A tortured soul meets a shattered heart…
Chloe Hicks’ life consisted of an egocentric ex-husband, a pile of bills, and an equine business in foreclosure until a fire destroys the stable and her beloved ranch horse. What little hope she has left is smashed after the marshal suspects arson. She escapes the accusing eyes of her hometown, but not the memories and melancholy.
Jackson Hahn, Virginia Beach’s local historian, has his eyes on the mysterious new woman in town. When she enters his office, he is struck by her haunting beauty and the raw pain in her eyes. Her descriptions of the odd events happening in her bungalow pique his curiosity.
The sexy historian distracts Chloe with the legend of a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft. She is drawn to the story and the similarities of events that plagued their lives. Perhaps the past can help heal the present. But danger lurks in the shadows…
After leaving her abusive and manipulative husband, Chloe is finally putting the pieces of her life back together because of her horse farm. One night, she awakes to find her stables on fire, but with the help of her horse trainer, she manages to save all but one horse. Her ex-husband is now trying to force his way back into her life at the same time she learns the fire is the work of an arsonist. With mounting fear, Chloe decides to leave Illinois for a brief while and head to a hidden and quiet patch of land in Virginia. Here she meets Jackson and allows herself to start to trust a man again. Chloe also meets Grace, a helpful ghost who was a healer in the early 1700s but was wrongly accused of witchcraft and killed. Grace, Chloe, and Jackson are forever united now they have been irreplaceable in helping each other.
This unique piece has the reader traveling between the early 1700s and the early 2000s with ease and amazement. The audience truly feels sorrow for Grace and Chloe and is able to connect with each woman for the hardships they are overcoming. Most of the characters are well-written and well-rounded with two exceptions, both seeming to be mere shadows of characters. The climax is predictable but conveyed in such a way as to make the reader hold out hope it will play out differently. The attention to historical facts and details leave one breathless especially upon learning the people from the past did exist and the memorial erected still stands. -- Yannie Sorensen - InD'Tale Magazine - 4 stars
“Saving Grace had me holding my breath until the end and sighing in satisfaction. Aubrey Wynne has created yet another masterpiece in which the past and the present are weaved beautifully together.” -- Kishan Paul, author of The Second Wife series
“I would definitely recommend Saving Grace, and its author, to anyone who enjoys a good mystery, even if they are not fans of historical reads. Kudos to the author for putting together a story that leaves you guessing until the end, and educates the reader just a bit along the way!” -- Terri McGee, author and Amazon reviewer
“Ms. Wynne combines a contemporary storyline with a touch of history in an intriguing way that blends the two in a seamless manner.” -- RC Cola, Amazon reviewer