Grace Grows
Textbook editor Grace Barnum lives life by the book, secure with a solid job, a responsible and caring live-in boyfriend, and a to-the-minute day planner. Then she meets Tyler Wilke, an aspiring singer-songwriter who has just moved to New York. This isn’t the typical tale about a woman choosing between two men. Rather, it is the story of Grace caught between the ordinary life she believes she’s meant to have and the twists of fate that keep pulling her and Tyler together. Just as Grace is ready to give everything up for Tyler, he beats the odds and begins a rise to stardom that keeps them apart. It takes a huge life event to bring  these timing-challenged lovers together. This out-of-the-ordinary romance novel is peppered with lyrics to Tyler’s original songs, which were written by Sumners’ songwriter husband. Readers will fall for the swoonworthy hero and root for the couple to overcome each obstacle. --Aleksandra Walker