Christmas Grace — Emily Josephine

She's convinced she was born to fail.He's afraid to love again.In the meantime, an unknown enemy lurks in the background, threatening to destroy the tenuous beginning of her new life…**********In her mid-forties, Grace Meyers has wanted nothing more than to live a life of independence. But the emotional abuse and oppression she suffered at the hands of her mother – as well as the emotional and physical abuse she suffered during her brief marriage years ago – have stifled her ability to move forward after her mother dies. While she struggles with taking the next step in a future that looks as lonely and uncertain as ever, handsome Derek Wright comes to town. Determined to spend his two months in Little River Village to write a novel to completion, the last thing the forty-nine-year old wants is a distraction from this goal which he believes will change his life. He doesn't expect to be magnetically attracted to a woman, but the day he walks into Grace's mother's antique store, the unexpected happens. However, her hot-cold reactions to him soon have him running the other way. A divine tug won't let him stay away long. He realizes God has him there not just to write a novel, but also to help the confused woman with low self-esteem to get her life back on track. With Derek's encouragement, and the support of her closest friends, Grace takes that frightening next step into a new life. It seems to be the perfect solution, even if just temporary, weaving together her love of Christmas with her love of people. Until one evening in the middle of December, a particular person shows up, shocking Grace with his revelation and causing to her withdraw from the world…a solution she begins to wonder might be for the best. Just before that, Derek gets an idea that might be straight from heaven. But when he approaches Grace with it, a misunderstanding between her and her best friend provokes her to turn on him, leading him to believe that his original conclusion from two months back was correct: Grace Meyers was a fire waiting to burn him, and therefore best left alone. Grace is devastated by the shocking revelation of an elderly stranger; he is disappointed and dismayed by her rejection. If they ignore the power drawing them together, they will miss something much greater than their respective dreams…**********This full-length Christian romance novel, Christmas Grace, is the fourth and final book in Emily Josephine's Little River Village Christmas series. If you enjoy sweet, clean, and faith-based romance that illuminate real-life struggles and the victories that faith in God ultimately bring, download this novel now.