Summer: The Baxter Family, Sunrise Series (Book 2) Clean, Contemporary Christian Fiction
Paperback – August 21, 2007
Description
A New Beginning Hollywood actor Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart are married and living in Bloomington, Indiana, where Dayne has found a solution to his on-camera love scenes-he wants Katy to star in his next film. Katy wins the part and is cast opposite her superstar husband. The story of a small-town girl's dream come true is too much for the press to resist, and in an effort to appease them, the couple agrees to a twelve-episode reality show. It seems like the perfect compromise, but by the time Dayne and Katy finish filming the movie, they feel cracks around the edges of their marriage. Now they face an uncertain future and possibly the end of everything that truly matters to them. An Unforgettable Summer The Baxter family rejoices that Ashley and Kari are both pregnant, but an ultrasound reveals that something is wrong with one of the babies. As the summer progresses, the sisters pray for a miracle while trying to face the unthinkable. It's in this trying season that they must all learn the lesson God has been trying to teach them-He is still in control, and He will be with them regardless of the outcome. An Emotional Farewell The Flanigans continue to draw closer to their only daughter, yet Bailey struggles to find her way amid the turmoil of adolescence. Her friendship with Cody Coleman-the young boarder staying with the Flanigans-continues to blossom in this summer after his graduation. But when Cody decides to enlist in the army, he'll have to say good-bye to the family he's come to love and the girl he'll never forget. A story about God's unending faithfulness and the trials and triumphs of this one unforgettable summer. Karen Kingsbury is currently America's best-selling inspirational author. She has written more than 30 of her Life-Changing Fiction titles and has nearly 5 million books in print. Dubbed by Time magazine as the Queen of Christian Fiction. Her fiction has made her one of the country's favorite storytellers, and one of her novels-Gideon's Gift-is under production for an upcoming major motion picture release. Her emotionally gripping titles include the popular Redemption series, the Firstborn series, Divine, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, Oceans Apart, and A Thousand Tomorrows.Karen and her husband, Don, live in the Pacific Northwest and are parents to one girl and five boys, including three adopted from Haiti.
Features & Highlights
- Book 2 in the bestselling 4-book Christian fiction series that has sold over 1.3 million copies!
- A story about God’s unending faithfulness and the trials and triumphs of this one unforgettable summer, from Karen Kingsbury, the #1
- New York Times
- bestselling author of “heart-tugging and emotional” (
- Romantic Times
- ) life-changing fiction.
- A New Beginning
- Hollywood actor Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart are married and living in Bloomington, Indiana, where Dayne has found a solution to his on-camera love scenes―he wants Katy to star in his next film. Katy wins the part and is cast opposite her superstar husband. The story of a small town girl’s dream-come-true is too much for the press to resist, and in an effort to appease them, the couple agrees to a 12-episode reality show. It seems like the perfect compromise, but by the time they finish filming the movie, they feel cracks around the edges of their marriage. Now they face an uncertain future, and possibly the end of everything that truly matters to them.
- An Unforgettable Summer
- The Baxter family learns that Ashley and Kari are both pregnant, but an ultrasound reveals that something is wrong with one of the babies. As the summer progresses, the sisters pray for a miracle while trying to face the unthinkable. It’s in this trying season that they must all learn the lesson God has been trying to teach them―He is still in control, and He will be with them regardless of the outcome.
- An Emotional Farewell
- The Flanigans continue to draw closer to their only daughter, yet Bailey struggles to find her way amidst the turmoil of adolescence. She has always made good decisions, but she wants to experience more of life. Her friendship with Cody Coleman―the young boarder staying with the Flanigans―continues to blossom in this summer after his graduation. But when Cody decides to enlist in the Army, he’ll have to say goodbye to the family he’s come to love and the girl he’ll never forget.The Sunrise series is the third installment in the continuing Baxter Family Drama from America’s number-one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life-changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn’t discovered it yet.
- Winner of
- Christian Retailing’s
- Retailer’s Choice Award for Best Series!
