Lisa Jordan - Season Of Hope

His dreams can all come true...

but only if his ex-wife will agree!

Jake Holland’s peaceful dairy farm is a sanctuary—one he wants to share with other worn and weary veterans. He just needs one more piece of land to start his program...and it belongs to Tori Lerner, his ex-wife. A collaboration could benefit them both, but with a past full of secrets between them, is there any hope for renewed love?

LISA JORDAN has been writing for over a decade, taking a hiatus to earn her degree in early childhood education. By day, she operates an in-home family childcare business. By night, she writes contemporary Christian romances. Being a wife to her real-life hero and mother to two young-adult men overflows her cup of blessings. In her spare time, she loves reading, knitting and hanging out with family and friends. Learn more about her at lisajordanbooks.com.

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Season of Hope

Lisa Jordan

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09486-3

SEASON OF HOPE

© 2019 Lisa Jordan

Published in Great Britain 2019

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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“Tori, I want you to meet someone special.”

Claudia gestured to Jake. “This is Jacob Holland, the eldest son of my dearest friends. Jake, this is my niece, Victoria Lerner.”

Lerner? Of course. Did he really expect anything different?

The whisper of a memory filtered through his mind, but he forced it back into the dark corner where it belonged. Remembering equaled pain, and he’d had enough heartache to last a lifetime.

“Victoria.” Her name slipped past his lips in a mix of a whisper and a gasp.

Victoria’s clover-green eyes tangled with his. She wore a pink sundress that complemented her pale skin. She lifted her hand. “H-hi, Jake.”

So maybe she wasn’t as confident as she appeared.

Good.

He didn’t need to be the only one feeling like he’d been kicked in the gut.

She smiled, creasing the dimples in her cheeks that could charm an ornery bull.

But not him.

Not anymore. He was immune. Had to be. It was his only protection against the devastation she was capable of causing.

Dear Reader,

Growing up down the road from my grandparents’ dairy farm, my favorite memories are filled with feeding calves, the rope swing in the hay barn, large family gatherings, and the values of faith, family and hard work instilled by my grandparents, my mom, aunts and uncles.

In Season of Hope , as a former Marine, Jake wants to honor the friend he lost by creating a Fatigues to Farming program, which will allow veterans with disabilities to learn farming in order to start their own small businesses. This idea is based on actual programs around the United States. Farmers are the backbone of America, and our veterans have sacrificed much to protect our freedoms. Both of these noble occupations need to be respected and honored.

When I created this series, I wanted to show how the Holland family uses their faith to find hope in heartache. Faith is believing without seeing, and when we’re walking through the valley of darkness, it can be difficult to see the Light, but no matter what challenges we’re facing, God is with us every step of the way, waiting to lead us through those difficult seasons. Hold onto the Hope.

I love hearing from my readers, so please email me at lisa@lisajordanbooks.com. Visit my website at lisajordanbooks.comto learn more about upcoming novels and events.

Be blessed,

Lisa Jordan

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

—Matthew 11:28–30

In memory of my grandparents, Charles and Lillian Camp, whose planted seeds of authentic faith created a spiritual legacy that has been passed down to future generations.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to those who brainstormed, answered research questions and prayed me through the completion of this book: Susan May Warren, Rachel Hauck, Beth Vogt, Melissa Tagg, Alena Tauriainen, Jeanne Takenaka, Michelle Lim, Richard and Mindy Obenhaus, Tari Faris, Tracy Jones, Kariss Lynch, Andrea Nell, Michelle Aleckson, Tara Sleeman, Josh and Valerie White and my WWC church family.

Thank you to my fairy-godmother agent, Rachelle Gardner, and my awesome editor, Melissa Endlich, for your continued support and guidance as I grow as a writer. Thank you to the Love Inspired team for your role in making this book happen.

Thanks to my husband, Patrick, and our sons, Scott and Mitchell, for your continued support and being my best cheerleaders. I love you always and forever.

Thank you, most of all, to my Heavenly Father for allowing me to live my dream and always giving me rest for my soul. Without You, none of this would be possible.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

Dear Reader

Bible Verse

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three