A Time to Bloom

Name: A Time to Bloom
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauraine Snelling
ISBN: 9781705016954

Author: Lauraine Snelling, Kiersti Giron

Series: Leah's Garden #2

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/07/2022

Categories: Fiction, Christian Fiction, Contemporary

Synopsis

Will their dreams fall apart when confronted with all that is stacked against them?Delphinium Nielsen and her sisters have accomplished much in the past year, traveling west and settling in Nebraska. They are on their way to building a garden in dedication to their mother and working against the forces of nature to make their farm thrive. However, none of that can mask their concern that they are quickly running out of money. Del's work teaching in their booming town offers hope, not only to support her sisters financially, but also to better her students' lives. Not all of the town sees it that way, though, with the rebuilding of the schoolhouse continually neglected and her brightest student's father demanding he work the farm instead of attend class.When their brother Anders arrives with his war-wounded and heartbroken friend RJ, Anders sees the strength of the sisters' idea to start a boardinghouse and decides to invest in it. Del finds RJ barely polite and wants nothing to do with him. But despite Del and her sisters' best-laid plans, the future—and RJ—might surprise them all.

About Lauraine Snelling

Lauraine Snelling is the award-winning author of over fifty books, including Blessing in Disguise, Song of Laughter, and Believing the Dream. She won a Silver Angel Award for An Untamed Land and a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart for Song of Laughter. She also writes for a wide range of magazines and teaches at writers' conferences across the country. Lauraine lives in California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristina on May 29, 2022

A Time to Bloom by Lauraine Snelling sweeps us back to 1866 in Salton, Nebraska. The Nielsen sisters are working hard on their farm and to bring the businesses necessary for the people in their area to thrive. Del Nielsen is the town’s schoolteacher and the only family member bringing in money. Del......more

Goodreads review by Becky on June 13, 2022

First sentence: Has it been an entire year? Delphinium Nielsen thought in surprise. She and her three sisters were gathered around the table in their sod house. A Time to Bloom is the sequel to The Seeds of Change. Snelling does a good job in catching readers back up to speed in just a few pages. The......more

Goodreads review by Madison on April 08, 2022

A Time To Bloom is the delightful second book in the Leah’s Garden series. It picks up where book one left off, with the story of the Nielsen sisters. Forsythia and Dr Adam are now married and living in town while Lark, Del and Lilac continue to work to build their homestead and dreams of a garden,......more

Goodreads review by Eunice on June 07, 2022

I love pioneering stories of stalwart people persevering and pitting their strength against the elements such as tornados or grasshoppers decimating crops. Reading about the teamwork of townsfolk setting up and settling into a new town, of teaching the children in one-roomed schoolhouses, of living......more

Goodreads review by Anne on March 16, 2024

As a sequel (technically the second of four in the series) this installment outshines the first one. The characters have grown on me. Not only do I really care about the whole family now, I found myself rooting for the main characters. The setting here is so well done that nothing seems out of place......more