerful man—if she lives long enough to deliver them. A widow's advertisement in a western paper promised sanctuary: remote work, quiet lodging, a place to disappear. But when Clara's stage reaches Providence Ridge, Montana Territory, she finds the widow buried three weeks and her promised refuge reduced to a grieving rancher who never wanted her there.
Caleb Dawson stopped believing in promises the day his young wife died in his arms. Since then, he's buried his father and his mother, and all he has left is a six-year-old daughter who needs him whole—not shattered by another loss. His mother's final wish was to help a stranger she'd never met, and Caleb honors it the only way he knows how: with duty, not warmth. Clara can stay through winter. She can work for her keep. But he will not let her into the fortress he's built around what remains of his heart.
Then a well-dressed stranger arrives in Providence Ridge, asking questions about an eastern woman with a nervous disposition. Suddenly, Clara's secrets become Caleb's problem. The pass is closing. The town is watching. And the men hunting Clara are already turning neighbors into enemies. Protecting her will cost Caleb everything he's worked to rebuild—his contracts, his reputation, his standing in the community. But sending her away means abandoning her to wolves. And somewhere beneath his grief, Caleb Dawson is still the kind of man who stands.
In this clean Christian historical romance set in 1884 Montana Territory, two wounded souls must learn that sanctuary isn't silence—it's the courage to speak truth, the faith to trust again, and the love that grows when guarded hearts finally choose to stay.
TROPES: Forced proximity • Gruff protective hero • Woman in peril • Widower with child • Found family • Small-town community
This sweet, faith-filled frontier romance promises no explicit content, a slow-burn love story built on integrity and courage, and the hopeful, emotionally satisfying ending Christian romance readers treasure.
Genre: Inspirational
Clara Whitmore knows the cost of trusting her own judgment. When she uncovered fraud in her late father's business, she did the honorable thing and confronted the man responsible. That decision turned her from a Boston merchant's daughter into a woman on the run, clutching ledgers that could destroy a powerful man—if she lives long enough to deliver them. A widow's advertisement in a western paper promised sanctuary: remote work, quiet lodging, a place to disappear. But when Clara's stage reaches Providence Ridge, Montana Territory, she finds the widow buried three weeks and her promised refuge reduced to a grieving rancher who never wanted her there.
Caleb Dawson stopped believing in promises the day his young wife died in his arms. Since then, he's buried his father and his mother, and all he has left is a six-year-old daughter who needs him whole—not shattered by another loss. His mother's final wish was to help a stranger she'd never met, and Caleb honors it the only way he knows how: with duty, not warmth. Clara can stay through winter. She can work for her keep. But he will not let her into the fortress he's built around what remains of his heart.
Then a well-dressed stranger arrives in Providence Ridge, asking questions about an eastern woman with a nervous disposition. Suddenly, Clara's secrets become Caleb's problem. The pass is closing. The town is watching. And the men hunting Clara are already turning neighbors into enemies. Protecting her will cost Caleb everything he's worked to rebuild—his contracts, his reputation, his standing in the community. But sending her away means abandoning her to wolves. And somewhere beneath his grief, Caleb Dawson is still the kind of man who stands.
In this clean Christian historical romance set in 1884 Montana Territory, two wounded souls must learn that sanctuary isn't silence—it's the courage to speak truth, the faith to trust again, and the love that grows when guarded hearts finally choose to stay.
TROPES: Forced proximity • Gruff protective hero • Woman in peril • Widower with child • Found family • Small-town community
This sweet, faith-filled frontier romance promises no explicit content, a slow-burn love story built on integrity and courage, and the hopeful, emotionally satisfying ending Christian romance readers treasure.
Genre: Inspirational