Rachel's Hope

Rachel's Hope
Carole Gift Page

A BABY ON THE WAY…Pregnant? Rachel Webber was stunned by the news. She had a thirteen-year-old son–and never expected more. But the joy she felt for her unborn child was tempered by the realization that her husband might not share her happiness.Lately, David seemed distant. It was as if something had come between them in their once-perfect marriage. Yet as Rachel recalled the thrill of their son's birth–the tender closeness she and her husband had shared then–this mother-to-be knew God had sent her and David a priceless gift.Would this blessed event restore their precious love…and make them a family again?

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#ua5960459-3122-59d8-b567-006d39c94e07)

Excerpt (#ub08f981d-8060-539d-af01-ef9c64b9750b)

About the Author (#u7f62f010-e504-5b11-a6a2-c60e78e36fda)

Title Page (#ue585cb89-d0a5-544f-abb4-8310fd8f6683)

Epigraph (#ubde51b93-2b7f-54d1-88a9-2c65e29cffb1)

Dedication (#ub26738b4-c11b-5f7f-9522-d3b0f2c48ee1)

Chapter One (#u9be46747-eae0-5ae5-bcf9-3c9ae38e9379)

Chapter Two (#uadb6b2e8-f3b5-564f-ade1-ecf67012ef3e)

Chapter Three (#uc167f70f-0fcd-545e-8d7c-980e815dfec5)

Chapter Four (#u7f9a7791-5848-52a1-ab95-535d81221bb1)

Chapter Five (#u8e00bdfe-e030-5b06-b0d8-3a2d00ba0982)

Chapter Six (#u8da086a7-c492-5700-be56-27865d5843c8)

Chapter Seven (#ud430e68d-05c0-50f7-aed1-1c883aed3d6c)

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Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Five (#litres_trial_promo)

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Dear Reader (#litres_trial_promo)

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“You look great, Rae,” he said, gazing steadily at her.

“You have that glow people talk about.”

“I do?” Her cheeks grew warm. Was she still attractive to David after all?

“You look the same way you did when you were expecting Brian. Remember? I used to tease you about it. I said, ‘If we could bottle that kind of beauty, we’d make a million dollars.’”

“Yes, I do remember,” she said softly. “I always thought you were just trying to make me feel better.”

“No, I was dead serious.” Slowly, tentatively, David moved from his recliner to the sofa. He took her hand in his, his very nearness making her weak, turning her heart to gelatin. “Rachel, sweetheart, I’ve been so worried about you. It’s Christmas and I hate this animosity between us. Isn’t there something we can do to resolve this?”

Tears gathered behind Rachel’s eyes. She yearned to feel herself enfolded in his embrace and to pretend that these bitter weeks apart had never happened, that this was like every Christmas they had spent together and would spend together, for the rest of their lives.

“Oh, David.” She sighed. No other words would come.

Then he moved toward her and gathered her into his arms…

CAROLE GIFT PAGE

writes from the heart about contemporary issues facing adults. Considered one of America’s best-loved Christian fiction writers, Carole was born and raised in Jackson, Michigan. She is the recipient of two Pacesetter Awards and the C.S. Lewis Honor Book Award. Over eight hundred of Carole’s stories, articles and poems have been published in more than one hundred Christian periodicals.

A frequent speaker at conferences, schools, churches and women’s ministries around the country, Carole finds fulfillment in being able to share her testimony about the faithfulness of God in her life and the abundance He offers those who come to Him. Carole and her husband, Bill, have three children and live in Moreno Valley, California.

Rachel’s Hope