My Unexpected Hope

This is a great follow up novel to My Hope Next Door. I highly recommend reading that book first. In both books there is a powerful theme of redemption and forgiveness. There is a trio of friends who have promised loyalty to each other since childhood, and they grow into adulthood together with negl......more

Addiction and marriage Good book about a marriage torn apart by addiction. They have been apart two years and divorced. Chad the hero was quite the loser in my opinion at the beginning. He did redeem himself though even though it was shaky there for awhile. Laila had started dating a nice man and was......more

This is a heavy story, but I'm so glad I got to read it. This follows characters briefly mentioned in My Hope Next Door, Laila and Chad. Chad's brutal struggle with addiction was hard to read, but the way the people around him supported his recovery was inspiring. Of course I loved seeing Katie and......more

I've never read this author before when someone recommended her to me. I love discovering new authors, so I thought I'd give it a chance. I won't list the synopsis here. You can read it for yourself. This book is not an easy book to read. It is not a little feel good inspirational story to warm your......more