Synopses & Reviews
Here is a poignant novel about loss, lies, and the unbreakable bonds of family. Three years after a horrible tragedy took her son and tore her family apart, artist Kate Monroe is beginning to pick up the pieces of her life and move on. At a gala showcasing her triumphant return to the art world, Kates world is rocked again when the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty-two years ago introduces herself.
Pree is the child Kate never knew and never forgot. But Pree has questions that Kate isnt sure shes ready to answer. For one thing, she never told Prees father, her high school sweetheart and ex-husband, Nolan, that they had a daughter. For another, Kate hasnt spoken to Nolan for three years, not since the accident which took their nine-year-old son from them. But to keep Pree from leaving forever, Kate will have to confront the secrets that have haunted her since her son died and discover if the love of her family is strong enough to survive even the most heartbreaking of betrayals
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"Wingate's novels [are] like those of Nicholas Sparks and Richard Paul Evans."
-The Eagle (Bryan-College Station, TX)
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Praise for the works of Rachael Herron
“A warmhearted hug from a talented author….The story will stay in your heart long after the last page is turned.”—Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Apple Orchard
“Insightfully genius, A Life in Stitches makes me grateful that Rachael Herron put down her needles long enough to pick up a pen.”—Josh Kilmer-Purcell, New York Times bestselling author of The Bucolic Plague
“Rachael Herron seamlessly blends romance, friendship and laughter.”—Barbara Bretton, USA Today bestselling author of A Soft Place to Fall
“A charming story whose characters captivate your heart.”—Book Loons
“A riveting tale.”—Booklist
“An emotional story of two people discovering who they really are.”—RT Book Reviews
“Wishes and Stitches will take you home to a place youll never want to leave.”—Christie Ridgway, USA Today bestselling author of Bungalow Nights
Synopsis
From the author of A Month of Summer, an inspiring new novel in the Blue Sky Hill series about one woman's effect on a struggling Dallas neighborhood. With her adopted son missing and the rest of her family increasingly estranged, Sandra Kaye Darden is drawn to the little pink house where her Uncle Poppy once provided security. What begins for Sandra as a simple painting project, meant to prepare the house for sale, becomes a secret venture that eventually changes everything.
Cass Blue is having trouble keeping food on the table since she ditched foster care. When Sandra Kaye shows up with lunch one day, Cass has no way of knowing that the meeting will lead to the creation of a place of refuge that could reunite a divided community.
In this moving story of second chances, two unlikely allies realize their ability to make a difference...and the power of what becomes known as the Summer Kitchen to nourish the soul.
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From the author of "A Month of Summer" comes an inspiring new novel in the Blue Sky Hill series about one woman's effect on a struggling Dallas neighborhood.
About the Author
Rachael Herron received her MFA in English and Creative Writing from Mills College, and writes the popular website, Yarnagogo.com. Her previous titles include the Cypress Hollow romance novels, Wishes and Stitches, How to Knit a Heart Back Home and How to Knit a Love Song, and the memoir, A Life in Stitches. She is an accomplished knitter, and lives in Oakland with her wife, Lala, and their menagerie of cats and dogs.