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Average rating: 4.86 · 28 ratings · 25 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Half Agony, Half Hope: A Christian Romantic Suspense About Rescue, Redemption, and Unbreakable Love (Jane Austen's Men Book 1) 4.73 avg rating — 15 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
	The Weight of Prejudice it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings	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 (Jane Austen's Men Book 2) 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 Weight of Prejudice: A Christian Romance of Second Chances, Family, and Faith it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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 Healing Power of Grace (Jane Austen's Men Book 4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Joy Michelle Austin liked L's review of Half Agony, Half Hope, But Wholly Free: A Companion Devotional (Jane Austen's Men Book 2): "Wow. Just… wow. I didn’t think anything could hit me as hard as Half Agony, Half Hope—but Wholly Free somehow did. This isn’t just “more of Rick’s story.” It’s like sitting down with him over coffee while he opens his journal and lets you see the pages" Read more of this review »
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Joy Michelle Austin liked Henry Book's review of The Weight of Prejudice: "⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Weight of Prejudice is a heartfelt story that beautifully blends faith, family, and second chances against the cozy backdrop of Christmas and New Year’s. What I loved most was how real the characters felt—Rick’s journey of healing, Maria" Read more of this review »
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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

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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

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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

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