num_pages: 330
description: For so long Stella was known for her beauty. Now with her heart stripped bare she must discover who she really is. Former pageant queen Stella Varland doesnt trust beauty anymore after her divorce. Her appearance betrayed her and led to brokenness so instead of being beautiful now she tries to make beautiful things but she always falls short. So she keeps her passion for art to herself and focuses on her interior design work. But if she doesnt get another job soon shell be stuck living with her parents. Contractor Chase Taylor is determined to live a life of no regrets after losing his fiance. Now he lives life at full speed striving to see how much he can accomplish. He knows if he slows down hell fall apart. So he returns home to Bayou Bend to renovate the towns old theater and is shocked to discover that the designer for the project is his old flame Stella. Forced to work together Chase and Stella battle their chemistry and past as they struggle to compromise and work together on a vision for the theater. Their wills clash as they attempt to hide their brokennessand their unresolved feelings for each otheruntil Chase discovers the hidden parts of Stella while losing her trust in the process. A near catastrophe a fire and a small-town gossip mill finally force Stella and Chase to realize that they have a choiceto hold on to the shards of their pasts or surrender their fragmented pieces to the One who makes a beautiful masterpiece from their brokenness.
language: English
title: Love Arrives in Pieces
publisher: Zondervan