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EBOOK ISBN: 1-58749-445-0, PRINT ISBN: 1-58749-446-9
GENRE: inspirational romance
AUTHORS: Penelope Marzec
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DESCRIPTION: Samantha Lyons, abducted by her father as a child, has finally come home to Clam Creek, a sleepy little town on the marsh in New Jersey. However, she needs an assistant to complete her mosquito research if she wants to continue living at Field Station Number 37, the first real home she has ever had. When David Halpern drives into town, she is sure he is the answer to her prayers. David is out of options when he and his son find sustenance in the basement of Holy Redeemer Church and a job offer from Samantha. David assumes he'll be safe from discovery in the backwater town and accepts the position. Samantha is appalled to discover that David has kidnapped his son, but she knows she isn't likely to get any other help and so she aids David in his deception. |
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Then a fire consumes the marsh and everything that Samantha has worked on for two years is in danger. Risking her life, she drives out onto the blazing marsh… But we're not about to give away the rest of this story. Can these two wounded people find the love they so desperately need? Can Samantha find forgiveness in her heart for the man she has come to love? And for her father, the man she has learned to hate? And can David come to terms with what he's done? You will find all the answers in this beautiful inspirational romance of how God turns tragedy into an abiding faith. |
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REVIEWS: "...the Lord had other plans for these three people-and this is a wonderful story of not just love, but faith. I gave it 5 hearts because it truly touched my soul and I think it will do the same for all who read it." Reviewed by Louise Riveiro-Mitchell of The Romance Studio, 5 HEARTS, Sensuality rating, Sweet "HEAVEN'S
BLUE is a touching tale of a man desperate to protect his child,
and unwilling to open his heart to love again. Samantha is a strong,
caring, devout heroine, who realistically turns from God when
someone she loves dearly is taken from her. David's guilt over
not being able to protect his son when he needed it most is palpable
with every word and overprotective order he issues. James is a
cutie and brightens every scene he is in. "The
more time Samantha, David, and James spend together, the more
Samantha realizes that home is not a place, but a feeling. The
feeling she has when the three of them are together. But how can
the love they feel for each other last, when a custody battle
and the crime of abduction threaten to tear them apart? "Samantha
Lyons is at her wit's end. She needs someone to help her with
her research or she'll lose her grant...When all else fails, Sam
prays, and her prayers are answered in the form of a surly father
and his small son. |
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Excerpt: With his heart pounding heavily, David realized that Samantha had come to mean more to him than he had planned. All along, he had figured that he couldn't develop an attachment for her, since he could not remain in Clam Creek. Now he realized that he felt something stronger for her than he had ever felt before with any woman, including his ex-wife. And if anything happened to Samantha... He gulped and fought down the sense of panic that threatened him. He rubbed his hand across his face remembering that he hadn't had time to apologize to her. And what could he have said anyway? I'm sorry for being such a jerk? Excuse me for acting like an idiot? Words just didn't seem sufficient. How could he have questioned her motives after all she had done for him and James? How could he have doubted her? Like a ray of sunshine, she had touched him and warmed his cynical heart. She had enveloped him in her own goodness, and he had begun to notice that the world still had a lot of sweetness in it. ...the fruit of the Spirit... No. He set his mouth grimly. He could not attribute her disposition to any special gifts from above. She was simply Samantha. Because of her attitude, he had come to see that every day had something wonderful about it--even rainy days, even steamy summer nights. No matter how desperate his situation, every day held some special magic. Picking, and eating, blueberries fresh from the bush. Kissing Samantha's soft and yielding lips. He cleared his throat and swallowed with difficulty. His son had bloomed like a wildflower full of hope and promise with Samantha's guidance. Once nervous and timid, James now looked healthy and he even seemed happy most of the time. He studied his son's face in the uncertain light of the truck cab. The boy's features bore signs of strain. Not for the first time, David wondered how James would fare after they left Clam Creek, and Samantha, far behind them. David closed his eyes and pictured Samantha with her golden hair trailing down her back and her serene gray gaze staring into his soul. A vise clamped around his heart. David opened his eyes as he and James were pitched viciously against the door when the truck stopped abruptly, a cedar sapling in its path. Fish shifted the gears and stamped on the accelerator. The truck slammed against the sapling and it snapped like a matchstick. "We're close to the bridge," Fish announced. The grim set to his mouth, shadowed by the bizarre glow in the sky, lent him a fearsome look. David knew that Fish would do anything to help Samantha, but what could anyone do if the field station went up in flames? That field station meant everything to her. He had begun to realize that much of her joy came from the fact that she loved her work. Without it, what would be left of her? Would she survive the shock? Would her God get her through that trauma? How deep did her faith go? And what would he and James do if Samantha....? |
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Author BIO: Penelope Marzec has always loved words. Influenced by her father's career in journalism and her mother's creativity with art, Penelope started writing her first novel at the age of nine. However, she never tried sending out any of her work for publication. Since she also enjoyed working with young children, she became an early childhood educator and taught many first graders how to read while continuing her own education in art until she earned a Master's degree. She met her hero, Rich, at a Christian singles' group. They married and had three daughters. Becoming active in their church, they led the marriage preparation team, worked in music ministry, and hosted a RENEW Bible study group. Those activities gave Penelope more confidence and she became serious enough about her writing to brave the publishing world. She joined the New Jersey Romance Writers and later, Faith, Hope, and Love, Inc., the inspirational chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Her short stories and articles have been published in Byline, Writers' Digest, Romantic Hearts magazine, the Asbury Park Press, New Jersey Monthly, and Today's Catholic Teacher. One story, "Cruise To A Deserted Island,' was published in Romance Recipes For The Soul. Sea Of Hope won First Place in the inspirational category of the "Laurie" contest sponsored by the Smoky Mountain Romance Writers. Currently, Penelope teaches in a nursery school when she isn't helping her college-age daughters move in and out of their dorm rooms. She and her husband will soon be celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary. They live only twelve miles from the small seaside town where Penelope grew up. |
