The Love We Leave Behind

He cannot undo the night that changed her life. She never expected him to become part of her heart.

Sixteen-year-old Grace Archer has a ready smile, a place on the cheer squad, and dreams that reach far beyond her hometown. Her Christian faith has always guided her toward kindness. Then a drunk driver shatters the life she knows, leaving her to navigate the world in a wheelchair.

Seventeen-year-old Noah Carter was behind the wheel. Facing the consequences of his choice, he expects Grace's anger. He has no idea what to do with her forgiveness.

As Grace begins rebuilding her life, an unrelated terminal diagnosis threatens the future she is fighting to reclaim. Noah wants desperately to make things right-but Grace needs more than his guilt. She needs someone willing to laugh with her, listen to her fears, and see the girl beyond her injuries.

Neither plans to fall in love. Neither knows how to hold on when tomorrow is uncertain.
With her family struggling to hope and Noah searching for a faith he has never truly known, Grace must learn that being strong does not mean facing everything alone. And Noah must discover whether he can accept a love he could never earn.

The Love We Leave Behind is a tender, heartbreaking story of forgiveness without easy answers, faith tested by grief, and the extraordinary courage it takes to love when there are no guarantees.