Scars We Carry (Faith Under Fire! Series)
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Scars We Carry (Faith Under Fire! Series)
Sale price
$17.99
Regular price $21.99
Scars We Carry -- Lieutenant Colonel Mark Samuelson survived what no one should endure—two and a half years as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan. He watched his crew die. He endured torture. He came home to freedom that felt like a prison, haunted by nightmares and rage, convinced the best parts of his life died in that cave. Heather Morrison survived cancer and a double mastectomy. She came home to an empty house and a husband who abandoned her when she needed him most. Depression nearly claimed what the disease couldn't. She built walls so thick that even light couldn't penetrate. Two shattered people. Two parallel journeys through trauma neither thought they'd survive. Until a Thursday afternoon in a therapist's waiting room changed everything. What begins as silent recognition between wounded souls becomes something neither dared hope for. Mark notices the woman who arrives early, always reading, always hiding. Heather notices the man who makes coffee he never drinks, whose eyes carry the same haunted look she sees in her mirror. Through the glacially slow work of healing—therapy sessions that feel like pulling shrapnel from wounds, hard conversations that demand brutal honesty, setbacks that feel like failures—Mark and Heather discover that recovery isn't about becoming who they were before. It's about finding the courage to move forward, even when every step feels impossible. But trauma doesn't heal on convenient timelines. When Mark's hidden secrets threaten to destroy their fragile connection, both must face the hardest truth: real healing demands radical honesty, even when it feels unbearable. Can two broken people build something whole? Or will the scars they carry prove too deep to bridge? Woven through their journey is faith that shows up in unexpected ways—through answered prayers that look nothing like they imagined, steadfast friends who refuse to let them disappear into darkness, and an mysterious neighbor who appears exactly when needed most. "Scars We Carry" is a story of perseverance when hope seems lost, of faith tested in fire, and of two people discovering that healing is possible—and worth fighting for. Perfect for readers who loved "The Light We Lost," "Where the Crawdads Sing," and "The Book Thief"—a story that will leave you reaching for tissues while believing in miracles. Allen Michaels brings authentic military expertise and clinical psychology insight to this deeply moving exploration of faith, trauma, and healing. A former Air Force pilot with advanced degrees in psychology and counseling, Michaels writes with the authority of someone who understands both the cost of service and the journey back to hope.