Beyond the Storm by Carolyn Zane
Quilts of Love, #1: Every Quilt Has a Story
Pages: 268 Trade Paperback
Date Published: October 2012
Publisher: Abingdon Press

After a tornado rips through her town, merchant Abigail comes across a piece from a wedding dress among the devastation. Abigail is moved to start collecting other swatches of fabric she finds – her neighbor’s kitchen curtains, a man’s necktie, a dog’s bed – which she stashes in shopping bags. As she pursues her seemingly absurd quest, horrible realities spark the question, “What kind of a God would allow such tragedy?”

Contractor Justin helps Abigail start to rebuild her home and shop and attempts to reach her heart, but Abigail struggles to reconcile her right to happiness.

Will her pain give way to the courage to love?

Carolyn Zane is the best selling, award-winning author of more than thirty novels for three publishers: Random House/Waterbrook Press, Multnomah Publishing and Harlequin/Silhouette where her sales numbers consistently finished strong. Her writing has earned numerous awards, including the prestigious Kay Snow Award and a Moondance nod for her screenplay.  Carolyn lives with her husband, Matt and their 5 children and 3 dogs in the scenic Willamette Valley in Oregon.