All That It Takes

After moving cross-country with her son and accepting a filmmaker's mentorship, Val Locklier is caught between her insecurities and new possibilities. Miles McKenzie returns home to find a new tenant is living upstairs and he's been banished to a ministry on life support. As sparks fly, they discover that authentic love and sacrifice must go hand in hand.

"[A] charming fish-out-of-water tale. . . . Fans of Rachel Hauck should take a look."--Publishers Weekly on All That Really Matters   

When the ever-cautious Val Locklier moves cross-country with her son for a secure job, everything she''d planned unravels within the first week. After Val reluctantly agrees to rent an apartment from her best friend''s brother, an unexpected chance at an elite filmmakers'' mentorship ignites fresh hope for a dream career. But as Val''s community begins to expand, so do her insecurities, especially those heightened by her growing attraction to a certain friendly landlord. 

Pastor Miles McKenzie returns home from a short-term mission trip to discover that not only does he have an intriguing new tenant living upstairs, he''s also been reassigned to a local ministry on life support. Disillusioned and restless, he distracts himself by throwing his energy into a host of new projects--not the least of which is pursuing Val--without stopping to consider the future. 

As Val struggles to stop hiding behind the camera and Miles wrestles with shattered expectations, they''ll find that authentic love and sacrifice must go hand in hand.

"An exceptional inspirational love story."--Booklist