"The Rhythm of Fractured Grace" by Amanda Wen

 About the Book

Is Siobhan too far gone to respond to the song of a God who's calling her back to him?

When a new customer brings a badly damaged violin into Siobhan Walsh's shop, it is exactly the sort of challenge she craves. The man who brought it in is not. He's too close to the painful past that left her heart and her faith in shambles.

Matt Buchanan has had a rough start as the new worship pastor. A car accident on his way into town left him with a nearly totaled truck, and an heirloom violin in pieces. When he takes it to a repair shop, he's fascinated with the restoration process--and with the edgy, closed-off woman doing the work.

As their friendship deepens and turns into more, they both discover secrets that force them to face past wounds. And the history of the violin reveals more about their current problems than they could have ever expected.

On the nineteenth-century frontier, a gruesome tomahawk attack wiped out most of Deborah Caldwell's family. Her greatest solace after the tragedy is the music from her father's prized violin. Given her horrendous scars, she'd resigned herself to a spinster's life. But Levi Martinson's gentle love starts to chip away at her hardened heart, until devastating details about the attack are revealed, putting their love--and Deborah's shaky faith--to the ultimate test.

Full of forgiveness and the message that no one is too damaged for God's healing touch, the final book in the split-time Sedgwick County Chronicles will thrill fans of Rachel Hauck, Lisa Wingate, and Kristy Cambron.

My Thoughts

I enjoyed reading this book. I found it to be well written and easy to read. It was fun to see familiar characters in both the current time line but also the historical time line. There is a great biblical faith thread woven through the book and the characters grew throughout the story. There are some heavy subjects covered in the book but they are done in a sensitive way and full of grace. I look forward to reading more books by Amanda Wen.

About the Author

Amanda Wen is an award-winning writer of inspirational romance and split-time women's fiction. She was a 2021 Christy Award finalist for Best Debut Novel for Roots of Wood and Stone, the first book in the Sedgwick County Chronicles. Her pre-publication writing has placed first in multiple contests, including the 2017 Indiana Golden Opportunity Contest, the 2017 Phoenix Rattler Contest, and the 2016 ACFW First Impressions Contest. She was also a 2018 ACFW Genesis Contest finalist. Amanda currently lives in Wichita, Kansas, with her husband and three children.

"The Rhythm of Fractured Grace" is available in paperback:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kregel Publications (February 20, 2024)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0825448492
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0825448492
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches

and in Kindle edition:

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CRWQ7XSN
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kregel Publications (February 20, 2024)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2024
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 5033 KB

I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.