Hope Alone

Christian Contemporary Fiction

Book 3 of The Sola Series

Date Published: July 1, 2019

Publisher: TruthNotes Press

Grace Neunaber may have everything she’s ever dreamed of, but sometimes it’s too much. With an infinite to-do list and not enough sleep, she can’t even get out of survival mode. Her struggles dim, however, in light of the challenges of her oldest daughter.

Thanks to a supportive family and boyfriend, Faith Williams is managing single motherhood on top of college plans. But when the father of her child re-enters her life, her carefully scheduled world is rocked. She can hardly blame him for wanting to spend time with their son, but making her boyfriend jealous and claiming to be Christian is going a bit far.

Despite Faith’s best intentions to keep everyone happy, disaster after disaster strikes, and school is suddenly the least of her worries. Grace must set aside her own difficulties so she can be there for her daughter. And in order to survive the uncertainties, Faith must loosen her grip on her grudges and cling to the hope that God is the only one in her life who hasn’t changed.

My Review

I feel like the characters in Grace Alone, Faith Alone, and Hope Alone are people I’d like to know in real life. I have not yet read Grace Alone but I want to. Ruth Meyer has created very real people in the Williams –  Neunaber family. They have their struggles but they love each other and in the end love wins over the difficulties. 

As a person who has dealt with health issues, I really appreciated Ruth Meyer’s reminders that God is even in the bad stuff and will use it for our good. 

I love how the characters from Faith Alone continue to grow and developed and become stronger in their faith in Hope Alone. I love all the forgiveness and redemption that happens in this story. There are several unexpected plot twists but then life is like that. 

Without giving away the ending I will say I wondered the whole book where the title came from – you find out on the last page. 

I loved this family so much – I hope there are more books to continue their story. 
Area of potential concern 

There are a couple of instances of  drinking wine to unwind but it is not a major part of the story, I’m not sure I even consider it a minor part of the plot but it is there so I feel like I need to mention it. 
These mentions probably wouldn’t keep me from placing the book in my k-12 Christian school library. 
I want to thank Ruth Meyer and RABT Book Tours for the complimentary e-copy of Hope Alone.

About the Author

Ruth Meyer graduated from Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a degree in church music and no plans whatsoever to become an author. But a student of the week project for her son inspired “Our Faith From A to Z,” a children’s picture book. After that, it was only a matter of time before she tried her hand at fiction. As both the daughter of and the wife of a pastor, Ruth has moved around a lot and had many experiences that provide ideas for her writing. Currently, she resides in rural Texas with her husband, their five children, two dogs, and a cat. It is her hope that through her writing, readers are assured of God’s grace through His Son, Jesus

 

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