Books like Waiting for Summers Return by Kim Vogel Sawyer
All alone on the Kansas prairie, Summer Steadman has little hope after the loss of her husband and children. She resolves to stay in a Mennonite community to be near her family’s graves rather than continue westward. When widowed gristmill owner Peter Ollenburger needs a teacher for his young son, he hears of a "learned woman" in town and believes she will be the answer to his prayers. Summer becomes the boy’s educator, and her presence begins to spark something beyond a teacher–student relationship. Peter faces a dilemma: will he marry Summer to give his son a new mother, or will he choose love and devotion for himself? "Waiting for Summers Return" follows Summer as she navigates grief, new bonds, and the possibility of healing her heart again.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Christian Fiction/Christian Romance
Authors: Kim Vogel Sawyer
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