Kneaded and Loved

Sometimes starting over is the only way to find where you truly belong.

Hallie Rowan never planned on rebuilding her life in the small town of Bethelville, Tennessee. But inside the warm, flour-dusted walls of Our Daily Bread bakery, she begins to discover something she thought she'd lost the possibility of belonging.

Levi Shepard knows something about starting over, too. Once a Nashville detective, he came to Bethelville carrying a past of his own and no intention of letting anyone get too close. But Hallie has a way of slipping past his defenses, one conversation, one laugh, and one unexpected moment at a time.

As friendship slowly becomes something neither of them expected, Hallie and Levi must decide whether the wounds of yesterday will determine their future or whether faith can give them the courage to trust again.

Surrounded by the warmth, humor, and occasionally meddlesome residents of Bethelville, they discover that healing doesn't always happen all at once. Sometimes it comes quietly in fresh-baked bread, faithful friends, second chances, and the unexpected person who makes home feel possible again.

Kneaded and Loved is a heartfelt Christian romance about faith, healing, community, and finding the courage to love again.

The first book in the Bethelville Series.