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Interview with Ciara Knight: Healing, Faith, and Finding Hope in “Healing the Veteran”


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Interview with USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author Ciara Knight, whose “Southern Grace to Western Embrace” stories have captured the hearts of over a million readers. In this inspiring conversation, Ciara shares the real-life inspiration behind her new Love Inspired release, Healing the Veteran—a story about a wounded hero, a spirited physiotherapist, and a dog who brings them together.

From overcoming childhood challenges to transforming pain into purpose through faith-filled fiction, Ciara opens up about how God turned her writing into a ministry of hope. We also dive into the heart of her characters, Ace and Jolene, exploring themes of faith, redemption, and second chances set in the small-town charm of Willow Oaks, Georgia.

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Meet Ciara Knight

Ciara Knight is a USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author, celebrated for her “Southern Grace to Western Embrace” stories that have captured the hearts of over a million readers. With more than fifty published novels, Ciara is known for crafting heartwarming, faith-filled romances that inspire and uplift.

A USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author, Ciara draws inspiration from her husband, her children, and her lifelong dream of sailing the world. Visit ciaraknight.com for her latest book news, adventures, and exclusive reader updates.

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Bible Verse for Encouragement

Isaiah 40:28 (NKJV)

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.”

Ciara’s New Book: Healing the Veteran

A K-9 in need
could help open his closed-off heart.

Haunted by a disastrous military mission, wounded veteran Ace Gatlin vows to live alone on his farm so he can never fail anyone again. However, this doesn’t discourage his determined neighbor, physiotherapist Jolene Pearl, who shows up at his door with a troubled K-9 desperate for a home. Jolene is sure the two injured warriors need each other, and soon, their joint efforts to rehabilitate sweet Bear chip away at the shrapnel lodged in Ace’s heart. But when a catastrophic tornado strikes Willow Oaks, more than just their budding relationship is put to the test. Can Jolene help Ace see himself as worthy of happily-ever-after?

From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

K-9 Companions Series

💞 Tropes in Healing the Veteran
  • Grumpy/Sunshine
  • Wounded Veteran
  • Opposites Attract
  • Small-Town Romance
  • Second Chances
  • Found Family / Community
  • Faith Restoration
  • Healing Through Love
  • Medical Romance (Therapist Heroine)
  • K9 Companion Matchmaker 🐾
  • Weather Disaster (Tornado)
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    Finding Forevermore is available for preorder today on Amazon!

    Her family secrets. His guilt. One road trip that changes everything.

    Raven Cunningham has built a quiet life between the shelves of a small-town bookshop, ghostwriting stories for others while hiding her own. She’s long believed her father abandoned her, until a letter from her late grandmother reveals a shocking truth.

    Convinced the reclusive author J.C. Nevermore is her father, Raven sets out to uncover the real story. When her childhood friend Cole Walker, a former Army medic wrestling with his own scars, offers to help, she’s not sure if she can trust him . . . or herself.

    As they chase clues and revisit old memories, what begins as a search for answers becomes a journey toward something deeper.

    Finding Forevermore is a heartfelt story about faith, family, and the kind of love that’s anchored in God’s unfailing grace.

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