In this moving sequel to Even Now, Emily Anderson, now twenty, is attending college on a soccer scholarship when she meets the man who changes everything for her: Army reservist Justin Baker. Their tender relationship, founded on a mutual faith in God and nurtured by their trust and love for each other, proves to be a shining inspiration to everyone they know, especially Emily’s reunited birth parents, Lauren Gibbs and Shane Galanter.
Lauren and Shane still struggle to move past their opposing beliefs about war, politics, and faith. Shane believes it’s possible but Lauren doesn’t. So she says a painful good-bye to her long-ago love and returns to her job as a war correspondent in Afghanistan.
Both hearts are shattered, and Lauren and Shane believe that this time their relationship has truly ended forever. Then tragedy sends shock waves through all their lives. Can Lauren and Shane set aside their opposing views so that love—God’s love—might win, no matter how great the odds?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller and filmmaker, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels have been developed into major motion pictures. With the recent formation of Karen Kingsbury Productions, Karen and her team released their first theatrical feature – Someone Like You – in 2024. The movie received the coveted “Certified Hot” from Rotten Tomatoes for its wildly popular audience rating. Her Baxter Family series was developed into a TV series – The Baxters – now playing on Amazon. Karen and her team are currently working on a theatrical Christmas movie for 2025, and their second theatrical film slated for 2026. She and her husband, Donald, live in Tennessee near their children and grandchildren. Visit her online at karenkingsbury.com; Facebook: @karenkingsbury; Instagram: @karenkingsbury; X: @karenkingsbury; YouTube: @karenkingsbury1; TikTok: @karen_kingsbury