Tangled Roots: A Contemporary Small-Town Christian Novel

Some secrets can't stay buried forever. Tiff Steadman has spent seven years running from the broken pieces of her past-the alcoholic parents, the convicted-felon brother, the shame of being "one of those no-good Steadmans." Now, as editor of the Dahlia Weekly, she's finally built the respectable life she's always craved. With a proposal from her upstanding boyfriend Bobby, everything seems perfect. Until her past comes knocking. James Steadman has found God behind prison bars, but freedom feels more terrifying than his cell ever did. All he wants is a chance to reconnect with the little sister he once protected-the sister who now refuses to even acknowledge his existence. When his parole officer sends him to Dahlia, James discovers Tiff's walls run deeper than he imagined, and starting over means confronting the wreckage they both left behind. Two siblings. One devastating secret. And a love that refuses to let go. As wedding plans collide with family secrets, Tiff must choose between the safe life she's built and the messy grace that might heal them both. Can she find the courage to let her brother back into her heart? And can James prove that redemption is real-even for people like them? In a small Southern town where everyone knows everyone's business, some stories are too painful to tell-and too powerful to stay buried. Book Two in the Dahlia Series, where grace meets grit, hearts are mended, and hope finds a way to flourish.…