**I received a complimentary copy of this book for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

About the Book

Book: Autumn’s Harmony

Author: Donna Wyland

Genre: Contemporary women’s fiction

Release date: October 20, 2020

For every woman who has ever desired

to make sense of her past, find joy in

the present, and discover God’s purpose

for her future.

Anna Bentley needs a new life. Struggling in a long-term marriage with two children and carrying a secret that stole her joy many years ago, she begins to search for the key to happiness in marriage and in life. When peach martinis, lacy lingerie and Nicholas Sparks novels fail to quell her discontent and spice up her failing marriage, she finds what she was looking for in the most unlikely place.

Autumn’s Harmony is a poignant and witty tale about the healing power of forgiveness, reconciliation and new beginnings.

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About the Author

Donna Wyland is an award-winning author whose personal essays and poetry have appeared in numerous publications. Her published work includes picture books, Your Home in Heaven and If I Could Ask Jesus, and a gift book titled Surrender. Donna is a mother and grandmother, and she lives in the Midwest with her husband surrounded by quilts, crafts, and oodles of books. To learn more, visit www.freetobe.faith or connect with Donna on LinkedIn, Instagram and Pinterest.

More from Donna

Anna Bentley needs a new beginning. Most women have felt the same way at one time or another. When life is routine and marriage & family are a struggle, where can you find true happiness? Anna discovers her new beginning in an unlikely place – the same place I found mine when I was thirty-three. Join Anna on her journey to reignite the happiness in you.

My Thoughts

As I started to read Autumn's Harmony, I couldn't help but feel like this felt different than the many other Christian fiction novels I am accustomed to reading. In the beginning especially it really felt more like a mainstream contemporary women's fiction. There were a few reasons for this.

First of all, the leading lady in this story is not a Christian, nor are any of the initial characters we are introduced to. While the heroines in Christian fiction are not always Christians at the start of their stories, it does seem like they already have someone close to them that is. It seems to me that it was not until probably halfway through the story or so until we're introduced to Christian characters.

The second reason is that it was perhaps a bit more colorful in the language department than one might expect from the genre. Don't get me wrong, it is still pretty clean but there are a handful of curse words used, as well as some pretty colorful discussions of Victoria's Secret and references (without much detail) given to the intimate aspects of married life.

Still, I think it was this less than perfect aspect of the story really made Anna's story feel all the more real. As a reader you couldn't help but feel her heartache and pray that she would find the happiness she was looking for. While it was a fictional story, it felt very much true to life and I loved that. Anna wasn't the only character that felt real to me... I so enjoyed the side characters as well. I must admit a few of them even reminded me of some special people in my own life, which is perhaps another reason I was drawn in as much as I was. Though it felt a bit slower paced, it was still a fairly quick read and one that I honestly wasn't quite ready to end.

If you enjoy a story that reminds us of God's grace and forgiveness, and will encourage and inspire... this is certainly one to check out.