The Seeds of Summer

<p>When opposites attract sparks fly--like an electrical malfunction. That's what happens when former rodeo queen Natalie Adams meets the new pastor in Diamond Falls. Upon the death of her father Natalie returns to the Flint Hills to raise her two half-siblings and run the family ranch giving up her dreams for the future. She soon realizes her time in college and as Miss Rodeo Kansas is not enough to break the bonds that held her as a girl. Jared Logan a new pastor in Diamond Falls is set on making a good impression to his first congregation but finds that change doesn't come easy for some people. In fact most in his congregation are set against it. Natalie and her troubled family provide an outlet for his energy and soon become his personal mission project. Having raised her stepbrother and sister from an early youth Natalie's self-sufficient nature isn't inclined to accept help especially from a city-boy do-gooder like Jared Logen. Though attracted to him there's no way she'd ever consider being a pastor's wife. Bible studies and bake sales just aren't her thing. Jared repeatedly comes to Natalie's rescue forcing her to see him with new eyes. At the same time Jared's plan to plant Christ's word in Natalie's heart backfires when he loses his own heart to this wayward family. When problems arise in his congregation he must face his greatest fears--of letting down God his congregation or those he loves. His time with Natalie has shown him the importance of standing by those you love a lesson he chose to ignore in order to please his father years ago. This is put to the test when Natalie faces a battle of custody of her half-siblings against the mother who abandoned them twelve years ago. Natalie's fight for the children turns into a fight for custody of her heart as she learns the true meaning of unconditional love. In turn Jared must decide which dreams are his own--and whether Natalie is part of those dreams.</p>