Surrendered Hearts

Winner of the International Digital Award, Inspirational Novel Category. A gas pipeline explosion and fire destroy Jennifer Evan's apartment and change her life forever. Not only does she lose her home and beloved dog, the ugly scars that cover her arm, neck and shoulder steal her confidence and cause her fiancé to desert her. With her funds depleted and her job on hold, she heads to Vermont where she hopes to reconnect with her brother, Wes, and find a way to rebuild her shattered life. Bill Morgan, head naturalist at the Wild River Nature Center and her brother's roommate, is a strong, quiet man whose faith runs deep. He and Jenn's brother determine to help Jenn make a new start in Vermont. Bill's stumbling attempts to share his faith with Jenn seem to fall flat and push her farther away, but she can see the difference his faith makes in his life, and her heart is drawn to him. Will she hold on to the pain of her past, or will she surrender her heart and finally find the faith and love she is seeking? Endorsement: "Fire stole Jenn's career, possessions, beloved dog, the affections of a fiancé who couldn't see past her scars, and any remnant of faith she possessed. But struggling through her fears leads Jenn to an amazing God who cherishes her just as she is, and to embrace a love and life she could not have imagined. Surrendered Hearts is one more example of Turansky's ability to draw a reader's heart toward its Heavenly home, filling it with determination, hope, and romance for the journey." Cathy Gohlke, Christy award-winning author of Secrets She Kept and Night Bird Calling.