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 doesn’t 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 doesn’t get another job soon, she’ll be stuck living with her parents.
Contractor Chase Taylor is determined to live a life of no regrets after losing his fiancée. Now he lives life at full speed, striving to see how much he can accomplish. He knows if he slows down, he’ll fall apart. So he returns home to Bayou Bend to renovate the town’s 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 brokenness—and their unresolved feelings for each other—until 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 choice—to hold on to the shards of their pasts, or surrender their fragmented pieces to the One who makes a beautiful masterpiece from their brokenness.
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Summary
Stella Varland is only a shadow of her former beauty queen self. Dejected, divorced and despairing; she also finds herself in need of employment, so when the city of Bayou Bend allocates funds for the renovation of its vintage cinema, the Downtown Development Committee offers Stella the opportunity to serve as interior designer on the project. . . . . along with contractor Chase Taylor. Chase Taylor. The man who broke the hearts of not one, but two Varland daughters. Falling in love with one while dating the other and then dumping them both; disappearing for years from Bayou Bend. And now he dares to come back. Chase Taylor appears appropriately shocked when Stella Varland is introduced as the designer on the theater project; not only by the fact that they would be working together, but by how mellow and unassuming the still beautiful woman presents herself to be. No flirtations, no sparkling eyes, no expensive clothes, no runway swag, nothing . . . . and then she faints right in front of him on the theater stage. Chase is afraid that whatever has emptied Stella has also stolen her \"color\", which could seriously jeopardize their theater design and prevent a future that he tentatively wants to explore. Stella and Chase have quite a story to share on the pages of this beautifully written romance. At times it seems that their differences are too broad and their brokenness too deep, but the miracle of restoration is a glorious glimpse of a very loving God who often chooses to make something beautiful out of shattered, broken, sharp-edged pieces. If you have ever lost a dream, lost yourself, or been emotionally shattered beyond repair, \"Love Arrives in Pieces\" will soothe your soul and point you in the direction of the eternal, everlasting Creator of mosaics.