Short Novel Collection
PEACE
Learning to Leave Some Battles Behind
Abingdon, Virginia
In Abingdon, a daughter inherits her father’s unfinished property dispute. A workshop, a blocked gate, and old wounds draw her into a question of loyalty: how much of another person’s fight should become her own?
Biblical foundation: Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18
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What we choose to leave behind.
When Claire Mercer returns to Abingdon, Virginia, she expects a house, a workshop, and more boxes than she knows what to do with. Instead, she inherits her father’s unfinished fight.
Autumn rain forces her to work with Jonah Bell, the childhood friend on the other side of a blocked gate. The records Thomas left behind may finally prove that he was right. They may also reveal why being right never brought him peace.
An intimate story of family loyalty, old wounds, and the courage to tell the whole truth without passing the same fight to the next generation.
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Inspired by Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18.
Word count includes headings and end notes in the complete EPUB; it is not a reading-time estimate.
A deceased father’s unfinished property dispute · Family loyalty · A workshop · A blocked gate · Truth · Fair repair · Old wounds · Choosing not to make conflict an inheritance
Scripture and story
Biblical foundation
Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
The Inspiration Note joins the work of truthful, practical peacemaking with the limits of personal responsibility. It does not require surrender to harm or reconciliation without safety.
World English Bible (WEB), Classic edition. Public domain.
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