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Several years ago, in the small town of Snowflake Falls, Sonja Bauer and her sister, Julianna, had fallen in love with the same man.Otis Unger chose Sonja, leaving Julianna heart broken, bitter, and alone. Feeling betrayed by her sister, Julianna was consumed with anger to the point that she wanted nothing to do with her sister, or the small town. Sonja and Otis married, had a child, and then watched as their marriage fell apart, now leaving Sonja the one who was heart broken, bitter and alone. It would take many years to reunite the sisters, and a tragedy to bring Sonja and Otis to admit ...

It was the perfect summer day in the small town of Snowflake Falls. The perfect day for the Fourth of July parade where the town planned to celebrate the homecoming of Major Jake Engle, a decorated war hero. As a Green Beret, Jake was used to going on tough military missions, and though he was home on leave, which should be a time of much needed rest and relaxation, he felt as if he was on the toughest mission of his life. He had made a promise to a dying soldier that he would marry his wife and take care of their small child. It was a promise Jake intended to keep. The only problem was ...

It was a sad day for many when Rev. Charles Wright retired as the pastor of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Snowflake Falls. However, there was still excitement in the air at the arrival of the new vicar, Erich Pickler. Erich wasn't overly thrilled that he had been sent to the small town, but since it was only a one year assignment, he figured he'd just try to make the best of it. At 38 years old, Erich was already a widower with no intention of ever getting married again. It was his goal to focus on the ministry at hand and learn all he could about being a pastor. He didn't realize, however...

Harriet Engle, the daughter of Hogan and Sigrid Engle, bounced and twirled her way into our hearts in A Season of Love and A Joyous Season. Harriet is now grown and has become a beautiful, smart, and compassionate young woman. After finishing college, she returned to Snowflake Falls to start a preschool at St. Timothy Lutheran Church. Harriet is an honest woman who often speaks her mind because she doesn't like to play games with people, especially not with the good looking mechanic her father had recently hired to work at his garage. Samuel Carrington had just been discharged from the ...

Seasons of Hope will send you on a journey to Snowflake Falls, the quaintest little town in all of Pinecrest County. Once you arrive, just grab a cup of tea at the local bakery and stay awhile. It won't take long until you feel right at home. There are many interesting characters in this small town of 998 imperfect souls, many of whom the listener will come to know and love, but it's the special bond between Sigrid Traugott and Hogan Engle that will capture your heart as their story of friendship, separation, heartache, and love unfold throughout the many seasons of their lives.

No place on earth is free from hullabaloo and mayhem. No matter where you go there will always be someone who has an ulterior motive that is meant for harm. However, if such a place did exist, it would probably be a quaint little town much like Snowflake Falls. To say the crime rate was low in the small community was an overstatement. No matter the crime, large or small, whether it be homicide, assault, battery, kidnapping, arson, forgeries, embezzlement, speeding, or even jay walking, it just didn’t happen in Snowflake Falls. So it was no surprise that a tizzy broke out in the community ...

It’s Christmastime and all the good folks of Snowflake Falls are getting excited about all that the season brings to the small town. There’s the annual parade and tree lighting ceremony, and the St. Timothy Lutheran Church choir is once again gearing up for the Christmas Eve Cantata. The Main Street is lit up and decorated for the holiday, and tourist are already starting to arrive to visit the quaint little town that looks just like a Christmas village…except for the one dark spot on the north end of Main Street where the bar owner, Helmut Schweinsteiger, refused to even hang a ...

The Harvest Fest was the last big outdoor event in Snowflake Falls before the snow began to fall. There were many activities for everyone to participate in, but the favorite was the Chili Cook-off. This year, Joshua Zimmerman had been given the task to organize a team for the Snowflake Falls Shoe Factory. He got along well with the other employees except for the very beautiful and extremely stubborn, Joselyn Engle, the Director of Human Resources. They started off on the wrong foot and never seemed to get back in step. That was why he purposely didn’t choose her to be on the company’s ...

Spring is in the air in Snowflake Falls! As final preparations were under way for the town's community dance called the Spring Fling, Jay Engle was returning to his hometown to fulfill his dream of opening his own restaurant. He had been gone for many years and though much of the town was just as he remembered, there were some new people in town, one who just so happened to catch his eye from the first moment he saw her. Candace Kraus, a pastry chef, also had plans to open her own restaurant in the quaint downtown area of Snowflake Falls. Though it looked like everthing for Jay and Candace ...

Magnus Engle is searching for something to help end the discontentment in his life. He didn’t know exactly what he was looking for, he just knew he didn’t have it. He hoped moving back to his hometown of Snowflake Falls would help him to find whatever it was he was looking for. Unbeknownst to him, he wouldn’t have to look for very long. A newcomer had arrived to Snowflake Falls and right from the start he found himself drawn to Abbigail Wright, the pretty, blonde sister of the Lutheran pastor. Abbigail was also looking for something to bring joy to her life. She couldn't go back in ...

It was the beginning of the Christmas season in Snowflake Falls and for 29 year old, Thomasina Wright, or Tommi, as her friends called her, that meant attending every holiday bazaar and craft fair in the county. She had been doing this for two years, saving every dime she made so that she could one day open her own store in downtown Snowflake Falls. She was hopeful that the Christmas Bazaar in her home town would result in a nice profit and would be the last one she would ever need to participate in. To her surprise, there was another potter at the bazaar who was practically giving his ...

Seasons of Hope will send you on a journey to Snowflake Falls, the “Quaintest Little Town” in all of Pinecrest County. Once you arrive, grab a cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll at the local bakery and stay for a while. It won’t take long at all until you feel right at home! There are many interesting characters you'll come to love in this small town of 1,989 good, but imperfect, souls. However, it’s the special bond between Sigrid Traugott, the young daughter of the Lutheran minister, and Hogan Engle, the son of a convicted felon, that will capture your hearts as their story of ...