Trying Times: Out of Time #2

Out of Time

by Michelle Sutton

Donny and Bree are living the good life. He runs a very successful business. She's a happy stay-at-home mom. They own a beautiful house in a safe neighborhood and are still very much in love. With a precious toddler son and twin baby girls on the way, surely their life can't get any better than this. Then the housing market crashes and the economy starts to flounder. Gas prices are on the rise and nobody is buying anything. The income that sustains their happy little family dries up and Donny has to lay people off. After one last failed attempt to sell the business, he dreads telling his wife the truth. They are going to lose everything. He did what he could to keep their dying business afloat, but it wasn't enough. On his way home from the airport he is preparing to give his very pregnant wife the bad news, but is struck by a distracted driver, and their perfect world is instantly shattered. As they struggle to survive, their marriage is stretched to the limit. Through the trying times they discover the only thing that truly matters... is the love they share.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 21, 2024

About the author

Michelle has written over two dozen edgy, inspirational novels. She is a book reviewer and a retired supervisor for the State of Arizona. She currently lives in North Carolina. but will soon be moving to Florida.

Reviews

[John Herrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Trying Times is a powerful story about a marriage several years in, when the initial sparks have faded, and true partnership emerges, were the spouses walk through the challenges life tosses their way.

The novel picks up a few years after The Finish Line concludes. In the aftermath of the end of Donny's racing career, financial pressures settle in, which sets the story into motion. Early in the novel, dual storylines keep the reader in suspense. The resolution of these issues ignite a chain of events, and the reader has the opportunity to walk, side by side, with a relatable couple through a year of hardship, ethical questions, and enduring faith. MIchelle Sutton is back, and I loved this new story!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since I wrote this book of course I loved it. I hope you do too.