02092cam a2200337 i 4500 381530497 TxAuBib 20190429120000.0 160516s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016017624 9780764218149 hardcover 076421814X hardcover 9780764218132 softcover 0764218131 softcover TxAuBib rda Klassen, Julie, 1964- The innkeeper of Ivy Hill [Book] / Julie Klassen. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2016] 444 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Tales from Ivy Hill ; 1 The lifeblood of the village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. When the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant land-lady. Jane has no idea how to manage a business, but with the town's livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must quickly find a way to save the inn. Despite their strained relationship, Jane turns to her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, for help. Formerly mistress of The Bell, Thora is struggling to overcome her losses and find purpose for the future. As she works with Jane, two men from her past vie for her attention, but Thora has promised herself never to marry again. Will one of them convince her to embrace a second change at love? As pressure mounts from the bank, Jane employs new methods, and puzzles over the intentions of several men who seem to have a vested interest in the place, including a mysterious newcomer with secret plans of his own. With the help of friends old and new, can Jane restore life to the in, and to her empty hear as well? 20190429. Hotelkeepers Fiction. Widows Fiction. Love Stories. Christian fiction. Tales from Ivy Hill ; 1.