Almost Friends: A Harmony Novel - Philip Gulley

In the sixth full-length novel in the Harmony series, Pastor Sam Gardner takes a leave of absence from his post at Harmony Friends Meeting to take care of his ailing father. When a woman pastor fills in, the quirky Quakers fall in love with her, and it looks like Sam's sabbatical may be permanent. \n \nIt's summer in Harmony, but not everything is as sunny as the weather. The good citizens of Harmony are back and stirring up trouble as usual, sometimes with disastrous results. \n \nPastor Sam Gardner must take a leave of absence from his post at Harmony Friends Meeting to take care of his ailing father.\n \nBut when spunky pastor Krista Riley comes to fill his position, the quirky Quakers seem to fall in love with her, and it begins to look like Sam's sabbatical may be permanent. Krista's resilience is put to the test when Dale Hinshaw and Fern Hampton begin to question whether a woman can faithfully lead their flock, and it looks like the resulting tiff might just be the undoing of Harmony Friends Meeting. Will Sam come to the rescue? Finding the answer to this question makes the trip back to Harmony worth turning every page.\n