Hannah's Prayer

A Story of Faith, Loss, and the Love That Shapes Our Future

Before Cole Matthews played the Grand Ole Opry, before "Still Yours" became a country anthem for the grieving, before Mae Parker—there was Hannah.

She was a parts counter girl with grease on her hands and grace in her eyes. He was a songwriter who'd never believed in anything bigger than himself.

She made him come to church. He made her laugh through chemotherapy.

They had five months of marriage and a lifetime of love.

From the moment Cole walked into Henderson's Auto Parts with a made-up truck problem and a real attraction, Hannah Bennett knew he was trouble—the good kind. What started with a kiss on a Ferris wheel became a love story neither of them expected. She pushed him toward Nashville and his music dreams. He stayed when cancer made those dreams feel impossible.

Through eighteen weeks of chemotherapy, a surgery that gave them hope, and complications that stole it away, they learned what it means to love someone while losing them. Hannah wrote letters for Cole's future—prayers for the man he'd become after she was gone. Cole wrote songs about the woman teaching him that faith isn't believing everything will be okay. It's trusting you're not alone when it's not.

This is the story behind the music. The love that prepared Cole Matthews for the life Hannah always believed he'd have.

Readers are calling Hannah's Prayer:

"The most honest portrayal of cancer I've ever read in fiction."

"I sobbed through the last fifty pages and felt grateful for every tear."

"Finally—a Christian book that lets you be angry at God."

"If you loved Nicholas Sparks but wished he'd go deeper, read this."

"The notebook letters alone are worth the price. I'll return to them when I need hope."

Perfect for readers who loved:

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
• A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
• When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

And for anyone who's ever:

• Watched someone they love fight cancer
• Screamed at God and felt guilty about it
• Wondered if faith and doubt can coexist
• Needed permission to keep living after loss

HANNAH'S PRAYER is a standalone prequel to the bestselling "If Mercy Had a Sound," but can be read in any order. Inside you'll find a love story about terminal illness that's medically accurate, emotionally devastating, and ultimately hopeful—not because everyone survives, but because love does.

Warning: You will cry. You will question. You will believe. And you'll never hear country music the same way again.