For the Love of Grace — Kimberly Rae Jordan

When Bennett McFadden fell in love with Grace Moore as a nineteen-year-old, he'd thought they had a future together. Unfortunately, everything changed when Grace's grandmother died and Grace pulled away from him and the future he had dreamed they'd have together. Several years later, Grace's husband passes away unexpectedly, and it reinforces her belief that anyone she allows to get too close to her dies. To prevent further heartache, Grace is once again determined to keep those she cares about at arm's length, but sometimes circumstances force a closeness that can't be avoided. Bennett hadn't like Grace's husband, Franklin, when they'd first met--for many reasons--but as the man had changed in recent months so had Bennett's level of respect for him. Franklin's death shocks them all, but once again the Callaghan-McFadden family rallies around Grace just as they had during the past losses she'd endured. As Bennett spends time helping Grace in the months following Franklin's death, he finds the feelings he'd once had for her coming to the surface again. Unfortunately, the fear that bound Grace's heart before has an even tighter grip on her now. Though she supports Makayla and Ethan as they prepare to say their vows, she knows that never again will she allow herself to be that vulnerable. Love can overcome fear, but only if Grace is willing to take a chance even while knowing that loss might follow.