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Losing everything was never in her plan...was God all along showing her that He had a better one?Calhanna Eastwood, a debutante from Southern Missouri, was living her perfectly planned life in New York City: a high-fashion career, a steady boyfriend, and the big city glam she dreamed of - all of her boxes checked - until she's unjustly fired, and she's left questioning if any of it was right in the first place.After a devastating clash with a former classmate, Calhanna is thrust on a journey she neither planned nor wanted. Through serendipitous events only God could order, Calhanna meets a runaway teen, in desperate need of rescuing, and an enticing new love interest who tests her need for control.For the first time, Calhanna glimpses a calling-and a love-she never could have planned on her own. But when she's offered a chance to reclaim everything she lost in New York City, she must decide: will she cling to her own plan, or trust in God's before she loses the life and love her heart was made for?For women new to Christian fiction and feeling unsure, Sun Shining on the Porch Swing offers a heartfelt, emotionally honest story where faith grows naturally from the characters' struggles and doubts-asking questions that we can all relate to.

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Working with women to overcome the lasting effects of loss and betrayal, I appreciate the delicate way Valerie wove the hope of our Father into Sun Shining on the Porch Swing. Though this book is fiction, I would highly recommend it to anyone struggling with disappointment or loss. The messages of hope and redemption that Valerie has shared are a true representation of God's hand in our lives.J.J. Stempien LCL, HCL As a passionate woman of faith, Valerie Carr has created a story with characters many of us can easily identify with. In Sun Shining on the Porch Swing, we meet a family with a strong sense of faith. We follow their story as their daughter, Callie, struggles with life-changing circumstances and decisions, leaving her longing to know God's plan for her future. The underlying message of God's eternal hope in this book would be encouraging to any reader. I found it hard to put down.Evelyn Bowman, Core Leader, Community Bible Study As a young adult Christian woman looking for a clean but relatable read, I found exactly that in Sun Shining on the Porch Swing. Too often, much of Christian media today is not presented in a manner that allows readers to connect realistically, leaving readers unsatisfied and searching. Valerie presents Christian themes in her story in an authentic and engaging manner that pulls the reader in and keeps them turning the page. I have found a book and an author whom I will easily recommend to others.Ashley Herrick I am new to Christian fiction, and when I picked up Sun Shining on the Porch Swing, I was skeptical, but from the start, I was hooked. The characters were well-developed through engaging and realistic dialogue, which I loved. Their story and struggles came to life, and I appreciated how the spiritual aspect was tender and woven throughout appropriately. My heart was captured, my emotions were gripped, and I really wanted to see how it ended. For someone curious about Christian fiction, this is a great read.Kelly Krauser

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Valerie Carr writes modern Christian Fiction for women who want to see themselves on the page and experience faith and hope in a way that feels genuine and believable.As a lover of faith-centered fiction, Valerie desires to write stories that reveal how God weaves His redemptive plan in our lives when all feels lost or beyond repair. Her debut novel, Sun Shining on the Porch Swing, grew out of that conviction-a story that captures the quiet ways God shows up when we're not sure He will.Off the page, Valerie is a wife, and a mom to three college-aged boys. She enjoys needlepointing, golf, Mahjong nights with friends, and spending time near any body of water, where she truly feels the presence of God. Valerie and her husband Steve live in St. Louis, Missouri.

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