Four Seasons

In book two of this fiction series based on the best-selling non-fiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage, readers meet the blended family of Derek and Kim Finley. Kim has a set of twins--one boy and one girl--from her first marriage; Luke has recently been diagnosed with diabetes, and Lydia is acting out as a result of the attention now being showered on Luke. To complicate matters, Dereks overbearing mother comes to live with them. With all thats going on in their lives, Kim and Dereks communication begins to break down and their marriage slowly moves into winter. Although the second book will focus on Kim and Derek, readers will also encounter all their favorite characters--Patsy Pringle, Pete Roberts, Steve and Brenda, Esther and Charlie--as well as some new ones, like the proprietor of the new sandwich shop thats moved in next to Patsys beauty parlor.

The series is based on the marriage principles found in Gary Chapmans non-fiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage. Similar in tone and light-hearted, quirky humor as Jan Karons Mitford series, Fannie Flaggs books or Steel Magnolias. Each book has a study guide that talks about the four seasons of marriage and the healing strategies depicted in that volumes story.