Hidden Blessings

Diagnosis: breastcancer

Prognosis: terminal

Life: just beginning

Her diamond caught the sun's rays and refracted light acrossthe room. She'd asked herself again and again: How could she be so blessed?Partner at a prestigious law firm and engaged to the man of her dreams . . .there was no doubt. God had smiled on Kendra Woods.

But the moment Kendra is diagnosed with terminal breastcancer, her world collapses. Within days, her fiancé backs out of the weddingand the firm suggests a leave of absence during her treatment. Of all the rolesKendra has played over the years—daughter, sister, friend, student, attorney,bride-to-be—cancer patient seems the most unwelcome in the world.

When her path crosses with that of youth pastor Lance Alexander,Kendra only sees the troublemaker she knew in high school. But Lance couldprove an unexpected spark in the darkness that covers her. Will Kendra be ableto embrace a glimmer of hope?

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"Hidden Blessings is a beautifully written, deeplymoving story about a woman going through breast cancer. It reaffirms God'slifting us up through our darkest times. I highly recommend this book and this author." —Carrie Stuart Parks, breast cancersurvivor and author of A Cry from the Dust

"With trademark understated elegance, . . . this emotionallycharged addition to Tate's body of work is neither sappy nor trite." —PublishersWeekly