Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Seeds of Hope by Teresa Wells, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Seeds of Hope
Series: The Truitts of Texas #2
Author: Teresa Wells
Publisher: Scrivenings Press
Release Date: 07/14/2026
Genre: Christian Historical Romance
Two wounded hearts. One fragile hope. A love that dares to take root.
Blooming Grove, Texas, 1896
Deputy Rabb Truitt has sworn to protect Blooming Grove. But when a clerical error sets a criminal free, Rabb blames himself. He should’ve admitted he can’t read, and now he must resign. If he failed the town once, he could fail it again.
A recent survivor of a devastating fire, Sallie Parker refuses to let Rabb give up the job he loves. She helps him make sense of letters on the page, and as his knowledge grows, so do their feelings for each other.
When a series of mysterious events surround Sallie’s school, Rabb fears a connection to cattle rustlers he’s pursuing. Each day without arrest, the demands for mob justice increase. Rabb races to protect the town and the woman he loves. But is he too late?
Perfect for fans of Karen Witemeyer, Mary Connealy, and Jody Hedlund, Seeds of Hope is a faith-based historical romance filled with small-town danger, friends-to-lovers tenderness, found family, courage, and the promise that God can grow hope in even the hardest places.
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Book Excerpt
Sallie made no move to open the book.
“Go ahead. I’m ready.”
With a heavy sigh, she stood. “I don’t think you are.” Frowning, she made a shooing motion. “Let me by.”
He did as she commanded, slack-jawed. “You’re not leaving, are you? What about teaching me all that stuff?”
She placed the primer in the middle of the sheriff’s desk. “You’ll never learn a thing jumping up every time someone passes.” She picked up the basket. “Before we meet again—if we meet again, that is—I expect you to study the primer.”
“Aw, come on, Sallie. Don’t be mad at me.”
She adjusted her shawl and shook her head. “It’s not me you need to be concerned with.”
What did that mean? “So what, you’re giving up on me?”
She wheeled on him so fast he had to step back or run over her. Eyes flashing, Sallie pointed at him. “You are the one giving up, not me. You care too much about someone seeing you. It’s hard, I know it is. But are you a man who cowers when things get tough? Or are you the kind of man who recognizes a challenge and steps up to meet it?”
Her words blasted his pride. “At least I don’t hole up like a hermit who’s scared of folks staring.”
Behind her glasses, her blue eyes grew wide. Her fingers shook as she reached for the doorknob.
Regret throttled him. “Wait, I’m sorry—”
The door slammed behind her.
About the Author
Award-winning author Teresa Wells writes stories threaded with hope and redemption. She loves meeting people, touring old homes, and studying the Bible. She lives with her husband of 45 years outside of Dallas, Texas. Her debut novel, What Brings Us Joy (Scrivenings Press, 2025), is a double winner for the 2026 Holt Medallion Award. Seeds of Hope, Book 2 in The Truitts of Texas series, releases in July of 2026. You can find her online at teresawells.com
Tour Giveaway
(2) winners will each receive a signed copy of Seeds of Hope, items related to the book, and a $25 Amazon gift card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight August 3, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on August 10, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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Looks great
I liked the excerpt.