Happy Friday! I am pleased to feature The Rhythm of Fractured Grace by Amanda Wen today. I so much enjoyed the first two books in her Sedgwick County Chronicles series, that I jumped on the chance to read/review book 3. These dual timeline novels set in Kansas are so good! My review will be posted later this month.
But for now, here’s the first line . . .
This was not how Matt Buchanan’s life in Wichita was supposed to start.
Is Siobhan too far gone to respond to the song of a God who’s calling her back to him?
When a new customer brings a badly damaged violin into Siobhan Walsh’s shop, it is exactly the sort of challenge she craves. The man who brought it in is not. He’s too close to the painful past that left her heart and her faith in shambles.
Matt Buchanan has had a rough start as the new worship pastor. A car accident on his way into town left him with a nearly totaled truck, and an heirloom violin in pieces. When he takes it to a repair shop, he’s fascinated with the restoration process–and with the edgy, closed-off woman doing the work.
As their friendship deepens and turns into more, they both discover secrets that force them to face past wounds. And the history of the violin reveals more about their current problems than they could have ever expected.
On the nineteenth-century frontier, a gruesome tomahawk attack wiped out most of Deborah Caldwell’s family. Her greatest solace after the tragedy is the music from her father’s prized violin. Given her horrendous scars, she’d resigned herself to a spinster’s life. But Levi Martinson’s gentle love starts to chip away at her hardened heart, until devastating details about the attack are revealed, putting their love–and Deborah’s shaky faith–to the ultimate test.
Full of forgiveness and the message that no one is too damaged for God’s healing touch, the final book in the split-time Sedgwick County Chronicles will thrill fans of Rachel Hauck, Lisa Wingate, and Kristy Cambron.
Amanda Wen’s novels have released to both reader and critical acclaim, including a 2023 Selah Award for The Songs That Could Have Been and a Foreword Indies Gold Award and a Christy Award nomination for Roots of Wood and Stone. In addition to her writing, Amanda is an accomplished professional cellist and pianist who frequently performs with orchestras, chamber groups, and her church’s worship team, as well as serving as a choral accompanist. A lifelong denizen of the flatlands, Amanda currently lives in Kansas with her patient, loving, and hilarious husband, their three adorable Wenlets, and a snuggly Siamese cat.
Have a wonderful weekend, Beckie ☕📚🐉🌞
I forgot this is the third book in a series 🤦♀️ it’s high on my to-read list, and I had checked out the first two from the library but didn’t end up having time to read them. I’ll have to pick up the first one again so that I can get to The Rhythm of Fractured Grace. I look forward to your review. Happy reading!
That sounds like a good book.
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
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