My Hope Next Door

The Fairfield

By: Tammy L. Gray

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Dan John Miller

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

RITA Award Winner, Romance with Religious or Spiritual Elements, 2017

Former bad girl Katie Stone can feel the weight of her reputation settle over her as she drives home for the first time in years. Feeling deeply guilty about her past mistakes, Katie wants to do the right thing for once. But the small town where she grew up is not nearly as forgiving as she'd hoped. Despite it all, she's determined to help her parents cope with her mother's recent illness, and Katie finds a surprise ally in the man next door.

Asher Powell never minded being the son of a small-town pastor until a recent breakup leaves him wounded by lifelong members of his church. He remembers his new neighbor as a mean-spirited high school troublemaker, but he senses that her newfound faith and desire for forgiveness are sincere.

Through an unexpected friendship, two people from different worlds find peace, hope, and a second chance they never dreamed was possible.

©2016 Tammy L. Gray. (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotation marked (NIV) is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

My second time

"Sometimes people need more than a verse and a prayer, sometimes you just need to know they care"

Katie Stone finds that in her next door neighbor when she returns home to help her parents. Years ago, Katie was known as the bad girl of her small town and when she comes back home her long-ago friends won't let her forget her past. Katie finds a friend and support in Asher Powell.
I love how the Christian element was woven gently into this story and how God used Asher to help Katie right the wrongs of her past, forgive herself and move forward.
I also liked how there was both a female and male narrator for Katie and Asher. They did a wonderful job. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the performance.
If I could give this book more than 15 stars I would!

Healing Love

This is an amazing book with outstanding characters and beautiful storyline of pain forgiveness and redemption and true love it's not a quick fix but anything worth having is worth working on.

One of the best

One of the best real life situations that occur everyday and how they can be redeemed and how single moments can affect your life until the end. Well written and great character building, I felt like I know them

Accessible grace

What I love about Tammy L Gray’s books, and this one is no exception, is that she peels back the layers of religion and shows that God’s grace is accessible to all no matter the back story. Her characters are real and relatable and the storyline is both believable and compelling. She also shows that grace has and needs no gatekeeper when she juxtaposes pharasaical Christians who’ve lost sight of their daily need for grace with believers who never go a moment forgetting it.

Loved it!

Gripping storyline about seemingly insurmountable mistakes, broken hearts & lives, second chances, faith, hope & redemption. Oh, & love too. Not just between a man and a woman, but also between the Potter and His clay. Thoroughly enjoyed this listen!

beautiful story of God's grace

I love this book. It is a story of Hope and Triumph over past crimes. God's grace and love abound

God's love and forgiveness in a messy world

I loved this story which detailed redemption warts and all. Narrators were excellent adding a believable dimension to this gritty portrayal of the realistic depiction of struggles some of us have even after salvation. I give this book two thumbs up.

Loved this book!

Finally a book that tells a story but doesn't feel the need to use foul language to do it. Loved the characters and the story line from beginning to end!

What a treat!

This is the first book I've read of this author...but it won't be the last. Although faith is in the story, this isn't a preachy book. It's heartwarming and sweet. I definitely recommend it!

A realistic look at healing after a broken past.

A realistic look at a Christian view of healing after a broken past. About learning to face mistakes we have made head on instead of just trying to run away from them. Well written & the voices were easy to listen to.