When Mercy Rains

Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy, Book 1

By: Kim Vogel Sawyer

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

She left, heavily weighted with secrets. But God reveals all things, in His timing. And He redeems them. Suzanne Zimmerman was only 17 and pregnant when her shamed mother quietly sent her away from their Old Order Mennonite community in Kansas. With her old home, family, and first love firmly behind her, Suzanne moved to Indiana, became a nurse, and raised a daughter, Alexa, on her own.

Now, nearly 20 years later, an unexpected letter arrives from Kansas. Her brother asks her to bring her nursing abilities home and care for their ailing mother. His request requires that Suzanne face a family that may not have forgiven her and a strict faith community. It also means seeing Paul Aldrich, her first love. Paul, widowed with an eight-year-old son, is relieved to see Suzanne again, giving him the chance to beg her forgiveness for his past indiscretion. But when he meets Alexa, his guilt flickers in the glare of Suzanne’s prolonged secret - one that changes everything. Suzanne had let go of any expectation for forgiveness long ago. Does she dare hope in mercy - and how will her uncovered past affect the people she loves the most?

©2014 Kim Vogel Sawyer (P)2014 Recorded Books

A very good listen

I've not listened to Mennonite stories before, but this first book left me wanting to hear more. I will keep checking back to see if the next book appears.

Excellent portrayal

Very well written and left me wanting to read the next book.
I look forward to the next work ahead

Very touching story.

Not every story ends as expected, but this was a great read. Highly recommend it.

Enjoyable and heart warming

Kim captured the family dynamics very well when secrets are woven into relationships. Only one flaw in the writing. The author could have done better research. Big round bales of hay weigh 8-12 hundred lbs. At least any baler I have seen. ...so...300 lbs seems laughable. It is always disappointing when facts are incorrect in a story. But don't let that deter you from enjoying this story. It is a gem!!

intriquing

Loved this book. Very difficult to turn off. I was completely surprised at the ending.