Silent Night

Caroline Hayes is a ghost.A year after a devastating falling-out with her family in Virginia, Cara has perfected the art of disappearing. She works in a quiet cafe, lives in a cramped apartment, and keeps her heart under lock and key. She's traded her voice for silence, convinced that if she doesn't let anyone in, she can't be hurt again.But when a winter storm and a persistent roommate drag her through the doors of Shepherd House Church, Cara's carefully constructed walls begin to crumble.She expected judgment; she found a sanctuary. She expected a sermon; she found John Shepherd-a man who understands that the heaviest burdens are the ones we carry in secret.As the snow buries the city and the holiday music mocks her isolation, Cara must decide: Is she the "lost sheep" her past says she is, or is there a song still waiting to be sung? In the middle of the coldest winter, she might just find that grace doesn't require perfection-it only requires staying.