Author: Rachael LucasPublisher: Pan
ISBN: 9781509882755
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Day on the Farm
Author: Allison RomneyPublisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 9781512738452
Category : Christian life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This true story chronicles life on a sheep and alpaca farm through a season of dramatic change. From the deepest, darkest, coldest days of a severe Midwestern winter to the warm summer days that bring unexpected visitors, you can experience the real-life happenings as told by a retired stockbroker who never dreamed she suddenly would be alone on a farm. The shocking reason her life changed becomes the start of an incredible faith journey where she learns firsthand about God's promises, His faithfulness and the miracles He provides. Meet the animals, the knitting ladies who jump in to help, and the people who step forward to unselfishly offer hope in what seems to be a hopeless situation. Follow the journey that sent a riptide through a small town but ended up pulling a community together. Learn about the ultimate hope that God provides with forgiveness and victory over evil in today's world through His Son, Jesus Christ, and the amazing power of the Holy Spirit to make the impossible become real.
Author: Ruth MckeaneyFinding Hope
Author: Brenda WilesPublisher:
ISBN: 9781524549541
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Hope and Alden are two people who married late in life and moved to a farm in Kentucky they had purchased from Joy. When she passed away, the couple ran across treasures around her home that led them to her boyfriend, Mark. Mark was a philanthropist who wanted to do great things with his wealth. Hope and Alden turned over Joy's treasures to Mark who, in return, paid for the couple to travel to Israel. Later in the story, Mark invites Hope to Romania with him to visit an orphanage for the lost children who roam the streets. Hope found a poem that Alden had written in a picture frame on the wall called "Finally Home." Alden had given it to Mark without Hope even being aware of it. Mark and Hope came back to the farm with a young lady named Anna. Through multiple crises, Anna bonded with a horse that Mark had rescued. Anna and the horse come to a place of healing by the end of the story, showing that all things really can work out for good. There is always hope.
My Box-Shaped Heart
Author: Rachael LucasPublisher: Feiwel & Friends
ISBN: 1250130018
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Rachel Lucas's My Box-Shaped Heart is a powerful YA novel about an unlikely friendship between two struggling teens—and how they come together to help one another. Holly's mom is a hoarder, and Holly is fed up with being picked on at school for being weird . . . and having the wrong clothes . . . and sticking out. All she wants is to fit in. She loves swimming, because in the water everyone is the same. Ed goes to the swimming pool because everything else in his life has changed. In his old life, he had money, was on the swim team, knew who he was and what he wanted. In his old life, his dad hit his mom. Holly is swimming in one direction and Ed's swimming in the other. As their worlds collide they find a window into each other's lives—and learn how to meet in the middle.
Finding Hope
Author: Donna and Arnie GilsonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781508452010
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Pat Biggs and her two children, Jimmy and Bonnie are forced to relocate. They start out in their old van for what they hope will be a new start in a different state. On the way, Jimmy is caught taking tomatoes out of Sam and May Ryder's farm crop for his hungry mother and sister. Sam Ryder catches him and that starts an unexpected early beginning for Pat and her children's hope for their new life.
Author: Rachael Lucas
Author: Anna Jane BucklandSealed With A Kiss
Author: Rachael LucasPublisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1447267044
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
‘Wonderful escapism with a gloriously romantic setting.’ – Katie Fforde Featuring brand new material, Sealed With a Kiss is the bestselling romantic novel from Rachael Lucas, the author of Wildflower Bay and Coming Up Roses. Kate is dumped on her best friend's wedding day by the world's most boring boyfriend, Ian. She's mostly cross because he got in first – until she remembers she's now homeless as well as jobless. Rather than move back home to her ultra-bossy mother, Kate takes a job on the remote Scottish island of Auchenmor as an all-round Girl Friday. Her first day is pretty much a disaster: she falls over, smack bang at the feet of her grouchy new boss, Roddy, Laird of the Island. Unimpressed with her townie ways, he makes it clear she's got a lot to prove. Island life has no room for secrets, but prickly Roddy's keeping something to himself. When his demanding ex-girlfriend appears back on the island, Kate's budding friendship with her new boss comes to an abrupt end. What is Fiona planning – and can she be stopped before it's too late? This funny, big-hearted novel is the perfect read for fans of Carole Matthews, Trisha Ashley and Katie Fforde.
The House on an Irish Hillside
Author: Felicity Hayes-McCoyPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444730339
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
'From the moment I crossed the mountain I fell in love. With the place, which was more beautiful than any place I'd ever seen. With the people I met there. And with a way of looking at life that was deeper, richer and wiser than any I'd known before. When I left I dreamt of clouds on the mountain. I kept going back.' We all lead very busy lives and sometimes it's hard to find the time to be the people we want to be. Twelve years ago Felicity Hayes-McCoy left the hectic pace of the city and returned to Ireland to make a new life in a remarkable house on the stunning Dingle peninsula. Beautifully written, this is a life-affirming tale of rediscovering lost values and being reminded of the things that really matter.
