About the Book

Book: Coming Home to Mercy

Author: Michelle De Bruin

Genre: Inspirational Historical Romance

Release date: August 14, 2021

A society woman leaves her comfortable lifestyle so that she can help her daughter adjust to the arrival of twin sons in a small town where the courageous doctor teaches her about taking risks.

Wealthy and sociable Margaret Millerson has always thought of her brother’s Chicago mansion as her home. But when she receives the telephone call that her daughter has given birth to twins three weeks ahead of the expected due date, Margaret must leave her comfortable home, her family, and her friends to travel out of state. While she is helping her daughter care for the infants, Margaret becomes reacquainted with the town’s doctor, Matthew Kaldenberg.

Dr. Matthew Kaldenberg stays busy caring for the health of the citizens of his small town. His profession offers him daily practice in defeating death, his greatest enemy. During the twenty years since losing his own wife and baby in childbirth, Matthew has saved his money for the purchase of a flying machine. But when Matthew takes Margaret for flights on his biplane, he learns that his dreams of rising above the griefs and losses of his past come with a cost. He doesn’t want to lose the trust of the people he cares about most, or the chance at a relationship with Margaret.

Both Matthew and Margaret must make difficult decisions to hold on to the love they have discovered. Will Matthew’s heart recover from sorrow? Will Margaret find her true home?

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About the Author

Michelle De Bruin lives in Iowa with her husband and two young adult sons. She has a bachelor’s degree in Religion with a Christian Ministry emphasis, and in Music. Michelle serves as a Chaplain for Pella Regional Health Center. She writes inspirational historical romance about people who live in rural communities. Characters that bring to life the delights of farm and small-town living, whispers of Dutch heritage, and Christian faith make Michelle’s stories distinct. A romantic at heart, Michelle is always on the lookout for glimpses of God’s love through the window of a good story.

More from Michelle

Coming Home to Mercy is the first in a trilogy of books set in a small Iowa town during the years 1913 through 1918. This is the second series of books I have written. The Tomorrow series is the first set, and if you’ve already read it, you will recognize characters that appeared in Hope for Tomorrow, Promise for Tomorrow, and Dreaming of Tomorrow.

This book is a graceful story of two people who thought faithful, committed love could only come into their lives once. But they both discover that they get another chance to experience it again.

I wrote Coming Home to Mercy to show what healthy marriages and healthy families are like. I trust this story gives us a glimpse of how true love works, what faithfulness means, and what compassion can do; not only in one person’s life, but in the daily workings of an entire community.

The hero in this story has a sad, broken heart at the beginning. As the story unfolds, he heals and gains a deeper understanding of God’s work in his life. Dr. Matthew Kaldenberg finds love and peace as his belief grows that God truly does work all things together for good.

Thank you for joining me on this tour. I hope you enjoy the blog posts and enter the drawing for the giveaway. Follow me on social media and subscribe to my newsletter at https://michelledebruin.com/.

Grace and peace,

Michelle De Bruin

Interview with Michelle

Share something readers don’t know about you:

I am left-handed, I enjoy paddleboarding and kayaking, and I’m a Hospice chaplain.

Share something about the book that isn’t in the blurb:

Dr. Matthew Kaldenberg traveled to Huffman Prairie, in the Dayton, Ohio area, to take flying lessons from Orville Wright. This famous person makes an appearance in Coming Home to Mercy.

What were the highlights or challenges you faced when writing this book?

The highlight of writing this book was starting a new series with minor characters (Margaret Millerson, Lacy Jones, and Agnes Rose Harper) from my previous Tomorrow series. In the Coming Home series, each of these ladies get to tell their own story.

The challenge was that I wrote the original manuscript during the fall season of 2020 when our family had COVID. The chapters about two-thirds of the way through were written when I couldn’t smell or taste a thing, had a headache, and didn’t feel well.

What is the theme or message of the book?

The theme of this book is a display of how true love works, what faithfulness means, and what compassion can do—not only in one person’s life, but in the daily workings of an entire community.

Both the hero (Matthew) and the heroine, (Margaret) experience mercy through God’s healing work in their lives. They also discover ways to share that mercy with others.

Where can readers find you and more about your books?

On my website: https://michelledebruin.com/

Visit my website to learn more about me and my books, read devotionals, book reviews, and follow me on social media. You can also subscribe to my newsletter there. On my website, I mention a new book, the third one in the Coming Home series, that will be coming the end of this month.

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For Him and My Family, May 17

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Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Michelle is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card & copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/25ca6/coming-home-to-mercy-celebration-tour-giveaway