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After the Thaw (Christian Romantic Suspense) (Frozen Footprints Book 2) by [Therese Heckenkamp]

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Some wounds heal. Others leave scars.
Four years ago, Charlene Perigard survived a brutal kidnapping. Now she’s put that trauma behind her for a promising future with handsome firefighter Ben Jorgensen. But when new danger strikes, a new nightmare begins.

Sinister threats, a midnight attack, and a deathbed promise drive Charlene to the little town of Creekside, where she encounters a man from her past whom she has long struggled to forget: Clay Morrow—ex-convict and brother of her kidnapper. He's also the man who once helped save her life.

Despite the odds, Charlene and Clay forge a tentative friendship, unaware of a brooding, mounting danger that seeks to destroy them both. Charlene’s wounded heart must choose between her fiancé and the man whose past is more scarred than her own. But in choosing, she may just lose everything.

Christian romantic suspense from an award-winning author.

2019 TopShelf Magazine First-Place Winner in Inspirational Fiction
2016 Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal Winner in Christian Fiction
An Amazon Kindle #1 Bestseller in Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance

**After the Thaw is the sequel to Frozen Footprints but can be read as a stand-alone novel.**

Recommended for fans of Christian romantic suspense authors such as Christy Barritt, Lynette Eason, and Terri Blackstock.

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"Simply amazing! I couldn't put it down. Heckenkamp had me guessing all the way through." - Heather Hart, Christian Women Reader's Club

"Riveting... The characters are vivid and well defined, the emotions are intense, and the story carries you along on a tumultuous journey. Excellent." - Deborah Stone, 5-Star Readers' Favorite

"A mixed-genre story of suspense, mystery, romance, and Christianity. This novel captures the best of all of them." - Gerard Webster, award-winning author of In-Sight

"Compelling reading, complex and realistic characters, unpredictable plot and solid writing."- Ellen Gable, bestselling Christian author of Stealing Jenny, In Name Only, and A Subtle Grace

"An un-put-down-able masterpiece of suspense which hopelessly hooked me from page one... A thriller not to be missed."- Susan Peek, bestselling author of God's Forgotten Friends novels

"A fast-paced roller coaster ride that not only keeps the reader compulsively turning pages to see what happens next, but also provides satisfying closure." - Laura Pearl, award-winning author of Finding Grace and Erin's Ring

About the Author

Therese Heckenkamp, author of the Christian suspense novels Past Suspicion, Frozen Footprints, and After the Thaw, has been writing stories since before she could spell. A homeschooled student, she won numerous writing awards while growing up. Therese lives in Wisconsin with her family.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01C1VU52I
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ivory Tower Press (April 5, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 5, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1005 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 361 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #70,197 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #19 in Religious Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #74 in Inspirational Religious Fiction
- #338 in Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance (Kindle Store)

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Born in Australia but raised in the USA as a homeschooled student, Therese has been writing stories since before she could spell. At 18, she completed the first draft of her first published novel. Her books have reached #1 bestseller in various Kindle categories, and she's now the award-winning author of five Christian romance/suspense novels as well as a non-award-winning mother of five energetic kids.

As a busy stay-at-home mom, Therese writes whenever she can manage (and sometimes when she can't). She dreams up new stories mostly at night when the house is—if she's lucky—finally quiet. It's no coincidence her latest novel is called Sleep Deprived.

Her novel After the Thaw is a 2019 TopShelf Magazine first-place winner in Inspirational Fiction, and her novel The Butterfly Recluse is a 2021 Kindle Book Awards semi-finalist in Romance and a 2021 Readers' Favorite bronze medal winner in Contemporary Christian Romance. Therese values her American Christian Fiction Writers membership and looks forward to writing many more books—so long as her kids let her have a coherent thought now and then.

Visit her online at www.ThereseHeckenkamp.com and sign up for her newsletter to keep up to date on new releases. Find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/therese.heckenkamp, and follow her on Twitter @THeckenkamp.

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maximus

wonderful …such a wonderful writer

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2022

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I love Theresa’s books they’re so wonderful.. found a new author who writes wonderful
Books !! Thank you for the sequel….

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Libby Lefler

Interesting drama with lots of twists

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2022

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Maybe I should have read the first book first. It was hard for me to follow and get to know the characters, but once I got into the story more, it grew on me which meant I had to see how it played out. I was not disappointed. Family secrets are so hard on everyone.

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Suspense with Punch

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Sequels too often don't measure up to the first book of a series. This one is definitely an exception. The best way I can describe the novel is a mixed-genre story of suspense, mystery, romance, and Christianity. It excels in that it is able to capture the best of all of them.

Therese Heckenkamp hooks the reader from the very beginning, when Charlene Perigard's fiancé suffers a tragic accident and is in a coma. From there, the tension keeps growing throughout the entire novel. A second love-interest is introduced when Clay Morrow, the man who rescued her in "Frozen Footprints," is released from prison. The romantic aspect is heightened by the realistic portrayal of the men's point of view: both from the two love interests as well as from the villain--an ex-con with an axe to grind.

The violence depicted is sometimes jarring but very effective in setting up the clash between good and evil. The morality in the novel runs deep in the very fiber of the story. It's never "in-your-face" preachy but rather a natural outgrowth of the internal and external struggles of the characters.
There is just enough information from the previous novel to bring the reader up-to-date without slowing down the narrative. "After The Thaw" reads almost as well as a stand-alone as it does a sequel. There are plenty of twists that I didn't see coming. This is the mark of true suspense.

I highly recommend "After the Thaw" but you might want to consider reading "Frozen Footprints" first to get the full flavor of both novels..

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Charline

Super read

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Wonderful, heart wrenching, true love knows no bounds, tear jerker. I loved every bit of it. I will read it again soon. It was riveting.

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Carol / booptwin

Couldn't put it down!!

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I loved the first book even though I don't normally care for such realistic suspense thrillers.
But I did.
It really gripped me bad.
As upsetting as some parts were, I kept reading.
I don't think this was based on a true story, but it could've been.
I was wrong when I thought I had it figured out.
But it turned out well, and had a happy ending after all.
And Grandfather got his!!
Thank you Therese!

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Julia Smith

Romantic suspense

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This book has many unsuspected scene keeping the reader on their toes, wondering what was coming next! There were many hours I read too long at night, not wanting to put the book down!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 5, 2022

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Wow, I didn’t think the second book would be as good as the first….I was wrong. Twists and turns had me guessing.

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Jazz

Riveting plot

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 26, 2022

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Although, I’m not of the Catholic religion, as a believer of Christ, I enjoyed, this page turner! Great story, riveting plot.

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Wendy C

Nice HEA

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 21, 2019

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A good conclusion to Frozen Footprints, After the Thaw tied up loose ends satisfactorily. The main characters grew on me, even Sam and Brook. And it wasn't hard to dislike the bad guys, but I was surprised at the sadness I felt at their wasting of their lives, especially Lance.
I really enjoyed the suspense in this, and especially that it's a clean read!

Carley Cooper

Wonderful sequel. Another great read.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 18, 2020

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After reading Frozen Footprints I and not being able to put it down I had to get this book right away. Again, I was not disappointed. It is a wonderful sequel and a great read.

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