Bøger af Diana Delacruz

Even as Melissa and Nicolás fall in love, everything else in their lives falls apart. In this Christian YA adventure and sequel to Destiny at Dolphin Bay, recent high school grad Melissa Travis returns to southern Chile's enchanting Chiloé on a mission. Her youth group plans to build a church on the island of Chauquelín, and chasing a romantic relationship is not part of the agenda. But as soon as Melissa encounters her old friend, Nicolás Serrano, the earlier sparks between them burst into a blaze. While the construction project races ahead, myriad obstacles conspire to drive a wedge between Melissa and Nicolás. Their future career choices appear to lead in opposite directions. Family worries gnaw at Nicolás as his brother opposes their mother's upcoming wedding. Melissa's ex-boyfriend and Delicia, her old nemesis, form an unlikely alliance to plot against her and Nicolás. Then in a fit of fury, Delicia blurts out a stunning claim that unleashes on Melissa and Nicolás a chain reaction of suspicion and accusations. How can their new love thrive or even survive the fallout? Still more unsettling, have they strayed out of sync with God's timing?

"A life-changing trek from memories of the past to hope for the future... Join author Diana Delacruz on a nostalgic six-day return journey to her former home in southern Chile, a little-known island shrouded in mist and mystery that shifted her life experience in subtle yet significant ways. In this travel memoir complemented by meditations on local mythology, Diana chases and checks off adventures on her Chiloâe Islands bucket list: sleep in a palafito with an ocean view, eat clambake-in-a-pot, tour heritage architecture, discover hidden hamlets, savor the sunset over the Pacific. Along the way, questions surge to challenge her: Did our work here all those years ago matter? How can I harmonize my love for this land and its people with the desperate need for transformation we all share? Can I reach and touch eternity amid the harsh realities of life here? Diana uncovers gems of bright sea glass among the darkness of generations steeped in myths and legends. Surprises sweep her up as God's true story, the only remedy for false narratives, renews her faith. Her prayer-and ours-becomes, God, let me see what matters. Help me sort treasure from trash, crystals from clamshells"--