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She’d stood at microphones dozens of times, but today Vera Miller wondered how she was supposed to tell a crowd that God brought healing…when she couldn’t remember the last time she’d felt Him near. “Life is not always easy,” she began, steady voice—steady lie. The people gathered before her nodded, smiling, expecting wisdom, expecting a woman who believed every word she spoke. “But life is easier when the Lord guides your steps.” Guides your steps. She almost choked on the irony. If God had been guiding her steps eighteen months ago, her son would still be alive. Her marriage wouldn’t feel like a bridge collapsing in slow motion. And Dominic—her husband, her partner, her once best friend—would be standing beside her instead of powering through another job hundreds of miles away. She finished her speech to generous applause and stepped aside, smiling like it didn’t cost her anything. Councilwoman Lang called the garden a “gift from heaven.” Reporters scribbled notes. City leaders praised her imagination and skill. No one saw the truth: Vera Miller could design a healing garden for a million strangers, but she couldn’t heal the one place that mattered—her home. As the crowd pressed in with congratulations, her chest tightened. Every compliment felt like a reminder of how completely she’d failed everywhere except work. Professional success had become her mask, grief its anchor, silence her language with Dominic. He hadn’t even shown up. He’d built the whole garden, every stone path and flowering arch, and still stayed away. Vera wasn’t sure she blamed him. Distance was easier than standing in the ruins of what they used to be. And as she stood in the middle of a garden meant to point people toward God, she wondered—not for the first time—if this was the day she finally admitted she was losing her marriage for good. Keep reading this faith-based romance for FREE with Kindle Unlimited when you click the download button today! Also available in Audiobook and Paperback!