Bücher der Reihe Seedling Homestead

A moving story of rediscovery ... and the healing power of hope.Adopted as a young child, Sarah Ward has always preferred order to chaos. Structure is safety. That's why she's worked so hard to craft a life that checks all the boxes: raise a happy, healthy child, be a supportive wife, and maintain friendships and hobbies.So Sarah is stunned when Donny--her high school sweetheart and husband of twenty years--announces that her pursuit of order has done significant damage to their relationship.Salvaging their marriage seems impossible. Still, if there's any hope of reconnecting, it's during the trip they'd promised their daughter before they take her to college. At the family home in Wyoming, immersed in the place and people Sarah has always considered a refuge, she starts to realize the truth in Donny's words. During a trip to the local farmer's market, Sarah finds an old journal. Soon, she's absorbed in the love story inside. At first, it's inspiring. But as she learns more about the identity of the journal's owner, long-buried family secrets emerge. Now, Sarah questions whether a happily-ever-after is possible for her, or for anyone. With the help of her family and her home, can Sarah rediscover herself and win Donny back?

A compelling story about the choices we make … and the healing power of family. Hannah Bradley knows she's lucky: she's always lived an almost-magical existence. In fact, when her younger sisters started new lives-Sarah as the consummate wife and mother and Margaret as an independent, jet-setting engineer-Hannah chose to remain home with Mama Katherine and become a teacher at the local elementary school.Everything was perfect-until Mama dropped a bombshell that revealed their life was built on a foundation of secrets and deception. As Hannah struggles to unravel the truth about her own past, she finds herself inexplicably compelled to help a new student, Sadie, whose behavior (in turns surly and charming) suggests she's had anything but a perfect life-and that she truly needs Hannah. Making life even more complicated, the family hires Hannah's college nemesis, Tanner Lucas, to build two new houses on the property. Despite their somewhat contentious past, he's now oddly charming-especially in the way he interacts with Sadie.Hannah's connections with both Sadie and Tanner deepen, and she begins to see possibilities she'd only imagined … to want things she'd always told herself she didn't need. But juxtaposed against that potential are the consequences of choices made long ago. Now, at last, Hannah must define for herself what perfection really means.