by Janet Walker
Amazed by her Grace
A novel by Janet Walker
Copyright © 2015 Janet Walker
All rights reserved.
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Note from the Author
Amazed by her Grace is not a series of three free-standing works but is one novel divided into three copyrighted books. I made this unconventional publishing choice because I knew that, as a single work, the novel would be so costly to print and bind that a traditional publisher would have to charge the reader an exorbitant amount just to make a small profit. On top of that, I knew that since I was no Margaret Mitchell, a traditional house would not take a chance on a book of such an unmarketable size coming from an unknown author.
I was not, however, going to abbreviate Grace. It had taken 25 years, on and off, for me to construct the story, and I wanted every word to remain. Therefore, I made the decision to self-publish. However, since cost to the reader was still a concern of mine, I published in e-book form so that I could control the price. That is why the first two books are free. And though it was unnecessary in electronic form, I retained the three-book format to avoid overwhelming the reader with one massive work.
Thus, you have this April 2015 edition, which includes a reader-delight feature that may exist in other novels, but I have not found it: identification of the music that appears in the story and that inspired me as I created certain characters and scenes. These descriptions are found at the end of each book, and I hope they help the reader connect closely with the story. This version of the novel should replace any earlier downloads you may have acquired of the series.
Because Amazed by her Grace is a self-edited work, any remaining errors of fact or grammar are entirely my own. So are any strokes of genius. Enjoy.
—Janet Walker, April 2015
For Mrs. Greene
CONTENTS
Part III: JESUS AND HER TWELVE APOSTLES
Chapter Twenty-Five: THE POWER OF GRACE
Chapter Twenty-Six: THE LIE, REVISITED
Chapter Twenty-Seven: REJECTED GESTURE
Chapter Twenty-Eight: A CHANGE OF PLANS
Chapter Twenty-Nine: MAID TO ORDER
Chapter Thirty: GIRL MEETS BUOY
Chapter Thirty-One: A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Chapter Thirty-Two: THE CHOSEN
Chapter Thirty-Three: INTERFERENCE
Chapter Thirty-Four: CASTING LOTS
Chapter Thirty-Five: THE GRACE METHOD
Chapter Thirty-Six: DISCONNECTED
Chapter Thirty-Seven: GENTRIFICATION
Chapter Thirty-Eight: A TIME TO PREY
Chapter Thirty-Nine: A SMILE
Chapter Forty: THE FIRST MOVE
Chapter Forty-One: BANQUET
Chapter Forty-Two: TO KNOW HER
Part IV: NOT EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS
Chapter Forty-Three: SUMMIT OF PLEASURE
Chapter Forty-Four: THE QUEEN’S DOMAIN
Chapter Forty-Five: KEEPING THE SECRET
Chapter Forty-Six: WONDERFUL WHIRL
Chapter Forty-Seven: BECK VS. HAINES
Chapter Forty-Eight: LOVE AND ENMITY
Chapter Forty-Nine: CAUGHT
Chapter Fifty: MATERNITY WAR
Chapter Fifty-One: MOTHERLESS CHILD
Chapter Fifty-Two: DEPRAVITY
Chapter Fifty-Three: LA FEMME EN ROUGE
Chapter Fifty-Four: SKELETONS OUT OF THE CLOSET
Music in Amazed by her Grace
Part III
JESUS AND HER TWELVE APOSTLES