Hands of Grace

GIVEAWAY

ANDERSON, BRENDA
HANDS OF GRACE

She's always looked for love in the wrong places. He wants nothing to do with love.

Rita Dunlap has a history of looking for love in the wrong places, but this time, she's got it right. Her heart surgeon boyfriend has hinted at proposing, along with letting her sickly mother live with them once they're married.

But then she learns her boyfriend isn't a doctor at all, but a drug trafficker who's involved her in his scheme. Not only did she get love wrong, but she's unwittingly placed both her and her mother's lives in danger.

Love is the last thing on Officer Daniel Winter's mind. Twice-burned, he's locked up his heart for good. But when he goes undercover as a handyman to protect the cute and quirky Rita Dunlap, he discovers he's not only guarding her and her mother, but his heart as well.

Rita wants to trust Daniel, wants to believe his work around her house doesn't come with a price, but she'll need to let go of her past mistakes to open her heart to the future.

My Review:

"Trusting God means trusting Him with the results even if they're not what you want." (p 146)

So what if your redemption story doesn't end in a happily ever after? That's what's happened to Rita who has forsaken her broken past for the hope of saving grace. She's finally getting things right when it all goes terribly wrong.

Heartbreak and betrayal destroy her new found happiness and threaten her hard won fight to leave the past behind. And then Daniel shows up on her doorstep and her shattered heart begins to mend. Only the reader knows that he's keeping secrets and that rising dread kept me in agonizing anticipatory bibliophile delight waiting for the inevitable crash and burn.

But it's, Rita's mother who stole my heart. She is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and Rita is her primary caregiver...her only caregiver really. Their mother/daughter bond took my breath away. Rita's struggles and sorrow, her determination to take care of her momma despite her frustration and fear...well, it touched me deeply. Anderson puts a compassionate face on a vicious disease, evoking pathos and humour and so much courageous love it brought tears to my eyes.

A poignant 'slice of real life' tale of redemption and hope and the gift of second chances.

My thanks to the author for gifting me with a copy of this book.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This book is listed in Book Depository but isn't available quite yet so the winner can choose between an anticipatory wait leading to a paperback copy or the instant gratification of an ebook. :-)

BOOK IS NOW IN STOCK AT BOOK DEPOSITORY SO THE WINNER CAN GET A TIMELY PAPERBACK COPY (OR THEY CAN STILL OPT OUT FOR AN EBOOK IF THAT'S THEIR PREFERENCE)

If you would like a chance to win a copy of  Hands of Grace, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday March 21 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!