My Hope Is Found: The Cadence of Grace, Book 3 (40 page)

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CKNOWLEDGMENTS

“Thanks” never seems enough to the team at WaterBrook Multnomah for all you do. You’ve given these stories wings and have been there for each step of this amazing process. I will be forever grateful. A very special thank-you to my editor, Shannon Marchese, for knowing that somewhere inside of me is always the
deeper
story. You know just how to ask for it. Thank you.

Three years ago I sent MacGregor Literary a note and wondered if it would get an answer. Thank you, Sandra Bishop, for being that answer and for seeing something in this series worth trying for.

To my parents, for a life of love, for being baby-sitters extraordinaire, and for always providing chocolate whenever the going got tough. I’m so thankful for you. And to sweet friends who make this journey not a lonely one, thank you for the hugs and the smiles and the happy tears.

A special thanks to the Patrick County Historical Society for providing invaluable knowledge on the cities of Stuart, Fancy Gap, and Rocky Knob. Also to Pat Ross and William Luebke for going the extra mile in answering my questions.

To my little family: You make life happy and messy and perfect. I adore you.

And to the God who makes all things new: Thank You for filling my heart so that I can find the words. May each one sift through Your fingers so that each story will be for Your glory.

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BOUT THE
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Christy Award finalist and author of
Be Still My Soul
and
Though My Heart Is Torn
, Joanne Bischof lives in the mountains of Southern California with her first sweetheart and their homeschooled children. When she’s not weaving Appalachian romance, she’s blogging about faith, writing, and the adventures of country living that bring her stories to life.

Gideon O’Riley, bluegrass musician and handsome ladies’ man, has set his roving eye on innocent Lonnie Sawyer. He steals a kiss from the shy girl, causing a misunderstanding that lands them in a shotgun marriage. Can his young wife’s patient faith teach him the meaning of love?

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Gideon and Lonnie O’Riley are finally happy, in love with each other and their young son. But then a woman from Gideon’s past appears, claiming to be his wife and shattering their marriage. How can God redeem their torn hearts?

Read an excerpt from this book and more at
www.WaterBrookMultnomah.com
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