What does a child’s life-threatening illness cost the neighbors of Cedar Circle? What joys can be hidden in life’s greatest tragedies? Behind brightly lit windows and on front porches, marriages are tested and mended, hearts broken, hopes resurrected, dreams released and reformed, values and futures shaped, and faith rekindled . . . or found for the first time. Taking the best and worst of human circumstances—the tender moments, the laughter, the tragedies, and the triumphs—Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock weave from them a poignant, warmly human novel. Gently uncovering the inner struggles, stresses, and joys that surface among neighbors living on a quiet cul-de-sac, the authors show us the power of ordinary lives being knit into a strong, many-textured fabric of family and friendships.
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"I really liked this book and the whole series (4 in all) It was kind of a "christain" appproach to desparate housewives. Looking into the lives of 4 women going through different stages of life and dealing with all sorts of common family issues. "
— Courtney (4 out of 5 stars)
" Great book, tissues needed for entire series. "
— niki, 1/7/2014" Enjoyed this Christian-based story of 4 families bonding in a neighborhood over the illness of a 9 year old. "
— Nancy, 12/8/2013" Liked the story. I was not as intriggued with the narrator's range of voices. "
— Annetta, 11/14/2013" A wonderful series about friendship. I could so relate to this book because 2 of my dearest friends and their families live in my neighborhood, which is just one loop! READ THEM! "
— Melissa, 11/12/2013" This is by far the best series I have read... I would love to have the best friend relationships that these ladies have. They are there for each other through thick and thin. LOVE IT "
— Victoria, 11/2/2013" EXCELLENT series - read them in order "
— Elizabeth, 10/30/2013" I love this book because its one of those where, if you have a good enough imagination, you can act the story out in your mind. "
— Angela, 10/21/2013" My friend handed me the first 3 of this series and demanded I read them. lol. So I'm reading book one right now. It's cute. It's taking me a bit to get in to them cause there are so many characters. But it's not bad. "
— Elizabeth, 10/15/2013" This is by far the best series I have read... I would love to have the best friend relationships that these ladies have. They are there for each other through thick and thin. LOVE IT "
— Victoria, 8/19/2013" Lovely story of small town America. "
— Christine, 8/8/2013" EXCELLENT series - read them in order "
— Elizabeth, 8/2/2013" Great book, tissues needed for entire series. "
— niki, 6/7/2013" LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. this series. I was hooked after reading book #1. Definitely a must read. "
— Sherrie, 4/26/2013" thisis one of the first books that got me started on Terri Blackstock read "
— Sharyn, 4/21/2013" Enjoyed this Christian-based story of 4 families bonding in a neighborhood over the illness of a 9 year old. "
— Nancy, 3/22/2013" I enjoyed this story, particularly as it portrayed not only various women's relationships with God, but also those relationships with other women. "
— Lisa, 11/17/2012" My friend handed me the first 3 of this series and demanded I read them. lol. So I'm reading book one right now. It's cute. It's taking me a bit to get in to them cause there are so many characters. But it's not bad. "
— Elizabeth, 11/12/2012" I've grown to love this neighborhood. Wish I could move to this lovely cul-de-sac. "
— MommaLaura, 8/21/2012" I've grown to love this neighborhood. Wish I could move to this lovely cul-de-sac. "
— MommaLaura, 5/20/2012" LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. this series. I was hooked after reading book #1. Definitely a must read. "
— Sherrie, 4/23/2012" I love this book because its one of those where, if you have a good enough imagination, you can act the story out in your mind. "
— Angela, 3/21/2012" This is just one of four in the series and all are fabulous to read. It is about four women who are neighbors and how they stand by each other through tough times. Great book. "
— Debbie, 1/20/2012" I enjoyed this story, particularly as it portrayed not only various women's relationships with God, but also those relationships with other women. "
— Lisa, 1/2/2012" Really enjoyed. Look forward to reading more of the series. Feel like I could live on the cul-de-sac with these ladies and be good friends "
— Mary, 12/23/2011" Really enjoyed. Look forward to reading more of the series. Feel like I could live on the cul-de-sac with these ladies and be good friends "
— Mary, 9/4/2011" I have read the whole series. Easy reading and Inspirational. "
— Rita, 9/3/2011" A wonderful series about friendship. I could so relate to this book because 2 of my dearest friends and their families live in my neighborhood, which is just one loop! READ THEM! "
— Melissa, 8/21/2011" Inspirational and fabulous!! Can't wait to read the rest of the series! "
— Cindy, 6/3/2011" My friend handed me the first 3 of this series and demanded I read them. lol. So I'm reading book one right now. It's cute. It's taking me a bit to get in to them cause there are so many characters. But it's not bad. "
— Elizabeth, 5/12/2011" Inspirational and fabulous!! Can't wait to read the rest of the series! "
— Cindy, 5/7/2011" thisis one of the first books that got me started on Terri Blackstock read "
— Sharyn, 4/12/2011" This is just one of four in the series and all are fabulous to read. It is about four women who are neighbors and how they stand by each other through tough times. Great book. "
— Debbie, 5/12/2010" Liked the story. I was not as intriggued with the narrator's range of voices. "
— Annetta, 4/12/2010" I have read the whole series. Easy reading and Inspirational. "
— Rita, 3/21/2010" EXCELLENT series - read them in order "
— Elizabeth, 9/30/2009" Lovely story of small town America. "
— Christine, 5/11/2009" Enjoyed this Christian-based story of 4 families bonding in a neighborhood over the illness of a 9 year old. "
— Nancy/nanckopf, 5/1/2009" thisis one of the first books that got me started on Terri Blackstock read "
— Sharyn, 2/8/2009" I enjoyed this story, particularly as it portrayed not only various women's relationships with God, but also those relationships with other women. "
— Lisa, 10/25/2008" I've grown to love this neighborhood. Wish I could move to this lovely cul-de-sac. "
— MommaLaura, 8/22/2008" I actually listened to this, but the listing has the authors name listed by her first name so I would not find it in the alphabetical listing!!!! <br/> <br/>I'm guessing on the date. "
— Anita, 7/22/2008" A wonderful series about friendship. I could so relate to this book because 2 of my dearest friends and their families live in my neighborhood, which is just one loop! READ THEM! "
— Melissa, 6/19/2008" This is just one of four in the series and all are fabulous to read. It is about four women who are neighbors and how they stand by each other through tough times. Great book. "
— Debbie, 5/7/2008" This is by far the best series I have read... I would love to have the best friend relationships that these ladies have. They are there for each other through thick and thin. LOVE IT "
— Victoria, 9/27/2007Beverly LaHaye (www.cwfa.org) is the bestselling author of the Seasons Series (with Terri Blackstock) and The Act of Marriage (with her husband, Tim). She is the founder and chairwoman of Concerned Women for America and shares a daily devotional commentary on the nationally syndicated radio show Concerned Women Today. She and her husband live in southern California.
Terri Blackstock made a decision more than a decade ago that permanently changed the direction of her writing career. She had grown to become an award-winning secular novelist of over thirty published titles. And yet she was miserable, and her career left her unfulfilled. One night she decided she would never again write something that was displeasing to God. Since then she has written more than thirty novels, many of which were New York Times bestsellers, and was given the Retailers Choice Award in 2007 for best Christian novel in the general fiction category for Night Light. She lives in Mississippi with her husband, Ken.
Kathy Garver, the teenage heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair (1966–1971), has voiced numerous audiobooks, including biographies of Patty Duke and Frances Langford, and appeared in such classic films as Night of the Hunter and The Ten Commandments long before she became a television icon.