About the Book

Book: Path to Grace

Author: Cheri Swalwell

Genre: Christian Women’s Fiction

Release Date: October 20, 2022

Everyone knows that Ariana does not get rejected.

Used to getting her own way, Ariana grew up having her daddy wrapped around her little finger—and he still is. As an adult, she goes through life expecting that all men will give into her whims. When the one man she sets her sights on won’t give her the time of day, Ariana is truly baffled.

Matt avoids Ariana whenever possible. The young woman has no way of knowing that she reminds Matt of his mother and the heartbreaking memories that he worked hard to bury. If Matt has his way, there won’t ever be a reason to discuss the issue.
But when Ariana’s life is turned upside down, and rumors about Matt could destroy everything that he’s worked so hard to achieve, it will take a heavenly amount of grace to prevent history from repeating itself. Will Matt and Ariana accept God’s plan for their lives?

If you like wholesome fiction with a faith-filled message, explore the Path to Grace, the fifth book in the heartwarming Redemption of Green Pines series today. Each book can be read on its own, but they’re best enjoyed when you read them as a full series!

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About the Author

Cheri Swalwell is a Christ follower who thoroughly enjoys her calling to be a wife, mother, writer, podcaster, and speaker, in that order. Cheri loves to encourage people through her fiction series and many nonfiction books including devotionals, Bible studies, and compilation books. Interested in receiving encouragement 365 days a year right in your inbox? Then the JESUS in the EVERYDAY monthly membership is for you! For a full list of books visit www.cheriswalwell.com. Do you like YouTube? Head to JESUS in the EVERYDAY for 5 to 7 minutes of encouragement weekly.

More from Cheri

Have you ever thought about how different two siblings’ lives could turn out, even though they were raised by the same parents in the same household? Two sisters, one the middle child and one the baby of the family. One always considered “less than,” the other the golden child … until she’s not.

Book 5 in The Redemption of Green Pines series, Path to Grace, shows us what happens when one sister has been favored her whole life, until she falls off the pedestal due to one mistake.

Join the community of Green Pines as life unravels for Ariana. Will her siblings rally around her despite how she treated them her whole life, or will she be left on her own to figure out what to do now?

If you’d like to read the whole story, I’d suggest you start with Book 1, Adventure’s Invitation, but if you’re simply curious about the differences Wynn and Ariana face, I invite you to start with Book 4, Road to Freedom, and get introduced to Wynn and what her life is like living in the same household as Ariana, her baby sister, and Randy, her big brother. I’m pretty sure it’s nothing like you imagined it would be.

My Interview:

What inspired you to start writing?

Even though I’ve been at this for approximately ten years (maybe a little longer), I still don’t consider myself a writer. I’m simply a secretary writing down what God tells me to say. All mistakes are mine; all glory goes to Him.

My sister used to entertain me with stories when I was a child, and then I started entertaining myself on long bus rides, while doing chores, etc. and that morphed into a love of creating my fiction friends.

I really started writing out of obedience to God (more about that with the answer to another question below) and when He tells me to stop, I’ll quit.

What is the most difficult part about writing for you?

Finding the time. I have multiple jobs and only have one day a week (if that) to write fiction and one day a week to work on nonfiction (podcasts, YouTube videos, writing, etc.). That makes it hard to try and fit everything in that needs to be done and still find balance with family.

What is the most surprising thing you discovered while writing your book(s)?

God will change the stories. I write a basic outline to follow and then let God do the rest. The Redemption of Green Pines was supposed to be one book, a standalone. It turned into a 6-book series. Book 4, Road to Freedom was created from a dream God gave me one night. That dream is a scene in the book, but the rest God wrote as well.

Book 5, Path to Grace, started out differently than it ended up. While I was writing it, I realized I needed to bring Matt’s mom, Jenny, back so that redemption could happen for her, too. That was not in the original plans, but I’m so glad it happened.

Tell us about how you started your writing career. What was the journey like?

In 2006, our family had a miscarriage. I was struggling during the time between the miscarriage and my due date. I couldn’t find anything that gave me hope. In anger one day, I told God that if there wasn’t anything out there to give people hope, I’d just write it myself.

God took me at face value and eight years later, in 2014, Hope During Heartache was published. It’s thirteen different stories of both men and women finding hope after losing a child through infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of an older child, including our story.

What do you hope readers take away from this book?

Grace. Not only is it important to give grace freely to others because we don’t know their intentions or their heart, but it’s equally important to give it to ourselves. Until you learn how to give yourself grace, it’s really hard to shower it on others.

Thank you for taking the time to interview me. I hope you enjoy Path to Grace.