Matanuska Series by Bonnie Leon

Brought to their knees by the Great Drought of the 1930s, Will Hasper and his family give up their farm in Wisconsin to join a federal government project starting a colony of transplanted farmers in the Matanuska Valley of Alaska. However, the colonists meet resistance from earlier homesteaders in the Valley and their leader, Ray Townsend... moreBrought to their knees by the Great Drought of the 1930s, Will Hasper and his family give up their farm in Wisconsin to join a federal government project starting a colony of transplanted farmers in the Matanuska Valley of Alaska. However, the colonists meet resistance from earlier homesteaders in the Valley and their leader, Ray Townsend. Laurel, Will’s daughter, who put aside her own desires and dreams to follow her family to Alaska, finds herself torn between two men vying for her love—Adam, a reporter writing a story on the colony’s experiences, and Robert, a colonist who can offer Laurel the stability she needs. For the colony to survive, they must all learn to trust God’s promises. less

In this conclusion to the Matanuska Series, Luke’s feelings of resentment, anger, and betrayal continue to fester after Jean and Ray's wedding. He decides he must leave Alaska. Knowing that he needs to change his life, he searches the Bible for guidance, realizing like Jonah, he has been running from God. Can Luke return home to make peace with all the things that drove him away?