A young woman seeking answers to her heart’s deepest questions. A young man longing for a long-lost love. A man and woman separated by lies and long years. With hallmark tenderness and power, New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of lives, loss, love, and faith—and the miracle of resurrection.
Shane Galanter is a man ready to put down roots after years of searching. But is he making the right choice? Or is there a woman somewhere who even now remembers—as does he—those long-ago days . . . and a love that hasn’t faded with time?
Lauren Gibbs is a successful international war correspondent who gave up on happily-ever-after years ago—when it was ripped away from her. Since then, she’s never looked back. So why can’t she put to rest the one question that haunts her: Why is life so empty?
Emily Anderson is a college freshman raised by her grandparents and about to take her first internship as a journalist. But before she can move ahead, she discovers a love story with a tragic ending that came accompanied her birth. As a result, she is compelled to look back and search out the mother she’s never met.
Sometimes hope for the future is found in the ashes of yesterday.
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"Totally loved this book and nice to have the sequel right in the same volume. Discusses the difficult question of how can war be right very intelligently. Love the character development and how even in the most heartbreaking circumstances, God walks with them through it all."
— Dorel (5 out of 5 stars)
" talk about two books that will make you cry over and over again. I actually had to put it down in order to get ahold of my emotions so i could finish it. They are two of the best books i have ever read. :) "
— Shelbs, 8/23/2013" I loved this book! It is one of my favorites. It made me cry, and that is a rarity. It was just really, really good. "
— Jennica, 8/18/2013" These two books were so good! They made me feel so many emotions. I flew through the book bc I couldn't put it down. "
— Teanne, 6/16/2013" I have read this book at least twice. I cry, I laugh and I cry some more. No wonder Karen Kingsbury is my favorite author! "
— Michelle, 5/7/2013" Predictable and slow. "
— Carla, 2/27/2013" I always like the series together better than apart! "
— Terri, 8/15/2012" Oh, my! This book (or rather, these books) are awesome. Warning: you may find yourself reading whilst tears run down your cheeks. "
— Elisabeth, 8/3/2012" Very, very good book! "
— Rhonda, 1/27/2012" AMAZING LOVED IT ! "
— Ana, 11/28/2011" The best books I think I have ever read!!!!! "
— Constance, 3/6/2011" I actually only read Even Now. I really enjoyed the story. I took it back to the library before ready Ever After. The double book is so thick that it makes it hard for me to hang onto. "
— Michelle, 2/26/2011" I read the book quickly and enjoyed it, I liked Ever After more but it seamed too predictable, and sometimes forced. It did pull me in, but not the best book I've read. "
— Rachel, 12/19/2010" this book was at first what I would place in my top 10. even now was great and ever after was great at first also. then, a specific event happens toward the end of ever after that ruins the whole book. this book went from being an amazing book to a waste of time. "
— Heather, 10/14/2010" I have read this book at least twice. I cry, I laugh and I cry some more. No wonder Karen Kingsbury is my favorite author! "
— Michelle, 9/17/2010" I read the book quickly and enjoyed it, I liked Ever After more but it seamed too predictable, and sometimes forced. It did pull me in, but not the best book I've read. "
— Rachel, 8/8/2010" These two books were so good! They made me feel so many emotions. I flew through the book bc I couldn't put it down. "
— Teanne, 3/22/2010" I actually only read Even Now. I really enjoyed the story. I took it back to the library before ready Ever After. The double book is so thick that it makes it hard for me to hang onto. "
— Michelle, 10/19/2009Karen Kingsbury, a New York Times bestselling novelist, is an inspirational storyteller with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists, and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books were developed into a television and series. She is an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University.
Kathy Garver, the teenage heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair (1966–1971), has voiced numerous audiobooks, including biographies of Patty Duke and Frances Langford, and appeared in such classic films as Night of the Hunter and The Ten Commandments long before she became a television icon.