Rachel's Contrition (chisel & Cross Books)

Rachel Winters had nothing, won it all, and then lost everything. After the death of her daughter, grief-spawned delusions cause Rachel to lose her husband, her home, and custody of her son. Help arrives from two unlikely sources: a young teen, Lilly, battling her own demons, and a tattered holy card depicting Saint Therese of Lisieux. As Rachel grows closer to Lilly and comes to know Saint Therese, unbidden memories from her edgy past reveal fearful mysteries of seduction, madness, and murder . . . and a truth that will haunt her forever. The high-caliber, fast-paced Catholic novel, full of jealousy, love, loss, intrigue, and even murder . . . Rachel's Contrition, with St. Therese of Lisieux and our Catholic faith woven gently in, lovely silk threads in a grand and tragic tapestry.