A Scarlet Cord

In the four years since her husband's death, Melanie LaSalle's life has been consumed with managing the family design firm and caring for her five-year-old daughter, Jerica. The possibility of a new relationship is the last thing on her mind, but when Melanie meets Joel Ellington, a new staff member at her church, she is instantly attracted to his warm spirit.

As their friendship deepens, however, Melanie is troubled by something she can't quite understand or explain, as Joel's past seems off-limits, even to Melanie. Because of her growing feelings for him, Melanie pushes her doubts away, but when Joel disappears, along with the contents of a church bank account, she can no longer ignore her suspicions.

Torn between her feelings for Joel and the evidence mounting against him, Melanie faces a heart-wrenching decision: to forget the man who gave her reason to love again, or to trust Joel enough to give him her heart.

Book two of the His Mysterious Ways series.