[Bookstrand Fantasy Romance, M/F, HEA] Benji has lived alone at his family farm for years. His wife passed away years ago, leaving only his best friend Charlie the quarter horse as his companion. Lexi is on the run from her abusive father. With no destination in mind, she takes off in the middle of a heavy snowstorm, landing right in the middle of an apple orchard. Benji finds the lost angel sleeping beneath one of his prized apple trees and takes her home. With no clothes, shoes, or shawl, how will she ever survive in the world? Benji is confused by such a free-spirited soul. But once she's there, he knows he can't ever let her go. He can't go back to his life of silence, with no sunshine there to share it with. Can he convince Lexi to stay and be a part of his future? Or will she run away? A BookStrand Mainstream Romance

A journal for the farm, the garden, and the fireside, devoted to improvement in agriculture, horticulture, and rural taste; to elevation in mental, moral, and social character, and the spread of useful knowledge and current news.

Showing how the history of the apple goes far beyond the orchard and into the social, cultural and technological developments of Britain and the USA, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the importance of the apple as a symbol of both tradition and innovation. From the 18th century in Britain, technology innovation in fruit production and orchard management resulted in new varieties of apples being cultivated and consumed, while the orchard became a representation of stability. In America orchards were contested spaces, as planting seedling apple trees allowed settlers to lay a claim to land. In this book Joanna Crosby explores how apples and orchards have reflected the social, economic and cultural landscape of their times. From the association between English apples and 'English' virtues of plain speaking, hard work and resultant high-quality produce, to practices of wassailing highlighting the effects of urbanisation and the decline of country ways and customs, Apples and Orchards from the Eighteenth Century shows how this everyday fruit provides rich insights into a time of significant social change.