01557nam a22001697a 450000500170000000800410001702000230005804000140008104100060009508200120010110000210011324500470013426000320018130000210021349000160023450011370025020250507010735.0241021b        sa ||||| |||| 00| 1 eng d  a9781982104252qhbk  aRDAcOCLC  2E  aEF KING  aKingsbury, Karen  aThe BaxtersbA prequelcby Karen Kingsbury  aNew YorkbAtria Booksc2022  a333 pagesc22 cm  aThe Baxters  aA terrible storm builds in the early morning sky over Bloomington, Indiana, as Elizabeth Baxter prepares to celebrate her daughter Kari’s wedding to Tim Jacobs. It’s supposed to be the happiest of days, but Elizabeth can’t shake a growing sense of dread. Is the storm a sign? Something bad is about to happen. Elizabeth knows it.

Indeed, there are dark currents of conflict and doubt coursing through the Baxter family. In the midst of them, Kari Baxter is starting to panic. Is marrying Tim a mistake? And what about her family? Her brother Luke is angry and resentful of their sister Ashley, who has recently returned from Paris, a single mom with a son she too often leaves with their parents. At the same time, Ashley and their sister Brooke have lost the faith that is the family’s glue. Against all this, Kari sees Ashley rejecting her longtime love, Landon Blake, who clearly cares for her, no matter what happened in Paris.

When the storm reaches a terrifying crescendo, a shocking moment of danger brings important truths to light. At the end of the long day, can the Baxters remain a family, tested but stronger?