The Prayer Box

Eighty-one prayer boxes, one for every year of a life nobody knew.

When Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental cottage, Tandi Jo Reese, finds herself charged with cleaning out Iola's rambling Victorian house.

Running from a messy, dangerous past, Tandi never expects to find more than a temporary hiding place within Iola's walls. Everything changes with the discovery of eighty-one carefully decorated prayer boxes, one for each year, spanning from Iola's youth to her last days. Hidden inside is the story of a lifetime, written on random bits of paper. The hopes and wishes, fears and thoughts of an unassuming but complex woman passing through the seasons of an extraordinary, unsung life, filled with journeys of faith, observations on love, and one final lesson that could change everything.

An ECPA Christian Book Award finalist, a Christy Award finalist, and a Christianity Today Book Award finalist.

"The Prayer Box is a masterpiece of story and skill." ~ Debbie Macomber, number one New York Times bestselling author

"A good option for fans of Nicholas Sparks and Mary Alice Monroe." ~ Library Journal