The Antique Angel
ArabellaGHamilton
あらすじ
She stopped believing in miracles the day she buried her husband. But Christmas in Cedar Falls is about to change everything. Sarah Mitchell thought she had her fresh start planned perfectly: take over her late aunt's antique shop, raise her daughter in a quiet Vermont town, and keep her wounded heart safely guarded. After losing her husband two years ago, she's learned that hope only leads to heartbreak-and she's done with both. But when her daughter discovers a stunning Victorian angel tree-topper hidden in the shop's inventory, Sarah reluctantly brings it home. What she doesn't expect are the strange blessings that follow: her daughter's chronic cough disappears overnight, impossible bills suddenly clear, and near-disasters are inexplicably averted. Sarah dismisses it all as coincidence. After all, if God was listening, why didn't He save her husband? Jack Thornton, the handsome carpenter renovating her shop, sees things differently. A widower raising his son alone, Jack has learned to trust God even in the darkness-and he's beginning to believe that God brought Sarah into his life for a reason. As their connection deepens through late-night conversations and shared struggles of single parenthood, Sarah finds herself torn between the safety of her guarded heart and the terrifying vulnerability of loving again. When a house fire is prevented in a way that defies all explanation-by the antique angel itself-Sarah can no longer deny the truth: God never stopped watching over her family. Now she faces her greatest challenge: not just accepting divine grace, but opening her heart to the earthly love standing patiently before her. In a season of miracles, sometimes the greatest gift is the courage to believe again. Perfect for readers who love Debbie Macomber, Karen Kingsbury, and heartwarming Christmas stories where faith, family, and second-chance romance intertwine with a touch of the miraculous.