A Gift of Joy

Holly Hamilton faces her last semester of college with no firm plans for the future. She's just broken up with her boyfriend, Blake Chandler, who seems to know for certain he's her forever partner. Not one to give up easily, he plans to take a job in a law firm near her in Washington, D.C. As Holly struggles to disentangle herself from the relationship, a young Marine thinks he can help her with her Blake problem.
A tragic accident threatens to draw Holly back into Blake's arms. Will Holly trust God to achieve His purposes without her takeover tendencies? How God works to fulfill her deepest desires demonstrates His faithfulness when she surrenders her plans for His.
If you've followed the Brooks-Hamilton families through the previous three books in the Trophies of Grace series, you'll enjoy this stand-alone tale of grown-up Holly, along with her best friend, Hannah Harper, as they both find new career paths and love interests.
Set in Nashville, Tennessee, the books feature intergenerational families whose lives intertwine over more than forty years. Through hardships and blessings, the families build faith muscles as they collect trophies of grace-character qualities that remind us that God's always up to something in our lives.