Hope Rising Books in Order

Fleeing the shame of past choices, Vanessa starts work at a coastal café and grows close to widowed teacher Joel. Their connection is tested when her secrets surface, forcing both to confront grief, faith and the limits of escape.

Once a successful businessman, Ben is now homeless beside the Brisbane River and desperate to rebuild his life for his daughter. Church volunteer Natalie is drawn to his kindness, but must consider the difficult boundary between compassionate service and romantic attachment.

Haunted by an accident, Brad withdraws into guilt and alcohol until he reaches Eve’s rainforest bed-and-breakfast. She carries wounds of her own, and their meeting challenges both to confront the pain they have managed through isolation.