Wildflowers from Winter

Posted on 27 February 2017 by Katie Ganshert

Like the winter, grief has a season Life returns with the spring A young architect at a prestigious Chicago firm, Bethany Quinn has built the life she dreamed of during her teen years in a trailer park An unexpected interruption from her estranged mother reveals that tragedy has struck in her hometown and a reluctant Bethany is called back to rural Iowa Determined to pay her respects to her past while avoiding any emotional entanglements, she vows not to stay long But the unexpected inheritance of five hundred acres of farmland and a startling turn of events in Chicago forces Bethany to come up with a new plan Handsome farmhand Evan Price has taken care of the Quinn farm for years When Bethany is left the land, Evan must fight her decisions to realize his dreams But even as he disagrees with Bethany s vision, Evan feels drawn to her and the pain she keeps so carefully locked away For Bethany, making peace with her past and the God of her childhood doesn t seem like the path to freedom Is letting go the only way to new life, love and a peace that she s not even sure exists Free Download Wildflowers from Winter Author Katie Ganshert For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr What do you do when your life doesn t go as planned and your faced with what seems like unending greif Can God really make something beautiful out of the winter seasons of life These questions are illustrated and answered through the characters of Bethany, Robin and Evan.Bethany Quinn has worked hard have a prestigious career at a top architecture firm in Chicago lea...Wow I really can t ever recall reading a Christian fiction book with this much emotion Seriously people, I think I cried a total of ten times while reading this one It s listed as romance but it is so muchthan that I don t know about you but when I think romance I think something that you read when you just want an escape but aren t expecting a whole lot of depth so that leads me to declare that this is so muchthan a romance It s far from the standard fare of fluff and puff that Wow I really can t ever recall reading a Christian fiction book with this much emotion Seriously people, I think I cried a total of ten times while reading this one It s listed as romance but it is so muchthan that I don t know about you but when I think romance I think something that you read when you just want an escape but aren t expecting a whole lot of depth so that leads me to declare that this is so muchthan a romance It s far from the standard fare of fluff and puff that I ve been reading lately with it s great message minus the preachy factor and so much raw, gritty emotion from each of the characters, not just Bethany As such, it lends to the authenticity of the story and a connection to ALL characters that you don t always get when reading a romance There is so much you will take away from this story Rediscover life, love, and God along...A beautiful story of hope and reconciliation Bethany Quinn is a professional architect who has worked hard to elevate herself from what she believes is her trailer trash beginnings She has no use for God in her life and feels she is the only one that should and can control her destiny When she has to return home due to the death of her best friend s husband and then the subsequent death of her beloved grandfather, she has no choice but to finally face the past that has haunted her since she w A beautiful story of hope and reconciliation Bethany Quinn is a professional architect who has worked hard to elevate herself from what she believes is her trailer trash beginnings She has no use for God in her life and feels she is the only one that should and can control her destiny When she has to return home due to the death of her best friend s husband and then the subsequent death of her beloved grandfather, she has no choice but to finally face the past that has haunted her since she was 12 ...Halfway through this book, I stopped and told my daughter, Katie Ganshert is Michelangelo with words Halfway through this book, I stopped and told my daughter, Katie Ganshert is Michelangelo with words I m in total awe Her main character, Bethany Quinn, is terribly realistic I say terribly because she alternates between sweet and self absorbed She proves easy to identify with I hate to admit but not always easy to like Her personal agendas and hidden pain provide many of the conflicts Halfway through this book, I stopped and told my daughter, Katie Ganshert is Michelangelo with words Halfway through this book, I stopped and told my daughter, Katie Ganshert is Michelangelo with words I m in total awe Her main character, Bethany Quinn, is terribly realistic I say terribly because she alternates between sweet and self absorbed She proves easy to identify with I hate to admit but not always easy to like Her personal agendas and hidden pain provide many of the conflicts in the story.But those same flaws make her real Keep her true to her character throughout the story And though the story, for the most part, is told in third person, Gan...From the very first line, I knew this would be a novel I would fall in love with I did that and so muchThere are so many elements to this story that I loved A woman with a hidden past, she doesn t even want to confront, finds herself in the last place she ever wanted to be And she just might be falling in love The writing is so incredibly strong The characters grow from the very first page Subtle twists to the plot keep the story always moving forward And I wasn t sure to expect w From the very first line, I knew this would be a novel I would fall in love with I did that and so muchTh...A Moving Story of Hurt, Hope, and HealingMany times I finish a novel, heave a contented sigh, close the book, and move on Other times I reach the end and find myself so impacted by the story I ve just read that I know I ll be thinking about it for days to come and will still remember the book years later Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert is definitely the latter.Ganshert drew me in from the start with her engaging voice, flawed but lovable characters, and clever handling of some challe A Moving Story of Hurt, Hope, and HealingMany times I finish a novel, heave a contented sigh, close the book, and move on Other times I reach the end and find myself so impacted by the story I ve just read that I know I ll be thinking about it for days to come and will still remember the book years later Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert is definitely the latter.Ganshert drew me in from the start with her engag...Wildflowers from Winter is one of my favorite CBA books of the past year It s touching, emotional, hopeful, and beautifully written I especially loved how Katie wrote some chapters in first person and interspersed those through a novel otherwise written in third person Unique and extremely effective The heroine, Bethany,...In one of those God directed opportunities, I was blessed to hear author, Katie Ganshert present the opening address for a writers conference in 2014 I was impressed by her spiritual insight and humble heart so greatly, I picked up Wildflowers from Winter from the library What I learned is that this is not a typical romance novel, but a deeply moving women s fiction story about the twists and turns that beset the lives of its main characters Ganshert s writing style is amazingly metaphori In one of those God directed opportu...From the opening line, you know the main character, Bethany, tells it like it is This is a very deep book, with heavy themes, and gut wrenching events For me, one of the highlights was the setting I loved Peaks and Grandpa Dan s farm Ms Ganshert excels at lyrical writing and painted a lovely picture of how a small town can feel either like home or like being in a locked closet with no way out.I also was touched by Bethany s growth With believable and understandable motivations for being a From the opening line, you know the main character, Bethany, tells it like it is This is a very deep book, with heavy themes, and gut wrenching events For me, one of ...What a powerful book It was full of difficult topics such as loss, grief, and hopelessness The characters felt very real in their reactions and interactions toward each other Sometimes the heroine reacted badly to situations and struggled with selfish desires She went through a lot of growth thoughout the story, making this a book that was very hard to set down I ve already begun reading the second book in the series, Wishing on Willows, because I wanted to continue to visit with these char What a powerful book It was full of difficult topics such as loss, grief, and hopelessness The characters felt very real in their rea...

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27 February 2017

Katie Ganshert