Read Winter’s Awakening Online
Authors: Shelley Shepard Gray
Thank you so much for picking up
Winter’s Awakening
! I hope you enjoyed Joshua and Gretta’s story.
I vividly remember the first time I visited Sugarcreek, Ohio. It was in the spring, and the rolling hills, leafy trees, and dark, rich pastures were absolutely beautiful. While there, we visited a number of quaint shops and inns. Some looked distinctly Amish. Others were more Swiss inspired. After eating pie at a local restaurant and visiting a few quilt shops, I knew I couldn’t wait to return. Luckily, I have been able to visit several more times—but each visit always feels like it goes by much too fast.
I feel very fortunate that Avon Inspire allowed me to write the Seasons in Sugarcreek series. Each day at my computer, I get to pretend I’m there! I have to admit, it’s a great way to spend a day. While the “Sugarcreek” in my book is not an exact match to the actual town, I hope I was able to convey a sense of the beauty and charm of the area.
At the moment, I’m hard at work writ
ing
Spring’s Renewal
, Book Two of the series. Already I’ve fallen in love with my heroine, Clara. I hope you’ll like her, too. Of course, Lilly returns. So do Joshua and Gretta and the rest of the Allens and Grabers. Something unexpected happens to all of them, too.
I love receiving e-mails and letters from readers. If you have a moment, please visit my Web site (www.shelleyshepardgray.com) and let me know what you thought about the book! Or, you may write to me at: Shelley Shepard Gray, 10663 Loveland-Madeira Rd., Loveland, OH 45140.
In the meantime, God bless you all.
Shelley
SHELLEY SHEPARD GRAY
is the author of the Sisters of the Heart series:
Hidden, Wanted
, and
Forgiven
. She lives with her family in southern Ohio where she writes full time.
www.shelleyshepardgray.com
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This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
WINTER’S AWAKENING
. Copyright © 2010 by Shelley Shepard Gray. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gray, Shelley Shepard.
Winter’s awakening/by Shelley Shepard Gray.
p. cm.—(Seasons of sugarcreek ; bk. 1)
ISBN 978-0-06-185222-0 (pbk.)
1. Amish—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3607.R3966W365 2010
813'.6—dc22
2009036259
EPub Edition © December 2009 ISBN: 978-0-06-196826-6
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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