Winter Winds

By Gayle Roper

Book Overview

In Winter Winds , Gayle Roper concludes her delightful Seaside Seasons series with a tale of romance, crime, startling mix-ups, and a few hard hearts that just might get a much-needed midwinter thaw. After his guardian's severe illness, pastor Paul Trevelyan returns to his congregation in Seaside with a big surprise - a wife he's been estranged from for seven years. It was the old man's ailing wish that Dori and Trev return to each other, and they agree, as long as they can sleep in separate bedrooms. The dangers of a sinister luggage mix-up are compounded by discord within the church, as a highly opinionated elder proves he will stop at nothing to see Trev gone. This blizzard of difficulties leaves just a snowball's chance of a thaw between the stubborn spouses. Bitter winds... After a tragedy-riddled early life, Dori MacAllister has made a quiet place for herself on the West Coast, far from the landscape of her earlier heartbreaks. When she receives word that the man who raised her is gravely ill, she is drawn back to a place full of love and longing--and betrayal. Winds of love... Pastor Paul Trevelyan hasn't seen the woman he loves in six years. When he's given a second chance with her, he longs to make it work this time. The trouble is, if he doesn't win her back, it could cost him his job--and his happiness. Winds of danger... The charming town of Seaside now has its very own crime boss, and Officer Maureen Galloway would love to be the one to make charges stick. her investigation leads to Dori MacAllister, but is Dori an accomplice or a victim? And why is pharmacist Phil Trevelyan so bent on getting in Maureen's way?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590522796
• ISBN13: 9781590522790
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Winter Winds a Winner

Dori and Trev and the other characters in Winter Winds quickly became people I cared about--so much that I had to stay awake half the night to finish the book! Gail Roper has a winner in this book.

A Real Page Turner

Winter Winds kept me awake late into the night anxious to find out how it would end-just like the other Seaside Seasons books (Spring Rain, Summer Shadows, and Autumn Dreams). Like Maureen, a character in the book who loved to read Christian novels, I lost myself in the story and was able to escape for awhile to the charming town of Seaside. A must read!

Winter Winds

WINTER WINDS held me spellbound from the first page to the last word. The suspense and masterfully crafted plot will keep the reader running along the winter beaches of Seaside and urging the characters to look back over their shoulders. With crime frosting the air and misunderstandings from the past, Phil Trevelyan and Dori MacAllister have much to learn about love, God's forgiveness, and each other.

Great Finale to this Series

I need to book a ticket to Seaside. This tiny resort town on the New Jersey shore came alive under the deft storytelling of Gayle Roper. The fourth book in her Seaside Seasons series deals with marital trouble that takes on epic proportions-- a full six-year hiatus. We see Trev and Dori struggling with past hurts and stubborn pride against the backdrop of a full-blown art theft ring in which they get tangled. If you start this book, plan to read it straight through-- it's not an easy one to put down.

Winter Winds in the Summer

Wow! What a book! I could not put it down. When I finished I just wanted to say "Hallelujah"! I was so engrossed in the freezing snowstorm in the second-to-last chapter that I had to remind myself I was reading the book on a warm summer day. The entire book just came alive around me. I felt the characters were friends of mine and I was living through this experience in their lives. This book is the fourth in a series that I have enjoyed. Each book addresses contempory issues in an easily read text. It is a combination mystery and love story in which we see how people respond when God's will doesn't align with theirs.The letter to the readers at the conclusion is the 'icing on the cake'! Than you, Gayle, for this fourth book in the "Seaside Seasons" series.