Tiffany Hanson

Job: Youth Services Librarian, Imperial Beach Branch, San Diego County Library She recommends: “More Than Words Can Say” by Karen Witemeyer (Bethany House Publishers, 2019; 368 pages) Why? A train derailment changed Zacharias Hamilton's life when he was a boy — going from an orphan doing anything to avoid being adopted as free labor to the caretaker of two younger orphans whom he loves as siblings. Now, as adults, both of his siblings have found love, and Zach is ready to live life for himself. As he settles into a new town, he meets Abigail, a young woman who owns a bakery. What he doesn't know is that Abigail has plans to keep her bakery by marrying a man who will never take her business from her. And she thinks Zach is the most perfect of her three candidates. After a lifetime of running from past mistakes, Zach realizes he doesn't want to be free from helping others. He may just fall in love with the beautiful baker, and his fatherly instincts kick in when Abigail's younger sister is faced with her own troubled past.