Lenora Byler's life feels stuck in sacrifice—first for her grandfather, now for her brother’s family. Just as she rediscovers joy in teaching twenty lively students, her sister-in-law’s dangerous pregnancy drags her back into caregiving. Torn between duty and passion, Lenora finds unexpected purpose in tutoring widower Malcolm King’s two children. Their bond awakens feelings she thought she’d buried, but Malcolm’s grief and fear of loving again keep him distant. With everyone pulling at her heart, Lenora must lean on faith to uncover God’s plan. Only through courage, sacrifice, and trust can a love powerful enough to heal be embraced.
About The Author
Best-selling novelist Kelly Irvin's the author of more than 30 books and a dozen novellas in Amish romance, romantic suspense, and women's fiction. Her latest novel, A Daughter's Choice, debuted in November 2025. She is a two-time winner of Selah Awards and Readers Choice Awards. Her women's fiction novel, The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos won Selah's for both women's fiction and audiobook.
Kelly also writes romantic suspense novels. Her most recent forays into this genre include Trust Me, Her Every Move and Closer Than She Knows, all set in San Antonio and South Texas. Publishers Weekly says of Closer Than She Knows, "this brisk, smoothly written thriller from Irvin pits court reporter Teagan O’Rourke, a murder mystery lover, against a cunning and vicious serial killer. Fans of serial killer fiction with a Christian slant will be satisfied."
Of Tell Her No Lies, The Library Journal says, "Irvin creates a complex web with enough twists and turns to keep even the most savvy romantic suspense readers guessing until the end. Known for her Amish novels, this two-time Carol Award finalist shows that her talents span subgenres from tranquil Amish stories to rapidly paced breathless suspense.”
The Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers,, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Texas League of Writers, and Women's Fiction Writers Association.
A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly wrote nonfiction professionally for thirty years. She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language. As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso, where she was exposed to culture and language that serves as fodder for her fiction writing.
Kelly retired in 2016 from her position of 22 years as public relations manager for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department. She writes full-time. She and her husband live in Texas. They have two children and four grandchildren. In her spare time, she likes to write short stories and poetry, read books by her favorite authors, and visit the babies.
My Review
This is Lenora Byler's story, she is a young women whom has done a lot of sacrifice in her life, and we are with her as she meets Mac and his children.
We are also with her when she finally get to go back to teaching, but life can not be smooth, and she returns home to take care of things.
This is such a sweet Amish romance story, but after a while I wondered if it would ever be? Life sure got in the way, along with cold feet.
You will be page turning for answers, and then not want to leave this family! I wanted to continue in their lives!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Barbour, and was not required to give a positive review.
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