Autumn's Grace: A Contemporary Christian Romance Novella

By Julie Arduini

Description:

A teacher without a classroom.
A tech producer without a stage.
A story about finding purpose again.

Autumn Grace Whitaker never imagined seizures would end her teaching career. Returning to Dogwood Creek with her service dog, Bo, she hopes to catch her breath and recover from the transition. But when she’s invited to help shape a new disability ministry, she’s torn between fear and the longing to matter again.

Caleb Hicks can’t shake the guilt of missing family moments while traveling for work. His years touring with a country duo has always been his refuge, but now that he’s home, he’s wrestling with wounds he’s never named—until reconnecting with Autumn brings them to the surface.

Their lives keep intersecting in unexpected ways: quiet moments, awkward apologies, shared vulnerability. With a little help from the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers, Autumn learns a life restart can be a blessing, Caleb realizes what home means, and something tender begins to grow between them.

Book Takeaway:

God sees and is with you when there's a major life change.

Why the author wrote this book:

This is Book 11 in the multi-author, contemporary Christian romance series Dogwood Creek Matchmakers featuring Julie Arduini, Leah Atwood, Robin Bayne, JoAnn Durgin, Dawn Kinzer, Lisa Prysock, and Lori Soard.

I wrote Autumn's Grace to encourage readers who understand the hardship of a life restart, and to bring disability awareness to Christian fiction.