Independence Island Series

Refining Josie

When have you seen God redeem a mistake or misunderstanding in your life?

We serve a big God. Nothing gets by him.

Not our mistakes.

Not our insecurities.

Not our wishes, hopes, and dreams.

Even when they don’t align with His. He still sees them.

I had a friend in college whom I was very close to. We talked every day and knew everything that was going on in each other’s lives. She broke up with her longtime boyfriend right before I started dating the man who would become my husband.

To say we had some uncomfortable conversations is an understatement. There was hurt when we were trying to help one another. We both wanted to hold onto the past, yet the future looked good to me and I was very torn.

It took years for God to fully redeem what was said during that time, but He did. Those friends are precious.

About Refining Josie

What’ll it take for the prodigal daughter to share her deepest secrets… and her heart?

Josephine Green returns to the islands in an attempt to reconcile with her family, but with a cloud over the family business, and little in the way of gardening skills, Josie’s painful past and flaky ways prove less than endearing for Greener Gardens’ hardworking crew.

Stuck without any other options, Josie is forced to accept her sister’s offer of a job that takes her to Breakers Head where she encounters Aussie teacher, Lachlan Jones.

A long-lost relative might’ve brought Lachie to a tiny music recording studio on the Independence Islands, but it’s also brought questions about how to care for someone he barely knows, especially considering he’s the last family she has. Questions regarding his future soon pale when he encounters the vibrant-haired Josie, whose sass and attitude takes some getting used to.

Neither imagined more until they began to bond over music and environmental causes. Both discover that first impressions need not be lasting ones.

But with the future of Greener Gardens looking shaky, and Josie’s faith and self-worth just as tenuous, can deepening a friendship into something more ever work? And what happens when Lachlan’s work means he has to return to Australia after Christmas? What’ll it take for two hearts to heal and make a future possible?

This Breakers Head novel is Carolyn Miller’s final book in the Independence Islands Series featuring five islands, six authors, and a boatload of happily-ever-afters.

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December 8: Melissa Wardwell
December 9: Kari Trumbo
December 10: Rachel Skatvold
December 11: Tabitha Bouldin
December 12: Sandra Barela