Deep Blue Sea
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Who's to blame?
Jamie has a secret.
But when someone starts digging into the past, her already-tattered life begins to fall apart at the seams. With her marriage, her job, and her sanity in jeopardy, Jamie is desperate to escape everything that reminds her of that fateful night.
If only the nightmares would stop.
Widowed pastor Byron Mitchell lost his wife and his son in the same weekend.
Desperate to win his son's affections back, no matter the cost, Byron strikes out at every turn until he gets injured trying to stop a bank robbery. Forced to visit him in the hospital, his son makes it clear he doesn't appreciate Byron's intrusion into his life.
When Jamie interviews Byron for a magazine article, the peace in the old pastor's eyes tells her he might be able to help with her problems, and she's determined to help him reconcile with his long-lost son.
As the pastor teaches Jamie about God's forgiveness, she must make a choice between reconciling with her family or keeping her secret forever.
Either way, her life will never be the same.
Fans of Karen Kingsbury will enjoy the realistic characters and faith-driven novels by Valerie Howard.
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Valerie's goal in writing is to bring people closer to Jesus one chapter at a time.
Valerie has been writing stories since she was in second grade when she wrote "The Mystery of the Missing Crayon." She gave up writing mysteries soon after and now concentrates on real-life stories that tackle tough issues such as homelessness, unplanned pregnancy, family tragedy, childhood trauma, foster care, poverty, and terminal cancer. All of her books are filled with the hope and love of Christ and are uplifting and feel-good with happy, though sometimes tearful, endings as her characters overcome their obstacles with God at their side. She also writes biblical non-fiction, indie author non-fiction, children's books, allegorical fiction, and small church Christmas plays. (She's a little obsessed with writing.)
Valerie is a fan of summer, warmth, and flip-flips, so she often wonders why she lives in Maine where she is frozen for the better half of the year. But her amazing husband and adorable sons live there with her, so it's not all bad. She graduated from Bible College with a degree in Bible and Missions a long, long time ago in a state far, far away.
