Books in the Seaside Seasons series

The car accident that killed Abby Patterson''s husband and daughter has left her with a limp and chronic pain. Still, Abby strikes out, determined to build a new life for herself away from her overbearing parents. Her perfect cottage home on the beach has one tiny irritant: Marsh Winslow, her landlord. But when Abby witnesses a hit-and-run accident and events make it clear that Abby is now a target, she and Marsh join forces to uncover a dangerous secret. Together they discover that God is in the business of putting broken lives back together so that they are more beautiful than ever.

In this first book of the Seaside Seasons series, Leigh Spenser, a young teacher and the single mother of ten-year-old Billy, is thrown into conflict. Clay Wharton, the boy''s estranged father, comes home to Seaside, New Jersey, to await his twin brother''s death from AIDS. Threats against Billy''s life ratchet the tension tighter, as Leigh wrestles with both tough and tender feelings for her old flame. Clay''s own conflict, as he seeks to come to grips with his brother''s lifestyle choices and the needs of the boy he fathered, underline the issue of God''s forgiveness in the hearts -- and lives -- of this modern-day family. An emotionally gripping read!

In Winter Winds, Gayle Roper concludes her delightful Seaside Seasons series with a tale of romance, crime, startling mix-ups, and a few hard hearts that just might get a much-needed midwinter thaw.After his guardian''s severe illness, pastor Paul Trevelyan returns to his congregation in Seaside with a big surprise - a wife he''s been estranged from for seven years. It was the old man''s ailing wish that Dori and Trev return to each other, and they agree, as long as they can sleep in separate bedrooms. The dangers of a sinister luggage mix-up are compounded by discord within the church, as a highly opinionated elder proves he will stop at nothing to see Trev gone. This blizzard of difficulties leaves just a snowball''s chance of a thaw between the stubborn spouses.Bitter winds... After a tragedy-riddled early life, Dori MacAllister has made a quiet place for herself on the West Coast, far from the landscape of her earlier heartbreaks. When she receives word that the man who raised her is gravely ill, she is drawn back to a place full of love and longing—and betrayal. Winds of love... Pastor Paul Trevelyan hasn''t seen the woman he loves in six years. When he''s given a second chance with her, he longs to make it work this time. The trouble is, if he doesn''t win her back, it could cost him his job—and his happiness. Winds of danger... The charming town of Seaside now has its very own crime boss, and Officer Maureen Galloway would love to be the one to make charges stick. her investigation leads to Dori MacAllister, but is Dori an accomplice or a victim? And why is pharmacist Phil Trevelyan so bent on getting in Maureen''s way?