About the Book

Book: Right Before Their Eyes

Author: Carrie Walker

Genre: Romantic Women’s Fiction

Release Date: February 5, 2025

Sometimes the love you need most looks different than you imagined.

Clare Martin thought nothing of agreeing to live with her dementia-ridden grandmother when her parents left on mission. Balancing that with her job as a social worker and the expectations of her career-driven boyfriend proved doable—until Grandma started a house fire.

Mason Hughes has loved Clare for years, but the time was never right to tell her and now she’s dating someone else, fixing Mason firmly in the friend zone. He’s working to be a pediatric neurologist, a dream inspired by a special boy with a terminal brain condition, and must choose a medical school. Finances are so tight he’s forced to consider a program across the country, a troubling fact he’s kept secret.

Lucia Roberts, a seventeen-year-old on Clare’s caseload, loses her foster home and is placed in an unwelcoming group home. At every turn she’s met with rejection and becomes desperate for any proof she has value—enough to make choices that could affect the rest of her life.

When Grandma Dottie and Lucia’s paths take a dangerous turn, Clare frantically tries to save them. As their lives knit together, will they find the love that’s right before their eyes?

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About the Author

Carrie Walker lives in Michigan with her husband and seven children. From her ten years serving as a high school youth minister, adventures around the globe, and raising a family, many stories have been knit within her heart.

As an avid reader she pens what she loves to read, contemporary stories that bring hope to a hurting world. Weaving romance among story lines of characters in struggle, she aims to show God working in all situations. When she’s not playing board games with her husband, shuttling kids in the Walker bus or wishing for snow, Carrie can be found at the keyboard bringing those stories to life.

Carrie’s writing has been recognized in many contests. Her debut novel, Emma’s Hero, won the IAN Book of the Year for Christian Fiction, was a double finalist in the International Book Awards, placed in the ACFW Crown Award, Monroe Walton Center for the Arts Award, and won the 2020 ACFW First Impressions Contest.

More from Carrie

When I was writing “Emma’s Hero” I had a few readers that took an early peek at it, before it was completed. More than once, I was informed “This is not the only book, right?” And so, this story was a reality in my mind, before it was even thought of. This book just was. And the characters helped tell the story. Mason grew a lot in Emma’s Hero, but he has a lot more growing to do, especially in the realm of relationships, communication and figuring out how to live this newfound faith. Grandma Dottie is a character inspired by a combination of both my grandmothers, and there is a story she tells to Mason almost halfway through the story that is a true story borrowed from my own grandparents. That’s all I’m telling you, you’ll have to find it. But I just love that a part of their love story made it into mine.

Interview with Carrie

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

I’m not sure 🙂 I’ve always been a voracious reader and like any reader dreamed what it might be like to write a book someday, but it wasn’t until a story idea wouldn’t leave me alone that I actually tried to do it. Once I wrote the first book I realized I loved writing, so maybe it was then.

What are your favorite books to read?

My favorite genres are Romantic women’s fiction, Romance and Split time. I prefer books that have at least a thread of romance but also have a good message.

Do you base your characters on real people?

Sometimes, but it’s always with permission. Dreaming up various personalities and all the nuances that make a character unique is quite an undertaking when you have a whole cast of characters and multiple books, so anytime a person says “ooo make me a character” I absolutely take them up on it. It’s also fun because if my character runs into a pinch I can pose hypothetical questions to the person, “If this happened to you, what would you think?” And sometimes those reactions are so amazing they go into the book as well.

How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?

I’ve written two books that are published (Emma’s Hero and Right Before Their Eyes) a third that will be released in spring of 2026 (Someone to Lean On), along with three others that haven’t been published yet. Picking a favorite is like picking a favorite child lol Of my published ones, that’s tough. Emma’s Hero is the book that inspired me to write, but there’s something special about Right Before Their Eyes and I think if I had to pick, I’d pick that one.

Where can readers find out more about you and your books?

The easiest place is probably my website. www.carriewalkerwrites.com You can find links to all my social media there, sign up for my newsletters along with information about my books.

Blog Stops

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, September 11

Stories By Gina, September 12 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy , September 13

Simple Harvest Reads, September 14 (Author Interview)

Artistic Nobody, September 15 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, September 15

Guild Master, September 16 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, September 17

Fiction Book Lover, September 18 (Author Interview)

Tell Tale Book Reviews, September 19 (Author Interview)

Blossoms and Blessings, September 20 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, September 21

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, September 22 (Author Interview)

A Reader’s Brain , September 23 (Author Interview)

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, September 24 (Author Interview)

The Bookish Pilgrim, September 24

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Carrie is giving away the grand prize of a $40 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!

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

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