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Home to Heather Creek Series

October 22, 2008 by Melissa

Sweet September (Home to Heather Creek, Book 2) is the second book in a new Guidepost series called Home to Heather Creek. I gave a mini-review of the book here.

I’ve since had the opportunity to read both Sweet Septemberand the first book in the series, Before the Dawn.

I enjoy reading series because I like to get to know the characters beyond just one book. They become friends, and I don’t like to leave them. Still, I don’t think I’ve ever read a series written by different authors, and I was a little wary of doing so because I wasn’t convinced the characters would be consistent. However, Carolyn Aarsen and Tricia Goyer pulled it off.

Aarsen first brings us into the lives of Charlotte Stevenson and her teenage grandchildren, Sam, Emily & Christopher. The children come to live with Charlotte and her husband Bob after their mother dies in an automobile accident. Charlotte hardly knows her grandchildren, who are not thrilled to leave California behind for a Nebraska farm. Charlotte, afraid of getting it wrong (her daughter, Denise, had run away from home at 18), spends the spring feeling her way through raising three practical strangers.

Goyer’s book picks up the story in September, as the harvest is just beginning. Although Charlotte, Bob and the children are starting to feel more comfortable together, they still have a lot to learn about being a family. Generational struggles, a mystery, and grief play out in this story that will warm your heart and make you appreciate your family.

While the books are part of a series, they stand alone well. I have a copy of Sweet September to give away. If you’d like to win, leave a comment. We’ll announce the winners on October 29.

Melissa has been captivated by books for as long as she can remember. She resides in Virginia and at Breath of Life

The winners from last week’s giveaways (three!) are

Halloween books from Scholastic: #168 Roberta F.

The One Hundred
: #51 Jennifer

The Edge of Recall
: #28 Stevie

You should have received an email asking for your shipping info, but if not send us an email at 5minutesforbooks (at) gmail {dot} com.

Filed Under: Christian, Fiction, Melissa

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Comments

  1. Sherri Siler says

    October 27, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    Looks like a great book.

  2. Cassandra says

    October 27, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Sounds like a nice book to read–thanks!

  3. christal e says

    October 27, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    would love to win!

  4. L Knott says

    October 28, 2008 at 12:07 am

    Thanks for the chance to Win! I am disabled and read books as a way to live in my compromised world. I do enjoy the Chrisitan theme and will look for this series!

  5. Charlene Kuser says

    October 28, 2008 at 5:04 am

    This sounds like a great book.Raising teenagers
    is a hard enough job and having them unexpectly move in would definately be a challenge.Would love to see how this plays out

  6. Lily Kwan says

    October 28, 2008 at 6:08 am

    Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!

  7. Ruthann Rhodes says

    October 28, 2008 at 7:53 am

    Love to read, thanks

  8. Jennifer Gervens says

    October 28, 2008 at 8:54 am

    I’m new to the series. It looks really good! Thanks!

  9. Karen Gonyea says

    October 28, 2008 at 9:22 am

    Looks like a great series 🙂

  10. djgroz says

    October 28, 2008 at 9:27 am

    I read all the time!

  11. kathy pease says

    October 28, 2008 at 9:28 am

    PLEASE COUNT ME IN ON THIS AWESOME GIVEAWAY 🙂

  12. Lola Brinegar says

    October 28, 2008 at 9:33 am

    Wanna win!!!!!!!!!

  13. Veronica Garrett says

    October 28, 2008 at 10:14 am

    I would love to win this great contest.

  14. Dddiva says

    October 28, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    Sounds like a great series, thanks for the chance to win.

  15. Susanne Troop says

    October 28, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    Looks like a great read!

  16. Tammy says

    October 28, 2008 at 2:20 pm

    I am a voracious reader and I thank you for the chance to win yet another book!

  17. Jeanine Price says

    October 28, 2008 at 2:48 pm

    Nice prize! I would love to win! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

  18. Jennifer Jozwiak says

    October 28, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    i love finding authors that are new to me so I hope I win!

  19. Linda Howard says

    October 28, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Please enter me. Thanks!

  20. Angie P says

    October 28, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    This sounds like a good read~thanks 🙂

  21. Sheila says

    October 28, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Sound like a good book! Would love to win it so I can read it and find out!

  22. Donna K says

    October 29, 2008 at 12:47 am

    I sounds good.

  23. Felicia L says

    October 29, 2008 at 1:25 am

    This sounds like a really good read, thank you.

  24. kathy says

    October 29, 2008 at 3:02 am

    This sounds like a nice book. Please count me in.

  25. diana says

    February 15, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Can you tell me how many books are in the Home to Heather Creek Series. Thanks

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