Women of Valley View Collection: Books 1-3

The Women of Valley View #1-3

by Sharon Srock

This anthology includes Books 1 - 3 in The Women of Valley View series. CALLIE A baby is dead and Callie Stillman blames herself. Haunted by memories of a tiny coffin, Callie can’t understand how God could expect her to put her heart on the line a second time. But the evasive little girl attending her Sunday School class is so obviously in trouble that Callie finds her resolve cracking.Iris and Samantha Evans are living on borrowed time. Deserted, orphaned, betrayed, and deceived, they need rescuing in the worst way.Steve Evans had his life changed by God. A reformed drug addict, he’s searching for the family he abandoned ten years ago and praying for a miracle.The road to healing is rocky. But as Callie confronts her worst fears by bringing father and daughters together in a risky bid for reconciliation, she realizes that the Evans family aren’t the only ones God wants to rescue from a tortured past. TERRI Caring for a new foster child while running a thriving day care should keep Terri Hayes more than occupied, but her heart longs for something more. She hungers for a family of her own, and at twenty-nine, she feels time ticking away. When a busted pipe floods her home, Steve Evans offers her the family’s basement apartment as a temporary solution.Steve is widower, a father of two teenaged girls, and a successful writer. He is also the object of Terri’s secret affections. At least he was until a casual comment from him leads her to believe that he has all the family he’ll ever want.Iris and Samantha Evans have set their sights on Terri as the perfect stepmother. Their matchmaking plans include equal parts of prayer and deception. Will their scheming result in the wedding of their dreams, or will the harsh confrontation between Steve and the parents of Terri’s foster child be an obstacle they can’t overcome? PAM Four years ago, Pam’s divorce devastated her. The cruelty of her ex husband crushed her spirit. After battling personal demons, she’s finally made a life for herself. Now remarried, raising her kids, working at a job she loves, the scars of Alan Archer’s emotional abuse are beginning to fade. Her newfound happiness turns to bitterness when Alan returns to Garfield. Confronted with a wall of pain she thought she’d buried, Pam must learn that secrets and carefully cultivated indifference do not equal forgiveness.Alan Archer has returned to Garfield with a new wife, a fresh commitment to God, and a terminal heart condition. His mission? To leave a Christian legacy for his children and to gain Pam’s forgiveness for the sins of his past.Two hearts hang in the balance waiting for the delicate touch of God’s healing hands.

720 pages, ebook

First published March 2, 2015

About the author

Small-town Oklahoma and the friendships they produce are embedded in Sharon Srock’s heart. After spending her first fifteen years on the move, living in fourteen homes and attending thirteen schools, she landed in a tiny central Oklahoma community and made it her own. As someone who’s been blessed to be a part of the same hometown church for more than five decades, Sharon writes stories of hope built from her own unique perspective—stories that demonstrate a sisterhood formed not by blood but by heart, where ordinary women are able to do extraordinary things thanks to the friends who surround them and the faith that pulls them through. Sharon still lives in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma, with her husband and three very large dogs. When she isn’t writing, she loves to read, cook, and travel. One of these days, she’s going to figure out how to do all three at the same time.

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Reviews

[Dennise Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book.....BUT....

This is a good book, well written, good storylines....
I really enjoy how the characters are connected and appear in each other stories.
BUT......ARE THERE NO PERSONS OF COLOR IN GARFIELD???
There are constant reminders of how everyone is blue eyed, blonde, green eyed, silky Brown hair....Caucasian.
A group of women in today's society.....and they are all the same culture? Even the people they helped....the ladies the brought into the circle as the stories progessed.....no one could be Latino, Asian, African American???? No one??
That certainly limits the marketability to readers.....and that would broadened the appeal.
Again, good books, great writing, keeps you engaged.....but could be more diverse.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Women having faith no matter what

I really was blessed by these books. Ordinary women went through some awful struggles with God’s help and with the help of their sisters in Christ. I can’t wait to read the next books! Very well done!

[Kathryn Spurgeon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

I loved these books. I read the third book a long time ago and liked it, but it was much better this time after reading the books in order. Insightful, realistic, and uplifting. So good.

[Nel Zwart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vertrouwen

Vertrouwend op elkaar samen de strijd aangaan en als later blijkt dat God te vertrouwen is, vallen de puzzelstukjes allemaal in elkaar.

[Linda Rainey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow !!! Three books in one,
The first three book in the series, dealing with ordinary women and their extraordinary faith.
The books deals with issues we all face and how the Lord helped them work through the issue.
This is a must read

[Bhriv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome series that you'll want to read! Each book is inspirational as you read about a group of friends that depend on their Monday night Bible study and cheesecake chats. Read them all!