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The Truth About Love
Paperback
Series: The Fruit of the Spirit Novels, Book 1
Publisher: Susan Marie Graham
Published: Mar 29 2025
Pages: 314
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
She survived heartbreak, single motherhood, and a life that never slowed down long enough to be fair. But can she survive hope?
Dana Emery is not looking for love. She's looking for a quiet evening, a clear medical bill, and one day where her son doesn't need an emergency. As the single mother of Blake - a spirited, lovable nine-year-old navigating life with hemophilia - Dana has sacrificed her social life, her romantic life, and most of her emotional availability on the altar of survival. She has a good job, a stable home, and hard-won peace. What she doesn't have is room for a man who might disappear the moment things get hard.
And things are always hard.
Blake's hemophilia demands constant vigilance, staggering medical expenses, and a level of care that has sent every potential partner running. Blake's own father - Dana's high school sweetheart - chose to walk away with her best friend rather than face the weight of raising a child with special needs. Dana's mother is a wound that hasn't healed. Her father, now remarried, means well but pressures her to move closer to him - as if uprooting the life she's built is a simple solution to a complicated problem. Dana is used to doing everything alone. She's become an expert at it.
Then Ethan Turner enters the picture.
Quiet, warm, and wrestling with a social anxiety that makes every conversation feel like a leap of faith, Ethan has had a crush on Dana for longer than he'll admit. He's not flashy or bold, but he shows up - and he doesn't flinch. Slowly, unexpectedly, something tender and real begins to grow between them. And in a turn that surprises Dana most of all, Blake and Ethan forge an effortless bond that makes her dare to imagine a different kind of future.
But this is Dana's life - and in Dana's life, the good things don't come without a cost.
When a devastating tragedy involving Blake occurs while he is in Ethan's care, the beautiful, fragile thing between Dana and Ethan is suddenly, painfully impossible. Blindsided by grief, guilt, and a heartbreak that cuts deeper than any before it, Dana turns her face toward heaven and asks the question that has been building for years: *God, where are You? Why is my life this hard? Why would You let me come this close only to take it away?*
The Truth About Love is a powerful, emotionally resonant Christian fiction novel about faith under pressure, love under fire, and one woman's journey to discover that God's presence isn't found in easy answers - it's found in the willingness to keep going when you have none.
Readers who love this book will enjoy:
- Christian fiction with real, relatable characters facing authentic struggles
- Single mother romance novels with emotional depth and spiritual themes
- Stories about special needs parenting, unconditional love, and perseverance
- Faith-based romance with heartbreak, redemption, and hope
- Books exploring social anxiety, chronic illness, and family healing
- Inspirational fiction that doesn't flinch from the hard questions of faith
Book 1 of The Fruit of the Spirit Series- because love is not just the beginning of the story. It's the whole lesson.
If you've ever wondered whether God sees your struggle, whether love is worth the risk, or whether healing is truly possible after loss - Dana's story was written for you.
Read The Truth About Love today and begin a series that will stay with your heart long after the final page.
Perfect for fans of Karen Kingsbury, Toni Shiloh, and Vanessa Miller. An unforgettable story of grace, grit, and the love that refuses to let go.
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