Kirjahaku

Life's true beauty is found when the heart is set free Caroline Carlyle has finally shed the heavy shackles of grief and rediscovered her heart's song. Between her return to making music and a budding relationship with the charming Roderick Adair, Caroline's life is full of fresh inspiration and new hope. But just as she begins to experience this freedom, Caroline discovers that one of her piano students is carrying a painful burden of her own. Bella, a prodigious musical savant, and her caretaker, Gretchen, share a dark, hidden past--more dangerous and complex than Caroline ever could have anticipated. The more Caroline uncovers, the deeper her loyalty to the two women grows. Can Caroline help Bella and Gretchen find the same freeing power of love to break the hold of secrets and oppression?

The story continues with Caroline, Roderick and Gretchen as we journey with them to Austria, Gretchen's homeland. Secrets, intrigue, and romance--all in the enchanting setting along the Danube River.Assumed dead and a continent away, Gretchen's wounded heart longs for home . . .With newly found freedom after thirty years, Gretchen and her granddaughter, Bella, a rare musical savant, are happy in their cottage in North Carolina, but the haunting shadows of Gretchen's past cloud her days. A shameful night in a dark alley of an Austrian village decades ago left Gretchen with only one choice- to flee her family, her beloved fianc , Peter, and her homeland.Caroline, a beautiful concert pianist and Gretchen's closest friend, is settling into her Rockwater home as the wife of Roderick Adair, a successful international business tycoon. But Caroline knows Gretchen's yearning for home, so she and Roderick fulfill Gretchen's dream of returning to Austria. You will walk with them through musical Vienna, through historic castles and magnificent cathedrals. You will follow Gretchen up the familiar path along the Danube to the cozy cottage where she grew up and to the trysting place where she and Peter had planned their future. But will digging into her past unearth dark secrets that should remained buried? Will she find love with Peter again? With longings stronger than her fears, Gretchen desperately searches for her family and the music that once filled her soul. Her past and her future unfold on the willow-fringed banks of the Danube as she opens her heart and a white velvet bag left to her by her grandmamm .

Do you ever wonder if God is there, really there? Do you ever wish God would show up and speak to you like He did to Moses or Mary? Is it possible that God is present and active in your life and you don't recognize Him? God shows up, but sometimes He shows up in unexpected places and in unexpected ways. God is present in the miraculous, and He is present in the ordinary. Through these vignettes and scripture readings, you will become more aware of His activity in your everyday-walking-around life. This devotional book will lead you to experience God and gain His sacred sense by taking a second look at your moments and your encounters where He is present. And as you begin to experience Him and see His activity throughout your day, your awareness of His presence will bring you a new focus on His goodness and blessings. Don't wait for burning bushes and flashes of light. God is present when you take that second look.