Kathleen Sprout

Aimee's Gift by Kathleen Sprout
Book starts out with Aimee and she's helping the immigrant workers in the orchard. The parents trust her enough to take them sledding on winter days.
Story also follows Luke whos a newspaper reporter but he's tired of working on 'fluff' pieces. He gets a call from a woman who won't identify herself about stopping some crime in where the workers live and he rushes to their aid.
He sees a deputy is already there and he's warned to stay out of things. He does the opposite and tries to befriend them and learns some things about their way of life.
Aimee calls him and lets him know of other things going on that disturb him and he starts to write a column about it til his boss finds out and puts a stop to it.
Like the area of North East WA as we've not spent a lot of time there in that state but have traveled nearby-beautiful country.
She has hidden secrets about why she can't allow him to see her face and other details. She doesn't trust God any longer and Luke tries to get others and her to attend church once again.
Love the work he does to convert them to go to church once more. Fire puts a halting stop to a lot of things and she knows she must leave after sending her testimony about the fires to the fire department-hoping they will prosecute the deputy.
Lots of other facts come to life also when Jim helps Luke.
Really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more from this author.… (mehr)