The Promise of Morning/ Ann Shorey/ 322 pp

In the second book of the Beldon Grove series, Ellie Craig, the wife of the town's pastor, is grieving the loss of three of her children. Her grief turns her away from her husband, Matthew, and toward her secret dream of finding a family she never knew. Meanwhile, a new member of the community is sowing seeds of discord among the church forcing Matthew to rethink his own calling.