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	Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love (Jane Austen's Men Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Half Agony, Half Hope: Dear Lily Edition 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Half Agony, Half Hope, But Wholly Free: A Companion Devotional it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seaside Sleuths and the Bridal Batter Blunder: A Wholesome Mystery Adventure for Ages 8–12 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cost of Sensibility: A Story of Second Chances, Friendship, and the Power of Grace (Jane Austen's Men Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“As long as she’s breathing, I will not stop. I will not surrender. I will give her more than this darkness. I will give her the world.”
― Joy Michelle Austin, Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love

tags: christian-fiction, daughter-quotes, father-quotes, parental-love, survivor, unbreakable

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“Daniel wasn’t saved from the lions’ den. He was saved in it. Maybe that’s how God works—not by pulling us out of the darkness, but by holding us through it.”
― Joy Michelle Austin, Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love

tags: bible-quotes, christian-quotes, darkness-quotes, hope-quotes, salvation-quotes

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“Time didn’t exist here. Only control. The damp chill of the cellar clung to Rick’s skin, burrowing deep into his muscles, curling around his bones like a parasite.”
― Joy Michelle Austin, Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love

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“From shadows deep, where silence reigned,
Where every breath ached, every step constrained,
I cried out, unseen, unheard, alone,
In a world of agony, carved from stone.”
― Joy Michelle Austin, Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love

tags: faith, poetryry, second-chances

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“I want you to love me. I want you to trust me enough to let me love you, and I want you to stay here with me so we can build a life together. That's what I want”
― Francine Rivers, Redeeming Love

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“Just rest in the Lord. He has already taken care of everything. You might as well let Him have your worries and hurts, 'cause they'll do you no good.”
― Tracie Peterson, Where My Heart Belongs

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“One does not simply read books... one climbs inside them and lives there.”
― Mary Balogh

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“You’re still listening to her voice. Still believing the lie that you failed them. But Rick, you didn’t.”
― Joy Michelle Austin, Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love

tags: bromance, darcy, encouragement, faith, friendship, jane-austen-fan-fiction

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