Complicated romance by Francine Rivers

The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers

Roman Velasco and Grace Moore have much in common, but they don’t yet know it.  He is an artist and she is a single mother.  He needs a personal assistant and she needs a job to support herself and her child.  She becomes his employee and their relationship is difficult.  Both have secrets from the past that shadow their present.  Only God’s grace can set them free

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Francine Rivers is one of my favorite authors.  She uses her trademark skills in storytelling to create a beautiful story of love and redemption.  Her characters are multi-faceted and develop over the course of the story.  They are easy to relate to and I missed them when I finished the book.

The plot had some unexpected twists, but was not completely a surprise.  I knew the 2 main characters would find each other in the end.  However, along the way, the readers and characters learned what it means to trust God and to seek Him above all others.

I loved the healing and redemption that took place in this novel and the way that God used their pasts for good.  This is a book that offers hope that God’s grace will change a person’s life.  Readers who enjoy a complicated but everything-turns-out-alright romance will enjoy this book.