ISBN: 9781408967270

      Storm Clouds

      © Cheryl Wolverton 2005

      First Published in Great Britain in 2005

      Harlequin (UK) Limited

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      Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended: but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

      —Philippians 3:13–14

      To my dear Australian friends at Harlequin,

       since chatting with you in e-mail, I have

       always hoped to set a book in your country.

       You guys are the greatest!

      Also to my friends online: Aussie, aka Lisa from

       ChristianRmWriters, who read my story to correct

       me on anything wrong—so if you find mistakes,

       as I’m sure you will, they’re mine.

      And to my mom—it’s so much fun to live nearby

       again after twenty years and have you getting

       on me for missing a day of writing!

      And as always to my dear kids, who are now

       adults, Christina, twenty-one and Jeremiah,

       eighteen and to my husband, Steve.

      And finally, Steve’s dad, John, for giving us this

       wonderful eighty-eight-acre farm to live on—

       a place that truly inspires my life and writing.

      You guys have been wonderful

       through this entire book. Thanks.

      Dear Reader,

      Wow, do you have any idea the hundreds and hundreds of letters and e-mails I’ve received begging me to write Angelina’s and Todd’s stories? Guess what? I’ve wanted to write them, too—especially Angelina’s. She tried to take over in Shelter from the Storm, so I had to send her to Australia. And here is her story.

      She is such a strong woman that she wore me out trying to write about her. I fell absolutely in love with this stalwart yet vulnerable woman. We all have pasts, no matter how innocent, because at one time we were all without the knowledge of God’s love and forgiveness. And in Angelina, we see how sometimes we just can’t learn to let go of the past, forget about it and strive onward, toward the goal that God has set for us—and that is Jesus Christ. If you hurt or have pain, please let it go and let God show you His love. Know that God will use those things to shape us and form us so that we can do His work as he did with Angelina. He loves you, dear one, and He won’t ever leave you.

      I love to hear from readers, and I now live in Oklahoma. If you write to me, please be sure to make note of my new address: P.O. Box 106, Faxon, OK 73540, though my e-mail address remains the same: [email protected].

      In Christ’s love,

      Prologue

      You’re coming here, Angelina. You have no idea what you’re walking into. I’ve waited a long time for this and I’m not going to let you get in the way this time. Oh, no, not this time. I can kill two birds, as the saying goes. Angelina

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