—Margaret Brownley, New York Times bestselling author
“Love Without End, Book One in Robin Lee Hatcher’s new Kings Meadow series, is a delight from start to finish. The author’s skill at depicting the love and challenges of family has never been more evident as she deftly combines two love stories—past and present—to capture readers’ hearts and lift their spirits.”
—Marta Perry, author of The Forgiven, Keepers of the Promise, Book One
“I always expect excellence when I open a Robin Lee Hatcher novel. She never disappoints. The story here reminds me of a circle without end as Robin takes us through a modern-day romance while looping one character through a WWII tale of love and loss and the resurrection of hope and purpose. Love Without End touched my heart and guided me to some wonderful truths of how God’s love is a gift and a treasure.”
—Donita K. Paul, bestselling author
“A beautiful, heart-touching story of God’s amazing grace, and how He can restore and make new that which was lost.”
—Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author, on A Promise Kept
Also by Robin Lee Hatcher
You’re Gonna Love Me
You’ll Think of Me
The Heart’s Pursuit
A Promise Kept
A Bride for All Seasons
Heart of Gold
Loving Libby
Return to Me
The Perfect Life
Wagered Heart
Whispers from Yesterday
The Forgiving Hour (e-book and audio only)
The Shepherd’s Voice (e-book and audio only)
Legacy of Faith Series
Who I Am with You
How Sweet It Is (available in 2020)
Kings Meadow Romance Series
Love Without End
Whenever You Come Around
Keeper of the Stars
Where the Heart Lives Series
Belonging
Betrayal
Beloved
The Sisters of Bethlehem Springs Series
A Vote of Confidence
Fit to Be Tied
A Matter of Character
Coming to America Series
Dear Lady
Patterns of Love
In His Arms
Promised to Me
Novellas
I Hope You Dance, included in Kiss the Bride and How to Make a Wedding
Autumn’s Angel, included in A Bride for All Seasons
A Love Letter to the Editor, included in Four Weddings and a Kiss
Copyright
Cross My Heart
Copyright © 2019 RobinSong, Inc.
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
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Scripture quotations on pages 102, 294, and 295 are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
Scripture quotations on page 297 are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org).
Scripture quotations on pages 64 and 260 are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation. © 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Various people have attributed the quote on page 17 to Edmund Burke. But it is generally considered to be of unverified origin.
Publisher’s Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hatcher, Robin Lee, author.
Title: Cross my heart / Robin Lee Hatcher.
Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2019] | Series: A legacy
of faith novel
Identifiers: LCCN 2018059440| ISBN 9780785219309 (softcover) | ISBN
9780785219323 (epub)
Subjects: | GSAFD: Love stories. | Christian fiction.
Classification: LCC PS3558.A73574 C76 2019 | DDC 813/.54--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018059440
Printed in the United States of America
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