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The Last Noel - Reuben’s Story (A Family Drama of Loss and Love at Christmas) - cover

The Last Noel - Reuben’s Story (A Family Drama of Loss and Love at Christmas)

Darlene N. Böcek

Publisher: Last Trumpet Press

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Summary

A fireman. A duty. The one life he couldn’t save.
 
For firefighter Reuben Morales, life has always been about saving others. But when Halloween night delivers a devastating blow—his sister’s sudden death in a car crash—he’s forced to confront flames he can’t extinguish.
 
Grief is just the beginning. Reuben’s wife is hiding a secret that could shatter their family, his city is being ravaged by a shrouded arsonist, and the weight of leading the church Christmas pageant threatens to break him. On top of it all, his faith is crumbling under the crushing question: Why would God let his sister die without salvation?
 
As Reuben wrestles with his own fears of hell and failure, the love he shares with his wife and kids becomes his lifeline. But will that love be enough to pull him through the firestorm of grief, doubt, and the search for answers?
 
In a story that blends the relentless pursuit of faith from Fireproof with the redemptive heart of a Francine Rivers novel and the raw honesty of A Grief Observed, Reuben’s journey is one of loss, love, and finding hope where it seems least likely.
 
A novel of family, love, hope, and eternal decisions.
 
Praise for The Last Noel:
 
★★★★★ "I needed to read its message of hope during a rough patch… Isn’t it just like the Lord to use fiction to teach us?”
 
★★★★★ "I know Reuben’s pain… I'm now learning, through Reuben, to ‘rest in the Lord.’"
 
★★★★★★ "This book just blew my socks off! I gave it 6 stars—a rating very few books receive."
 
This Christmas, discover a story where faith is tested, hope is ignited, and redemption shines through the flames.
Available since: 11/25/2024.
Print length: 250 pages.

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