Episode 525: A Chat with Heather Greer

As heartbreaking as it is, everyone knows someone who has or is battling some addiction or another.  Heather Greer has tackled that heartbreak in her new release. Listen in to see why I'm ready to dive into this book. note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. Tackling a topic like addiction is hard enough without adding romance and the turmoil of deciding if loving a friend is safe enough to trust your heart, too.  Addiction, comes in many forms, drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography--so many forms even shopping!   Hope Even After by Heather Greer Loving him was never the problem. Living with the addiction was. In a small Illinois town, Daisy Taylor has loved her best friend Luke Masters since high school. But when grief drove Luke away from faith and into alcohol, Daisy learned an impossible truth: loving someone does not mean you can save them. Hoping for more than friendship felt risky, especially when the man she loved stopped believing in God and in himself. Luke once trusted faith. After devastating loss, he decided it was nothing more than a crutch, and the bottle became his refuge. But when he crosses a line he cannot undo, Luke is forced to confront his addiction and begin the slow, humbling road toward sobriety. As Luke fights for recovery, Daisy walks a razor's edge, loving someone in recovery without rescuing him, supporting him without losing herself, and guarding a heart she buried years ago. Old feelings resurface. Faith is tested. And the future she once mourned threatens to reappear—fragile and uncertain. Hope Even After is a faith-filled story of second chances, hard-earned healing, and the quiet courage it takes to trust God when answers do not come easily. With emotional depth and a gentle thread of romance, this novel explores boundaries, grace, and what it means to hope wisely rather than desperately. Perfect for readers who enjoy thoughtful, faith-centered novels like Still of Night, Where Grace Appears, Night Songs, and The Divine Proverb of Streusel. If you believe hope can survive loss, love can grow with boundaries, and faith can rise even after disappointment, begin this redemptive story today. Learn more on Heather's WEBSITE and follow on GoodReads and BookBub. Like to listen on the go? You can find Because Fiction Podcast at: Apple Castbox Google Play Libsyn RSS Spotify Amazon and more!