In book two of this fiction series based on the best-selling non-fiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage, readers meet the blended family of Derek and Kim Finley. Kim has a set of twinsโone boy and one girlโfrom her first marriage; Luke has recently been diagnosed with diabetes, and Lydia is acting out as a result of the attention now being showered on Luke. To complicate matters, Derekโs overbearing mother comes to live with them. With all thatโs going on in their lives, Kim and Derekโs communication begins to break down and their marriage slowly moves into winter. Although the second book will focus on Kim and Derek, readers will also encounter all their favorite charactersโPatsy Pringle, Pete Roberts, Steve and Brenda, Esther and Charlieโas well as some new ones, like the proprietor of the new sandwich shop thatโs moved in next to Patsyโs beauty parlor.
The series is based on the marriage principles found in Gary Chapmanโs non-fiction book The Four Seasons of Marriage. Similar in tone and light-hearted, quirky humor as Jan Karonโs Mitford series, Fannie Flaggโs books or Steel Magnolias. Each book has a study guide that talks about the four seasons of marriage and the healing strategies depicted in that volumeโs story.