For Whom My Heart Yearns - by Sandra Schoger Foster (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Annalise Reinhardt loves her life on a large estate with animals and crops on the edge of the powerful German city of Hermannstadt, Romania in 1924, where she studies and plays her violin. But when her guardian, Uncle Zarko Tismăneanu, is a witness to a terrible incident, they must flee Romania and escape to America. Two others traveling on the same train and then on the steamship Olympic are connected because of the dreadful incident that happened in Frauendorf. Friendship and romance blossom, but who will win the heart of Annalise Reinhardt-Carl Schuster or Razvan Pacula? Will their newly formed relationships withstand the trip to Ellis Island? When what happens on that journey threatens to change the lives of these friends forever, will they recognize God's hand at work in their lives? A novel of intrigue and suspense, a heart yearning for her love, and faith that God will bring them back together again.

What a riveting story filled with so many great twists and turns.

-Mary Rice Hopkins, recording artist, songwriter, TV host, author

Review Quotes

She's done it again! Sandra Schoger Foster is a master of weaving the intrigue of life, our intuitive search for God, and our heart's yearning for love into a book we can't put down.

-Barry Meguiar, President, Meguiar's Inc.,

TV Host, Car Crazy Founder, Revival Outside the

Walls Ministry, Author, Ignite Your Life

A beautiful tale has been woven of one family's adventuresome story of arriving in America. The trials are so touching you do not want to put the book down. She is an incredible writer! A wonderful read by my longtime precious friend and prayer partner, Sandee Foster.

-Karen Meguiar

Intrigue, mystery, romance, family, faith, and more is what you'll find in this engaging book by author Foster. With other works to her credit, she has exceeded them in the scope and depth of this volume. Readers will find it hard to interrupt their reading as they work their way through the major characters, their life challenges and trials, and the faith that sustains them through it all. Find encouragement for your own life story as you read and absorb this wonderful novel.

-Loren P. Gresham, PhD, Retired President,

Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Oklahoma

My interest was quickly captured by the fast-paced action and intriguing plot. I could clearly picture the scenes set in the historic period, and I thought the relationship between Annalise and Carl developed naturally into a tantalising romance. The portrayal of their relationship with God is realistic, appealing, and informative. A good read. Well done.

-Rev. Ian Davidson, Retired District Superintendent,

Southern District Church of the Nazarene,

New South Wales, Australia with Jenny Davidson.

Our lives are full, often complicated, and it seems we spend so much time attempting to fit God into our story that we don't allow ourselves to be lifted up into His story. In her suspenseful historical novel, Sandra Schoger Foster holds that our stories- yours and mine-are part of a bigger story: God's. Annalise Reinhardt's story begins in Romania in 1924, in the real German village of Hermannstadt, Romania, and takes us on a mysterious, compelling, and transforming trip into God's faithfulness, guidance, and love. Once you start to read it, you'll hold your breath to the last page. Brace for it!

-Rei Abrudan, PhD, Pastor, Biserica Via Church,

President, 4D Ministries, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

A beautiful novel that will leave readers feeling hopeful and fulfilled. It's an effective exploration of the immigrant experience and the search for forgiveness, acceptance, and a sense of belonging. I was drawn in at the beginning and identified with the characters and their walk with the Lord.

-Ramona Abrudan, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

In Sandra Schoger Foster's captivating novel, For Whom My Heart Yearns, Annalise Reinhardt is forced to leave her home in Romania in 1924 with barely a moment's notice. Her uncle, Zarko, who is her guardian and who witnessed a terrible incident, must take Annalise to America for her safety. As she leaves their farm and boards the train, little does she know that this journey will lead her to the love of her life but also to complications she never could have imagined. The tension, danger, and romance do not let up in this heartfelt and entertaining novel.

-Joseph Bentz, PhD, Professor of English at

Azusa Pacific University, Received the 2024

Faculty Award for Distinguished Teaching,

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, California

Author of Pieces of Heaven and A Son Comes Home