Books with title If winter comes

In the voice of an unforgettable heroine, V. A. Shannon explores one of the most harrowing episodes in pioneer history--the ill-fated journey of the Donner Party--in a mesmerizing novel of resilience and survival.Mrs. Jacob Klein has a husband, children, and a warm and comfortable home in California. No one--not even her family--knows how she came to be out West thirteen years ago. Jacob, a kind and patient man, has promised not to ask. But if she were to tell her story, she would recount a tale of tragedy, mishaps, and unthinkable choices--yet also sacrifice, courage, and a powerful, unexpected love 1846: On the outskirts of Cincinnati, wagons gather by the hundreds, readying to head west to California. Among the throng is a fifteen-year-old girl eager to escape her abusive family. With just a few stolen dollars to her name, she enlists as helpmate to a married couple with a young daughter. Their group stays optimistic in the face of the journey's hazards and delays. Then comes a decision that she is powerless to prevent: instead of following the wagon train's established route, the Donner Party will take a shortcut over the Sierras, aiming to clear the mountains before the first snows descend. In the years since that infamous winter, other survivors have sold their accounts for notoriety and money, lurid tales often filled with half-truths or blatant, gory lies. Now, Mrs. Klein must decide whether to keep those bitter memories secret, or risk destroying the life she has endured so much to build.

Another spring came on the Givens, and all things were beautiful again—every radiant flower, every curious creature, every lifeless thing. in spring, anything could happen, and something peculiar did. Ian, an ant with an unconventional mind, and Tasila, a butterfly with a heart for creatures "oddly-graced", were drawn to each other from the first time they met in the meadow—but it seems their friendship defied an untold law, and their worlds would never be the same again. When spring can only last so long before the heat turns up, will the two weather the challenges that lie ahead, nor will the odds and omens against them prevail?Till winter comes is the first book in a series. It offers something for everyone, with a love story, thrilling action (well, not explosions), profound quotes, and poetry. The story also has some powerful themes,, including friendship, forgiveness, multicultural relationships, and effects of pollution on the environment. What makes this story even more interesting is that these little creatures in a little world have such complex personalities. They have motives, aspirations and fears, and will have to make some tough decisions at times. Find out just how much can happen in their little world from springtime till winter comes.Pentopublish2017