Carolina

These four complete contemporary novels represent Yvonne's award-winning way of portraying real-to-life characters in search of lasting love. Titles include MOUNTAIN MAN, SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUNRISE, CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN, and WHITER THAN SNOW.

MOUNTAIN MAN:

Meera Briskin is determined to find out for herself whether the Maxwells are the unmitigated rogues she has been taught to hate. The long-standing feud between the two families that began three generations ago-the result of a chestnut tree blight brought in from the Far East-is still very much alive and well.

Posing as a participant at a writer's Chestnut Lodge, run by none other than Elliot Maxwell, Meera soon finds herself caught in the web of her own deception. Should she admit to being a Briskin and face immediate expulsion? Or should she linger in no man's land, aware with each passing day of her growing feelings for her enemy?

There's madness in these mountains, and in the heart of one Brisken daughter.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUNRISE:

He was king of the mountain. Could he rule her heart, too?

Such an innocent play, thought Ramona Martin, when she agreed to be dashing Andre Doudet's girl for a summer in the incomparable Smoky Mountains. What possible harm could it do? Yet, caught up in a web of deceit, Ramona found herself face-to-face with some of the most challenging test of her life -- as an athlete, as a woman in love, as a Christian...

CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN:

Beth's younger sister has given Beth an ultimatum: "Either adopt my baby when it is born, or I'll get an abortion." Suddenly Beth's life is in chaos. Will the man she is dating accept the responsibility of a son or daughter? How could Beth balance the demands of work and motherhood without the support of a husband?

An unplanned visit to the mountains of North Carolina gives Beth an opportunity to clarify her plans. But when the man of her dreams seems to fall for her younger sister, will Beth find the strength to sacrifice her desires so that good can come to those she loves?

WHITER THAN SNOW:

Jennifer Collins, with a broken arm and cracked ribs, is trapped in her home by the blizzard of the century. Without power or telephone service, and with gale-force winds threatening to tear the roof off her trembling house, she waits for help.

Help comes in the form of Rick Jenkins, a volunteer fireman, who comes to take her to a shelter. But when a toppling tree crushes his truck, Rick and Jennifer must concentrate on simply staying alive until other help can arrive.

As Jennifer learns more about her unexpected guest, she recognizes the pain that has frozen his soul. She believes God has brought them together for a reason, but will Rick be able to acknowledge that? Can he face his wounds and forgive those who have hurt him?