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Amazed by her Grace, Book II

Janet Walker




  Amazed by her Grace

  A novel by Janet Walker

  Copyright © 2015 Janet Walker

  All rights reserved.

  Ebook formatting by www.ebooklaunch.com

  Note from the Author

  Amazed by her Grace is not a series of three free-standing works but is one novel divided into three copyrighted books. I made this unconventional publishing choice because I knew that, as a single work, the novel would be so costly to print and bind that a traditional publisher would have to charge the reader an exorbitant amount just to make a small profit. On top of that, I knew that since I was no Margaret Mitchell, a traditional house would not take a chance on a book of such an unmarketable size coming from an unknown author.

  I was not, however, going to abbreviate Grace. It had taken 25 years, on and off, for me to construct the story, and I wanted every word to remain. Therefore, I made the decision to self-publish. However, since cost to the reader was still a concern of mine, I published in e-book form so that I could control the price. That is why the first two books are free. And though it was unnecessary in electronic form, I retained the three-book format to avoid overwhelming the reader with one massive work.

  Thus, you have this April 2015 edition, which includes a reader-delight feature that may exist in other novels, but I have not found it: identification of the music that appears in the story and that inspired me as I created certain characters and scenes. These descriptions are found at the end of each book, and I hope they help the reader connect closely with the story. This version of the novel should replace any earlier downloads you may have acquired of the series.

  Because Amazed by her Grace is a self-edited work, any remaining errors of fact or grammar are entirely my own. So are any strokes of genius. Enjoy.

  —Janet Walker, April 2015

  For Mrs. Greene

  CONTENTS

  Part III: JESUS AND HER TWELVE APOSTLES

  Chapter Twenty-Five: THE POWER OF GRACE

  Chapter Twenty-Six: THE LIE, REVISITED

  Chapter Twenty-Seven: REJECTED GESTURE

  Chapter Twenty-Eight: A CHANGE OF PLANS

  Chapter Twenty-Nine: MAID TO ORDER

  Chapter Thirty: GIRL MEETS BUOY

  Chapter Thirty-One: A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

  Chapter Thirty-Two: THE CHOSEN

  Chapter Thirty-Three: INTERFERENCE

  Chapter Thirty-Four: CASTING LOTS

  Chapter Thirty-Five: THE GRACE METHOD

  Chapter Thirty-Six: DISCONNECTED

  Chapter Thirty-Seven: GENTRIFICATION

  Chapter Thirty-Eight: A TIME TO PREY

  Chapter Thirty-Nine: A SMILE

  Chapter Forty: THE FIRST MOVE

  Chapter Forty-One: BANQUET

  Chapter Forty-Two: TO KNOW HER

  Part IV: NOT EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS

  Chapter Forty-Three: SUMMIT OF PLEASURE

  Chapter Forty-Four: THE QUEEN’S DOMAIN

  Chapter Forty-Five: KEEPING THE SECRET

  Chapter Forty-Six: WONDERFUL WHIRL

  Chapter Forty-Seven: BECK VS. HAINES

  Chapter Forty-Eight: LOVE AND ENMITY

  Chapter Forty-Nine: CAUGHT

  Chapter Fifty: MATERNITY WAR

  Chapter Fifty-One: MOTHERLESS CHILD

  Chapter Fifty-Two: DEPRAVITY

  Chapter Fifty-Three: LA FEMME EN ROUGE

  Chapter Fifty-Four: SKELETONS OUT OF THE CLOSET

  Music in Amazed by her Grace

  Part III

  JESUS AND HER TWELVE APOSTLES