Paperback ISBN: 9781733138185
Ebook ISBN: 9781393221104
Fame gave Mary Bella the spotlight. Faith is calling her home.
Fame gave Mary Bella the spotlight. Faith is calling her home.
At twenty-one, Mary Bella has everything the world says should make her happy: sold-out arenas, chart-topping songs, flashing cameras, and a name millions of fans scream back at her from the stage.
But behind the sequins and stage lights, Mary is exhausted, lonely, and quietly unraveling. Her career has become a machine, her faith has been pushed into the shadows, and the girl who once sang with joy can barely remember what it feels like to belong anywhere.
Then one Christmas encounter with a brave young fan changes everything.
When Mary escapes to the mountains of North Carolina for a few quiet days away, she meets Presley Whitley, the gifted songwriter whose words have been carrying her voice for years. Presley knows the songs. He knows the heart behind them. And somehow, he sees the woman behind Mary Bella, not the celebrity the world keeps trying to own.
As Christmas draws near, Mary begins to imagine a different kind of life, one with real friendship, honest love, second chances, and the courage to speak the name of Jesus without fear.
But the past has not finished with her yet.
With headlines closing in, old wounds rising to the surface, and danger threatening the fragile peace she has finally found, Mary must decide what kind of song her life will become.
A tender Christian Christmas romance about fame, forgiveness, found family, and the beautiful grace of finding your way back when life falls offbeat.
Author Bio: Dr. Jennifer Lowry is an educator, author, and founder of Monarch Educational Services, a clean reads publishing company dedicated to stories families can trust. A retired public educator and now university professor, Jennifer has spent her life helping young people discover the power of words, imagination, and hope.
Her writing often weaves together wonder, courage, friendship, and faith-filled themes, creating stories where ordinary people step into extraordinary purpose. As a lifelong lover of books, Jennifer writes clean fantasy that invites readers to believe that light can still break through darkness.
She lives in North Carolina, where she continues to teach, write, publish, and dream up stories that remind readers they were created for something meaningful.