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Chapters (42)
  1. Cover Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Dear Friend
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. Twelve
  16. Thirteen
  17. Fourteen
  18. Fifteen
  19. Sixteen
  20. Seventeen
  21. Eighteen
  22. Nineteen
  23. Twenty
  24. Twenty-One
  25. Twenty-Two
  26. Twenty-Three
  27. Twenty-Four
  28. Twenty-Five
  29. Twenty-Six
  30. Twenty-Seven
  31. Twenty-Eight
  32. Twenty-Nine
  33. Thirty
  34. Thirty-One
  35. Thirty-Two
  36. Thirty-Three
  37. Acknowledgments
  38. Reading Group Guide
  39. An Excerpt from the Goodbye Bride
  40. Chapter 1
  41. Chapter 2
  42. About the Author

My deepest thanks go to all the people who had a hand in the making of this book. Thanks to my editor, Amanda Bostic, and the amazing team of creative, talented people in Thomas Nelson’s fiction department. I’m truly honored and blessed to work with you. Thanks to Leslie Peterson for helping me polish the story. Thanks to my wonderful agent, Karen Solem, and my critique partner, Colleen Coble, who squeezed in my chapters while on her own tight deadline. Thanks to my writing buds, Kristin Billerbeck, Colleen Coble, and Diann Hunt: you bless my life in immeasurable ways!

A special thanks to my readers—you make it all worthwhile! I’d love to hear from you. E-mail me at [email protected], visit my website at www.DeniseHunterBooks.com, or look me up on Facebook.

Reading Group Guide

Reading Group Guide

1. Lucas’s love for Kate is an allegory for Christ’s love for us. In what ways are the timing and qualities of Lucas’s love symbolic of Christ’s love?

2. What are some of the ways Lucas saved Kate in the story? What was Kate’s reaction to his saving her? How has Christ saved you? Have you ever responded in some of the ways that Kate did?

3. One thing Kate was apt to do is fix things on her own. In our culture, that’s a popular reaction. Do you respond to crises in a similar way? Is that the best way to deal with problems? How can we go about discovering God’s will for our lives?

4. One of the hardest things to do when trouble comes is wait. Kate had difficulty waiting when her publisher was trying to find a solution to the problem. Is it hard for you to wait on God? Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God.” How can that be applied to trying times? Psalm 27:14 says, “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” What can we learn about patience from this verse?

5. When Kate made the choice to leave Lucas, he knew it was a decision Kate had to make for herself. How has God been patient in waiting for you to come to Him?

6. When Kate left Lucas, he said that a thousand miles couldn’t separate her from his love. How is Christ’s love like that?

7. Lucas laid it all on the line when he faced his biggest fear and publicly proclaimed his love for Kate. How has Christ proclaimed His love for you?

8. Even though Kate broke Lucas’s heart by leaving and by fighting her relationship with him, he gladly welcomed her back. Have you ever pushed Christ away or run from His love? What does it feel like to know that no matter what you do, He will always welcome you home?