Blue Moon Rising

Rachel Sanders grew up in a dysfunctional household, and it taught her that no place was safe. Then she met unconditional love, and it came in the form of a person: John Avery, a southern farmer, born and raised, humble and kind to a fault.

John and Rachel come to know Jackson Stone, a city boy who is tall, good-looking and full of mischief, with a good heart underneath. The three of them share a friendship that lasts for decades without a break. It holds until Anastasia Blevins enters Jackson's life. She is divisive and entirely out of place among country people.

Then John is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and Rachel's world is shaken. Jackson is nowhere to be found. Nearly two years pass, and her grief has hardened into bitterness. When Jackson returns, he brings his own heart to her door, along with the tragedy that kept him away.

The book is a faith-centered story about God's faithfulness. Rachel has always called God faithful, and the question is whether she can forgive and trust Him again, and let Him bring good out of what was broken. Seasons turn and second chances arrive, with a blue moon rising. The tone is emotional and rooted in rural, Christian life.