We (Tracie and Kimberley) can’t wait for you to read book three in the Jewels of Kalispell series. It’s our hope that Parker and Johanna’s story of second-chance love warms your heart. We also pray it encourages your faith and introduces you to a part of our beautiful country you might not have known about. If you haven’t had the opportunity to visit Kalispell or Glacier National Park, we heartily encourage you to do so. You will not be sorry you made the trip.
For now, enjoy Johanna, Parker, Marvella, and others as they band together to see love long buried come to life again. (Be forewarned: it takes a hearty dose of meddling, intrigue and God’s amazing grace!)
A is for All sorts of intrigue.
N is for naughty… as in an adorably naughty 3-year-old!
U is for Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This play, based on the book by Harriet Beecher Stowe grew in popularity in the late 1800s into the early 1900s. A fun fact about Uncle Tom’s Cabin: when it premiered at the McIntosh Opera House, more than 1,100 people were in attendance. In fact it was reported that people were standing in the windowsills to be able to watch the play!
N is for
E is for excellence – which is what Parker strives for in his role as an actor.
X is for Xanadus (a real word, thank you Merriam-Webster). Some might describe Kalispell and Glacier National Park as xanadus: idyllic or luxurious!
P is for plays… the theater has a big part in Parker and Johanna’s story.
E is for exceptional; a word to describe the incredible hats Johanna makes at her millinery shop.
C is for curious… which is the very definition of the town matriarch and matchmaker, Marvella.
T is for tentative… our wonderful heroine, Johanna, is definitely tentative about love after losing her husband.
E is for Everyman – a powerful historical morality play that shoots Parker to fame on the stage in New York City!
D is for disaster. It seems to pop up at the most inopportune times for our hero and heroine.
G is for grace, which is something both Parker and Johanna learn they need from each other again and again.
R is for reputation. Johanna, Parker, Marvella, the Judge, James… they all have reputations in Kalispell. But only time will tell whose reputation is good, and whose is bad.
A is for automobiles… which were just coming into popularity at the turn of the 20th century.
C is for Cora… Johanna’s best friend (and Parker’s sister!).
E is for enemy… in a small town like Kalispell, you would think enemies would be few. But danger lurks in the shadows.
Jewels of Kalispell #3
Can unexpected grace lay the foundation for a second chance at love?
After a decade away, Parker Bennett returns home with a traveling troupe to perform a play based on Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Kalispell Opera House. Parker has relished his life on the road, but being home awakens long-buried emotions when he encounters his first love, Johanna St. John. He can't help but wonder if there might still be a place for him in her heart.
Widowed for three years, Johanna devotes all her time to a demanding toddler, an injured father, and a successful millinery business. After the loss of her husband, she desires to move on, but reconnecting with her past love leaves her unsure of what lies ahead. Both committed to God's distinct calling on their lives, Johanna and Parker struggle to see how their futures can unite, and when strange things start happening around town, their second chance at a life together seems more unlikely than ever.
Tracie Peterson and Kimberley Woodhouse present another journey to the American Frontier with themes of second chances and the enduring power of grace despite life's trials. An Unexpected Grace makes a compelling read for fans of Christian romance novels, exploring love through the lens of faith.
Romance Historical | Christian [Bethany House Publishers, On Sale: May 20, 2025, Paperback / e-Book , ISBN: 9780764239014 / eISBN: 9781493450893]
Often called the “Queen of Historical Christian Fiction,” Tracie Peterson is an ECPA, CBA and USA Today best-selling author of more than 110 books, most of those historical. Her work in historical fiction earned her the Best Western Romance Author of 2013 award from True West magazine and the USA Best Books 2011 Award for best Religious Fiction for Embers of Love. She was given the Life Time Achievement Award from American Christian Fiction Writers in 2011 and the Career Achievement Award in 2007 from Romantic Times, as well as multiple best book awards.Tracie received her first book contract in November 1992 and saw A Place To Belong published in February 1993 with Barbour Publishing’s Heartsong Presents. She wrote exclusively with Heartsong for the next two years, receiving their readership’s vote for Favorite Author of the Year for three years in a row. Eventually, Tracie also managed Barbour Publishing’s Heartsong Presents book line—overseeing the production of 52 books a year.
In December 1995 she signed a contract with Bethany House Publishers. Tracie now writes exclusively for Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group. She has co-written with a variety of authors including Judith Pella, Judith Miller, James Scott Bell, Kimberley Woodhouse, and Tracie’s daughter Jennifer.
Tracie, a Kansas native, now makes her home with her husband, Jim, in the mountains of Montana.
Kimberley Woodhouse is an award-winning and bestselling author of more than thirty books. A lover of history and research, she often gets sucked into the past and then her husband has to lure her out with chocolate and the promise of eighteen holes on the golf course. Kimberley and her family were introduced to 15 million people when they were featured on ABC's hit program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Since the ABC show aired, they have been featured on The Discovery Channel's Mystery ER, the Montel Williams Show, American Family Radio, The Harvest Show, and hundreds of other national TV and radio programs.
With 1 million books sold, she loves meeting new readers around the world and can't wait to dive into her next novel.
She loves music, kayaking, and her family. Married to the love of her life for more than three decades, she lives and writes in Coloraodo where she's traded in her hat of "Craziest Mom" for "Nana the Great."
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