This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Veronica Smallhorn’s book, “A Channel of Your Peace.” It is a 2020 CWG Seal of Approval recipient! A difficult journey of love, surrender, trust, and faith in the ultimate knowledge that Christ is always in the midst of our sufferings.
Summary:
Would a God who truly loves you allow things to get this bad?
Lapsed Catholic Erin Rafferty has the life she always wanted. Or at least she did, till the moment her fiancé of five years announces he’s leaving her for another woman. Heartbroken and humiliated, a further devastating development leaves her wondering if she can ever live a normal life again.
Mark Ashcroft is a devout Catholic looking for an equally devout Catholic wife. A chance encounter with Erin leaves Mark completely captivated, yet deeply unsettled, knowing Erin is not in a place to accept him, nor is she the model Christian woman he’d hoped to start a life with.
A tentative friendship begins, and Erin finds herself questioning her long-held rejection of her faith, while Mark finds himself healing from memories of his own wounded past.
But as love grows, further tragedy in Erin’s life threatens her burgeoning faith and her hope for a future with Mark.
What follows is a difficult journey of love, surrender, trust, and faith in the ultimate knowledge that Christ is always in the midst of our sufferings.
Excerpt:
“Erin, I know what Jo is calling about,” Gareth said, regarding her with a tortured expression, like someone about to deliver devastating news.
Fear entered Erin’s heart. Later, when she thought back on that moment, she likened it to the feeling one might have on waking up, relieved, from a bad dream, only to realise the nightmare was, in fact, true and whatever horror haunted you in your sleep was still there, waiting when you opened your eyes. Confusion, coupled with a sense she was losing control of the evening, began to overwhelm her. Placing the phone down, she grabbed the end of the bench.
“Gareth, what are you talking about? What’s wrong?” she said, searching his face for some explanation, some confirmation that everything was all right and that she had no reason to be anxious.
Website: https://www.fullquiverpublishing.com/about-authors/author-veronica-smallhorn/
Facebook: facebook.com/fullquiverpublishing
Twitter: @ellengable
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronicasmallhorn/
Bio:
Born and raised in Australia’s capital, Canberra, Veronica published her first work at age eleven when a Christmas poem she wrote was printed in the local newspaper.
Growing up, her two main focuses were her Catholic faith and music. After tireless efforts in these endeavours, Veronica is now resigned to being a deeply flawed, though fairly devout Catholic, and a less-than-mediocre pianist.
She married her husband in 2005 and lived with him in his native Mexico for three years till they moved back to Canberra. After returning to Australia, Veronica ran her own one-woman resume and copywriting business for a few years till she decided she’d rather write fiction instead. This novel is the fruit of this labour.
Veronica and her husband Pablo have three beautiful children. She is a full-time homeschooling mum who enjoys reading and photography, hearing about her kids’ adventures in Minecraft, and spending some quiet time with her husband, preferably when they’re both awake.
Her first novel, A Channel of Your Peace, was published on February 14, 2020!
Buy Link:
http://amzn.com/dp/B084GGSW8K/A
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Michael Fraley
Michael Fraley has been editing and posting the CWG Book Blast since 2016. He's adapted the Arthurian portion of Geoffrey of Monmouth's “Histories of the Kings of Britain” to the comic page, has worked in book illustration, graphic design, and has also served as a newspaper columnist. In 2019 the story of his conversion to Catholicism was told in Nancy Ward's book Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story. His primary area of study is in the Jewish roots of the Church, with an emphasis on the Gospel of Matthew and the Epistle of James. He holds a MA in theology from St. Joseph's College of Maine and a BFA in fine art from Indiana University. He can be reached at michael@michaelfraley.com
Quite an interesting story! Love can be challenging in particularly when one has not fully recovered from his/her past.
I can feel the pain both characters depicted in the story are going through, because i went through it myself last year!
Great read and i pray it builds the faith of everyone one of us when we go through challenges in our love life.
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God Bless