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The Other Way Home
The Other Way Home
Series · 4 books · 2002-2003
By
Sally John
Books in series
#1
A Journey by Chance
2002
In A Journey by Chance, the first book of the series, Dr. Gina Philips heads from Southern California to the tiny Midwest town of Valley Oaks for her cousins wedding. Her plan to heal from a failed relationship and escape from a lost job is interrupted by the persistent attention of a local, Brady, and the quirkiness of small town America. But just when Gina thinks she has the town figured out, a secret is revealed that will forever change her family and her relationship to the mysterious Brady. This novel of romance and healing turns first impressions on end as Gina finds inspiration in the faith of others and joy in her own growing relationship with the Lord.
#2
After All These Years
2002
Popular fiction author Sally John's first series The Other Way Home (more than 65,000 copies sold) comes to life with a fresh, new cover for a new audience of readers. In "After All These Years," the second book of the series, Isabel Mendoza's past is just a memory...until Tony, her boyfriend from college days, arrives in Valley Oaks. Romantic sparks fly again, but Isabel is a Christian now. Can she share her love for Jesus with Tony while keeping her painful secret? Meanwhile, Lia Neuman arrives in town as new owner of the pharmacy. Isabel befriends and welcomes Lia, but vandalism threatens the pharmacy and Lia's life. Officer Huntington, Valley Oaks' deputy sheriff, investigates the crimes against Lia, and love unlooked for, begins to bloom. "After All These Years" demonstrates how God's redeeming grace can touch the past and bring healing to the present.
#3
Just to See You Smile
2003
This romantic series by Sally John follows a group of women who are knit together by friendship and faith. If your readers have enjoyed the Other Way Home stories in A Journey by Chance and After All These Years, you don’t want them to miss Just to See You Smile. Teacher and coach Britte Olafsson finds herself drawn to the new principal who’s an ex–Marine. His discipline toward life and in teaching matches her own, and when coaching dilemmas erupt, he strongly moves to support her. Despite her fears, Britte tentatively begins to open her heart to him. Just to See You Smile demonstrates the unconditional love of Jesus and the true meaning and beauty of semper fidelis (always faithful).
#4
The Winding Road Home
2003
Kate Kilpatrick has only one goal—a byline above the fold in a big–city newspaper. But Tanner Carlucci challenges her fierce determination to put a career above everything else. Adele Chandler gave up on love long ago. A single mom, her priorities are raising her teenage daughter and directing the community’s nursing home. Then two men enter her life and change it forever. Sorting through the consequences new decisions bring, Adele is forced to look at her heart and wonder if love can bloom there again.
Author
Sally John
Author · 17 books