Seated by Grace

She had one job at the wedding: smile, hold the bouquet, and survive the singles table - she didn't plan on Nathan Burke.

Claire Weston has spent eight months rebuilding her life after a broken engagement. She's good at it - good at being helpful, good at showing up for other people's joy, and almost good at convincing herself that her own story is probably over. Then a seating chart places her next to a quietly funny landscape architect with kind eyes and an inconveniently honest way of talking about faith.

Nathan Burke is not looking for love. He has excellent reasons. Years ago, a relationship ended when the woman he planned to build a future with chose a life with no room for Sunday mornings or slower rhythms. He healed. He moved on. He simply stopped expecting more - until a wedding reception runs long and a woman at Table 7 starts asking exactly the right questions.

What begins as small talk over wedding cake becomes something neither of them planned: a connection that outlasts the reception, deepens through coffee and botanical gardens and one very significant church service, and asks both of them to do the bravest thing they know - trust again.

• A faith-first romance about two people who know Scripture and heartache in equal measure
• Sweet, slow-burn chemistry built on honest conversation rather than grand gestures
• Real, relatable characters navigating the gap between what they believe and what fear makes them do
• A story about second chances - not just in love, but in trusting God with the things that matter most
• A warm, witty voice with moments of genuine humor alongside genuine heart
• A full-circle ending that will leave you smiling long after the last page