Bøker av Aretta Gordish

It was the perfect summer day in the small town of Snowflake Falls. The perfect day for the Fourth of July parade where the town planned to celebrate the homecoming of Major Jake Engle, a decorated war hero. As a Green Beret, Jake was used to going on tough military missions, and though he was home on leave, which should be a time of much needed rest and relaxation, he felt as if he was on the toughest mission of his life. He had made a promise to a dying soldier that he would marry his wife and take care of their small child. It was a promise Jake intended to keep. The only problem was that he had to convince the young window, Sophia Anderson, that he intended to marry her even though she believed she would never be able to give her heart to another man, especially one who was in the Army. Jake and Sophia would come to learn that though life could sometimes be incredibly hard, God still had a plan that was meant for good. It was going to take a great deal of patience and trust before either of them would understand just how good God's plan could be.

Several years ago, in the small town of Snowflake Falls, Sonja Bauer and her sister, Julianna, had fallen in love with the same man. Otis Unger chose Sonja, leaving Julianna heart broken, bitter, and alone. Feeling betrayed by her sister, Julianna was consumed with anger to the point that she wanted nothing to do with her sister, or the small town. Sonja and Otis married, had a child, and then watched as their marriage fell apart, now leaving Sonja the one who was heart broken, bitter and alone. It would take many years to reunite the sisters, and a tragedy to bring Sonja and Otis to admit they still loved each other. In their darkest hour, during the coldest season of the year, was it possible that forgiveness and healing would come to all who were hurting? It would take more than time to heal the old wounds. It would take a season of love.

Carol Brunswick had grown up in the small town of Snowflake Falls, but left right out of high school and never looked back. She wanted more out of life than the little town could afford. She naively thought she had finally found all that she had ever hoped and dreamed about in the posh, affluent neighborhood of Chicago where she lived, by all appearances, a perfect life in a perfect home with a perfect husband and perfect children. But things weren't as perfect as they seemed. Carol used to say to her parents, "If I come home, it will only be for a short visit." However, this Christmas, Carol would be coming home to stay. Maybe she would find that her only regret was that she hadn't come home sooner.