Rejoice

Karen Kingsbury · Gary Smalley

Oct 2010 · Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

About this ebook

The Baxters is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley.

A story of unspeakable loss and the overwhelming miracle of new life from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “heart-tugging and emotional” (Romantic Times) life-changing fiction, co-authored with Gary Smalley.

A Terrible Tragedy
Brooke and Peter are struggling in their marriage when they are faced with the single worst moment ever. What was supposed to be a pool party for their two daughters and a handful of children ends in disaster. As three-year-old Hayley fights for her life, the Baxter family draws together, not even sure how to pray.

A Shattered Life
Peter is devastated by Hayley’s accident. Unable to see past his own guilt, he distances himself from Brooke and their girls and finds other ways to ease his pain. Illegal ways. Peter’s choices send him spiraling into a cavernous abyss that threatens to destroy not only his relationship with Brooke but also his life.

A Reason to Rejoice
Against the backdrop of great pain and loss, a Baxter wedding takes place in New York City, a wedding that gives all of them a reason to smile again. Now, what will it take for Brooke and Peter and the rest of the Baxters to move past their pain to a place of healing and redemption?

This fourth book in the bestselling Christian fiction series about the Baxter family focuses on Brooke Baxter, who has everything this world has to offer―a prestigious career, a beautiful home, and two wonderful children. Her recent return to her faith is an encouragement to her family. But if she faces tremendous loss, can her fledgling faith and her rocky marriage survive?

• Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book clubs
• Books featuring the Baxter family include:
  Redemption series: Redemption, Remember, Return, Rejoice, and Reunion
  Firstborn series: Fame, Forgiven, Found, Family, and Forever
  Sunrise series: Sunrise, Summer, Someday, and Sunset

Ratings and reviews

Again, I loved the story and the characters, as with the other books in the Redemption series. I was laughing and crying throughout the whole book. I think struggles each character has are very real and lessons that are hard to learn. I love the honesty in the characters and the plot - very little wraps up with a pretty little bow. It reminds me to hang o to my faith and God's promises in the scriptures to rejoice in all things!

I love this book and the two before it and I cannot wait to read the Reunion!!!!😁😁😁

It was a very inspirational book, could not put it down. Definitely recommend it.

About the author

Karen Kingsbury was born in Fairfax, Virginia on June 8, 1963. She received a B.A. in journalism from California State University, Northridge in 1986. After graduation, she became a full-time reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Her first book, Missy's Murder, was published in 1992. She wrote three more true crime novels and four collections of answered prayers and miracle stories before transitioning to inspirational fiction in 1998. Her first inspirational fiction novel was Where Yesterday Lives. Popular series she has penned include the Redemption, Firstborn, Sunrise, and Angels Walking series, and she has also written the nonfiction Miracle Books collection, gift books, and children's books. She has won several Retailer's Choice Awards, plus 2005 and 2007 Gold Medallions for Oceans Apart and Ever After, respectively. Her other books include Longing, Coming Home - The Baxter Family: A Story of Undying Hope, Fiteen Minutes, The Family of Jesus, The Friends of Jesus, In This Moment, and To The Moon and Back.