Introducing Sunflower Serenade by Tricia Goyer
August 27th, 2009 | 
Author: ABOUT THE BOOK
A small-town summer…
The days are long and lazy, the corn is high, the sunflowers are in bloom, and everyone in Bedford is gearing up for the biggest event of the summer: the annual county fair. Sam is skeptical about it, especially since his friend Jordan is visiting from San Diego. What if Jordan tells everyone bacck in California that Nebraska is boring? As Sam struggles to impress his old friend, Christopher is hard at work getting Toby ready for the fair’s dog show, and Emily find herself wrapped up in winning a blue ribbon with a new hobby.
But when a Nashville music producer approaches Bob Stevenson about using Heather Creek Farm to film a country star’s new music video, he and his wife Charlotte are faced with a dilemma. Will they allow the glamour and enticements of big-city life to encroach upon their peaceful home? Will the excitement of celebrity drown out the simple joys of summer?
About the Home to Heather Creek series: Charlotte Stevenson’s world is turned upside down when her daughter, Denise, dies in a tragic car accident. She ran away at eighteen and Charlotte has never forgiven herself. Now, Denise’s children, abandoned by their father, are coming from California to live on Heather Creek Farm in Bedford, Nebraska.
Charlotte is uncertain about her ability to care for three grandchildren who are not thrilled to give up the beach and sunshine for snow and farm chores! But she sees a chance to make amends and will do whatever it takes to keep her fragile family together. Feel the courage, strength and commitment of this family as their lives unfold in the Home to Heather Creek series.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tricia Goyer is the author of eighteen fiction and non-fiction books, including Blue Like Play Dough. She won Historical Novel of the Year in 2005 and 2006 from ACFW, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon Writer’s Conference in 2003. Tricia’s book Life Interrupted was a finalist for the Gold Medallion in 2005. Tricia writes magazine articles for publications like Today’s Christian Woman and Focus on the Family. Tricia also enjoys speaking. She and her family make their home in Montana.
MY THOUGHTS
I was a little skeptical reading book #12 in a series that I hadn’t read books #1-11 of. I thought for sure I’d feel lost or not understand the characters. I am so glad I read Sunflower Serenade! Once I got my bearings (within the first few pages) and figured out who was connected to who and how, I enjoyed the story. In fact, I want to go back and start reading the beginning of the series!
Author Tricia Goyer’s descriptions made the story come alive to me. I could see the poor little lamb dart out into the road, feel the anticipation of Toby the dog as he waited for his owner’s next command, and feel the excitement and pressures weighing on Charlotte’s shoulders. I also really, really wanted to go on a Ferris Wheel ride by the time I finished the book. 
This book is one of those carefree summer reading books that you don’t want to miss!
OTHER SPECIAL STUFF:
Contest: Playing on one element of the book – big city entertainers vs. old county fair – the contest for this blog tour is City Girl Goes Country! Share your funniest story (about you or someone you know) about a time when you as the “city girl” goes to the country or “country girl” goes to the city. Enter the contest here.
Schedule: Visit the other blogs participating in this book tour. The schedule is here.
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