Leah Beth Collins

True Believers Leah Beth Collins

Despite the desperate nature of his business, Garrett Chevalier is searching for a glimmer of hope. Starting from scratch, Avery Sweeten finds consolation in the Culinary Arts after leaving college. When her best friend enters her into a cooking competition in the Crescent City, Garrett and Avery's paths cross. An unexpected opportunity becomes taking a chance on love. On this journey, Garrett and Avery discover that one's weakness can be balanced by the other's strength. Garrett's Riesling might just be the one fine complement to Avery's spicy Jambalaya. As the stakes are raised by secrets and surprises, new love is tested. When tragedy strikes the residents of the small rural town of Alexandrine, will the aftershock tear Garrett and Avery apart or will their love be strong enough to survive?Carefully crafted clues lead Garrett and Avery to a Live Oak tree where they dig up a time capsule. Its contents are a tangible reminder of the pain he has tried so hard to bury. Garrett's anger and hurt resurface. In an effort to solve a decades old mystery, old wounds are exposed from his childhood that he hasn't allowed God to heal. When Garrett and Avery visit the West Coast in search of answers, Garrett is confronted with a choice at a crossroads between revenge or forgiveness. The lesson that he learns through the testing of his faith is the key to his freedom. Will Garrett be counted among the true believers in the transforming power of love?