The first book in the Seasons of the Heart series is set in Connecticut in 1888, the year of what historians call “The White Hurricane.” The story reveals the power of God’s love to change lives and heal hearts. Summer Dream tells of a young couple’s love for each other and the obstacles that stand in their path of happiness. Until Nathan Reed resolves his anger with God and his family, he has no hopes of courting Rachel Winston, the minister’s daughter. As the daughter of a small-town minister in Connecticut, Rachel Winston believes the only way she’ll ever have a husband is to visit her aunt in Boston for the social season until Nathan Reed arrives in town. Although attracted to Rachel, Nathan avoids her because he has no desire to become involved with a Christian after experiences with his own family. When a devastating blizzard paralyzes New England, Nathan is caught in it and lies near death in the Winston home. Through the ministrations and tender care of Rachel and her mother, Nathan learns a lesson in love and forgiveness that leads him back to his home in the South. Before he can declare his love for Rachel, he must make amends with his own family. Will he return to Connecticut before Rachel leaves her home to head west as a missionary in Oklahoma Territory?
Ellen Marlowe, a high-school freshman, worries that her budding romance with dashing senior Michael Tyler will not survive when he goes off to college in the fall. Original.
We all have dreams. Often there are things keeping us from reaching them. Sometimes its a lack of time or money. Then there are dreams derailed by fear. In her book Summer Dreams, author Joan Deppa introduces us to April Phillips, a sixth-grade teacher who loves children. But she feels she should never marry because of her familys history of divorce. So instead of concentrating on relationship dreams, she pursues her dream to learn to kayak and buy an older house she can make into the home of her dreams. Aaron Matthews, however, has dreams too. And they include marrying April and having a family of their own. But first he needs to help her realize that God can break her chains of fear and give her a love that paddles through the storms and difficulties of life and thrives. Whose dreams will be realized? Can they both win? Summer Dreams, the second book in Joans Seasons of Love series, is a fun, well-paced story. You will journey alongside young adults looking to build meaningful relationships and seek Gods will in their lives. Aprils professional goals and relationship struggles and triumphs are familiar ones, as are all the characters personalities and flaws. Youll finish the book feeling you have spent time with a group of good friends.
Summer dreamed of becoming an artist and painting natural beauty on canvas. But all that changed when she married Joshua Hart, a man carrying a powerful dream of his own. With a temper to match his wild-boy good looks, he stormed out of their marriage to pursue a life as a musician, leaving her alone and, unbeknown to him, pregnant. Five years later, Summer is busy raising her daughter and managing the family's camp and retreat center in the woods of Eastern Washington. With her artistic dreams all but forgotten, her world turns upside down the day Josh shows up with an offer to help her get the camp ready-and plans for divorce. Only Josh didn't expect to find a blue-eyed darling who calls him "Daddy" living at Hart's Camp. Not to mention his surprise over the attraction he still feels for Summer Day. Can he make amends for the past? Or is it too late? Ty and Winter Williams, marriage-retreat speakers, share their heartwarming story of second chances, and Summer and Josh must face the choices they've made. Is God's grace enough to carry them through the divorce? Or can He change their hearts and help them find their way back to love? Summer's Dream is a Contemporary Christian Romance in the Second Chance Series. Winter's Past (Book 1) April's Storm (Book 2) Summer's Dream (Book 3)
»Winter Dreams« is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, originally published in 1922. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] was an American author, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His legendary marriage to Zelda Montgomery, along with their acquaintances with notable figures such as Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and their lifestyle in 1920s Paris, has become iconic. A master of the short story genre, it is logical that his most famous novel is also his shortest: The Great Gatsby [1925].