Deploying Faith

Keith and Hannah Anderson have been through three miscarriages, multiple deployments, and shared in the loss of friends to the tragedy of war. Retirement should be easy – a fresh start for the weary couple. But Keith sees the move back home to their small Oklahoma town as a step backward in a long line of failures – and Hannah as the one who left him with no choice. Hannah views Keith’s grumbling and unwillingness to embrace their new life as a reminder of the things she was unable to give him. Staring at the empty doorway of their marriage, both want to see things to change, but are unsure how to navigate all the hurt between them. Then Hannah finds a box of unopened letters from an unknown woman. She believes they could help her understand the mother she never knew. When Keith begs her to leave the letters alone, they become another point of contention in their already troubled marriage. Hannah hopes the truth in the letters will bring healing to her battered heart – but hope is scarce in her life. Will Hannah and Keith allow life to push them through another door, or can they learn to trust that God is with them, no matter what door they are walking through?

Keith and Hannah Anderson have been through three miscarriages, multiple deployments, and shared in the loss of friends to the tragedy of war. Retirement should be easy – a fresh start for the weary couple. But Keith sees the move back home to their small Oklahoma town as a step backward in a long line of failures – and Hannah as the one who left him with no choice. Hannah views Keith's grumbling and unwillingness to embrace their new life as a reminder of the things she was unable to give him. Staring at the empty doorway of their marriage, both want to see things to change, but are unsure how to navigate all the hurt between them.

Then Hannah finds a box of unopened letters from an unknown woman. She believes they could help her understand the mother she never knew. When Keith begs her to leave the letters alone, they become another point of contention in their already troubled marriage. Hannah hopes the truth in the letters will bring healing to her battered heart – but hope is scare in her life.

Will Hannah and Keith allow life to push them through another door, or can they learn to trust that God is with them, no matter what door they are walking through?

Wade Blackwell has been running from his past for years. His stepfather is a convicted serial rapist, and the man's sins have cast a shadow over Wade's life that he can't seem to get out from under. So he drifts from job to job, place to place, unwilling to put down permanent roots. His wandering has brought him to Sheridan, Oklahoma, where he meets his new neighbor - Hayden O'Conner, his high school sweetheart who abandoned him after his sister committed suicide. While he has never stopped caring for her, he also finds she's not the girl he remembered. She's got a hard edge to her that has nothing to do with her Army career. Beneath her tough exterior and sharp sarcasm, he sees a broken girl, hurting and in need.
Hayden O'Conner has worked hard for her Army career. But one man has ruined it because she was unwilling to comply with his sexual advances. She's now stationed in Sheridan, Oklahoma, hoping for a fresh start, but her past won't stay there. From Wade, the handsome ex-boyfriend who broke her heart but is now on a mission to save her, to the dark cloud of the sexual harassment complaint that follows her around despite her efforts to break free from it - her life seems to be on a sad, broken down merry-go-round.
As Hayden sinks deeper into her abyss, will Wade be the light that helps her surface from the darkness? Or will Wade keep running, unwilling to face his own past and his fears?

Jamie’s deceased husband has been hailed a hero, but the truth about his death is something she keeps hidden from everyone, especially her son, Patrick. Despite her efforts to put on a brave face, he begins to sink into depression. She returns from deployment to a son she barely recognizes. Her once carefree child is wrapped in a darkness she fears will consume him - just like his father.

Russell Owens is no stranger to loss and pain. Having lost his wife in a tragic accident, he spent years struggling with guilt. He moves to Sheridan, Oklahoma to help his brother-in-law with his organization that helps connect soldiers with service dogs. When he meets his new neighbors, he can readily recognize their pain. As he tries to help Patrick, he develops feelings for Jamie - feelings he tries hard to deny.

Unspoken is a novel of three individuals broken by loss and shackled to their grief. Their heartache is hidden, lying in a corner, screaming to be heard - yet it remains unspoken. Can they learn to shed their self-created armor and allow God to clothe them in His security, truth, and love? Or will their fears leave their true feelings Unspoken