In 1935, when the bank calls in her mortgage, Sarah Picoletti – now a penniless widow – finds herself and her children on the brink of homelessness. Sick at heart, she plans to beg her brother in New Jersey to take her family in. Then Doctor Samuel Giorgi knocks on her door. Godly and well-off, Sam seems to have put the careless ways of his youth behind him, and he also appears to have one desire: to make Sarah his wife, two decades after he broke their engagement. However, nothing prepares Sarah for the storm that breaks once she makes her decision. Everywhere she turns, the errors of her former choices confront her, insisting on her inferiority and the irreparable brokenness of her past. Sarah begins to wonder if Christ really can bring true redemption or if He is limited by her frailty. Meanwhile, her daughter Grace faces new challenges in her own life. When her relationship with Paulie changes unexpectedly, Grace realizes that she must make a decision with the potential to alter both of their futures. Compassionate and intensely poignant, All Our Empty Places paints the portrait of a mother and daughter with broken pasts, who dare to step into a future overflowing with the grace of the Cross. (This is A Time of Grace, Book #2.) All Our Empty Places  is the second novel in a three-book series. All together, they're called the  A Time of Grace  trilogy. Because that's what they're about: how our gracious and merciful Heavenly Father lavished His grace on an insignificant, troubled immigrant family in the smallest state in the U.S. During the Great Depression, a time of horrendous outward destitution and poverty, three women - initially - and then the family members to whom they are connected experience the riches of God's mercy, the healing of His gentle hand,and the way in which He works all things -  all things  - for the good of His children.   My prayer for you, dear reader who is so beloved by the Savior, is that the three  A Time of Grace  novels will bring you deeper and more freely along the path of faith in and obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ. A Time of Grace Trilogy: The Fragrance of Geraniums - All Our Empty Places - A Love to Come Home To Alicia G. Ruggieri grew up breathing in the salty air of coastal New England. She now writes grace-filled, Christ-centered fiction from her home in Wisconsin, where she lives with her husband and sweet second-hand mutt. She loves old graveyards, dusty libraries, and excellent cannolis ~ not necessarily in that order. To learn more about Alicia's books and to connect with her, visit: aliciagruggieri.com and facebook/AliciaGRuggieri.