An unexpected friendship. Two hearts learning to heal. A love neither was looking for.

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About When Grace Opens the Door

A tender new beginning—and a love neither expected

Lisa Scott moved to a small Texas town to rebuild her life, not to fall in love. After escaping an abusive marriage, she is finding her footing again—one café shift, one accounting application, and one hard-won moment of peace at a time. At forty-four, starting over is not as simple as she hoped.

Mark Grant knows how loss can reshape every plan. A career Army sergeant nearing retirement, he is still grieving his wife, Rebecca, and wondering what the future can hold without the woman he expected to share it. His faith is quiet, his questions are honest, and he has no easy answers.

When Lisa and Mark meet at a Wednesday evening Bible study, their conversations begin with no expectations. Friendship grows through ordinary kindness, shared laughter, and the patience to let trust return in its own time. But opening their hearts means facing the hurt they have carried—and the fear that loving again could bring more pain.

Set in a welcoming Texas town outside San Antonio, When Grace Opens the Door is a tender contemporary Christian romance about mature love, healing after hardship, and faith that makes room for questions. For readers who believe a new beginning can arrive gently, and that sometimes the door to love opens when we are ready to be ourselves.

ISBN (ebook): 9781456688769 /

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About Cy Summers

Cy Summers
Connie Summers is an author, Certified Life Coach, and Wellness Mentor with over 40 years of experience helping others navigate life's challenges and transitions. As the founder of Journey4TheSeason, she writes inspirational nonfiction focused on personal growth, balance, and intentional living, including The Path to a Balanced Life and the Eight Dimensions of Intentional Living series and Workbooks. Expanding into contemporary romance fiction, Connie, writing under her pseudonym, Cy Summers, and is the author of Misty Fjord of the Heart, The Anniversary He Left and When Grace Opens the Door. Her heartfelt stories explore love, relationships, second chances, and new beginnings, especially for readers over 40. Through both fiction and nonfiction, Connie celebrates the belief that every season of life offers opportunities for growth, discovery, and love. Stories of Life, Love, Growth, and New Beginnings—Because Every Season Has a Story. Her work focuses on practical self-development across the eight dimensions of wellness — guiding readers to strengthen their spiritual, emotional, intellectual, social, physical, financial, occupational, and environmental well-being. Connie believes meaningful change happens through small, intentional steps practiced consistently over time.

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