Heart of Grace

By Linda Hoover

Description:

St. Louis
1890
Lydia Bailey grew up with parents who provided housing for missionaries on leave. One summer a young boy, Adam Johnson, and his parents stayed with them. Every bug and worm she showed him outside scared him to tears. Lydia had wondered what was wrong with him.

Years later, when Lydia’s father passed away and her mother fell ill for a year, it seemed God had abandoned them, so she signed up to get a teaching certificate to help cover household expenses. When she came home, her mother had cleaned the guest room. The boy who had come ten years ago needed a place to recover from malaria. Would Lydia have to put off getting her certificate to care for him?
Adam finds himself delivered to the home his parents had arranged for him to recover. To his horror, all he can see is the skinny girl with red braids who tormented him when the family stayed here years ago.

Will Lydia open her heart to God’s healing? Can Adam find it in his heart to forgive Lydia? Will both seek God’s plan for their lives?

Book Takeaway:

Trust God to lead you

Why the author wrote this book:

I wanted to write a story that showed how misunderstandings as children can be carried into adulthood. In an enemies to lovers trope we see how the main characters minds are changed and especially how God is part of the changing.