num_pages: 212
description: You think its never going to happen to you. I know because thats how I wasuntouchable. Bad things only happen to someone else. Or if something bad actually did happen it was always something the doctor could fix with fiberglass or a pill. Thats the way it was with my familyat least until the year I turned thirteen. When their young daughter Kristin is kidnapped Gary and Angie Marshall struggle to make sense of the unthinkable. Who could do such a thing? And why Kristin? As more time passes in their desperate search for their daughter their hopes slowly dwindle. They are left with if onlys and a glaring uncertainty that damages their marriage and their relationships with their other children especially their oldest daughter Meghan. Meanwhile Kristin is having new experiences of her own. Her first assignment in her new life is to heal the hearts of her family. But doing so turns out to be more of a challenge than she ever expected. How can she get them to let her go so they can all find happiness? Or can there ever be healing after such a devastating trial? Looming above them all is the questionwho is responsible for Kristins disappearance? Is it their beloved uncle? Their neighbor Dale Loveridge who once dated Angie Marshall? Or is it Jay the young man with a colorful past? Or perhaps someone else entirely? Time is running out. As she blames herself for Kristins disappearance Meghan turns down a road that can only lead to more unhappiness. Kristin must find a way to help her sister find healingand perhaps love. Rachel Ann Nunes has taken a difficult subject and woven intrigue romance and joy to create a story with realistic characters who will live in your mind for years to come.
language: English
title: A Heartbeat Away
publisher: Bonneville