She agreed to marry a stranger to save her sister.He prayed for a virtuous woman—and found a liar.Sometimes God answers prayers in the most unexpected ways.Eleanor Cross is drowning. With a sister trapped in opioid addiction and hospital bills piling higher than her bakery wages, she has nothing left to give—until a wealthy stranger offers a lifeline. Thirty thousand dollars. Full rehab coverage for Lily. All Eleanor has to do is pose as the perfect Christian woman and convince Julian Montgomery to marry her.Julian has spent seven years praying for a wife who loves God with her whole heart. A real woman. An honest woman. When Eleanor walks into his bakery with her cracked Bible and fresh‑faced beauty, he dares to believe his prayers have finally been answered.But Eleanor's faith isn't fake anymore. Somewhere between the Bible studies and the honey cakes, the lie became the truest thing she's ever known. She's falling for the man she was paid to deceive—and Julian is falling for a woman who doesn't exist.When the truth shatters everything they've built, Eleanor must prove that her love was never part of the arrangement. And Julian must decide if grace is big enough to cover the woman who broke his heart.A powerful, redemptive Christian romance about second chances, sacrificial love, and the God who writes straight with crooked lines.Perfect for readers of Francine Rivers, Karen Kingsbury, and Becky Wade.
