About the Book

Book: Right Before Their Eyes

Author: Carrie Walker

Genre: Romantic Women’s Fiction

Release Date: February 5, 2025

Sometimes the love you need most looks different than you imagined.

Clare Martin thought nothing of agreeing to live with her dementia-ridden grandmother when her parents left on mission. Balancing that with her job as a social worker and the expectations of her career-driven boyfriend proved doable—until Grandma started a house fire.

Mason Hughes has loved Clare for years, but the time was never right to tell her and now she’s dating someone else, fixing Mason firmly in the friend zone. He’s working to be a pediatric neurologist, a dream inspired by a special boy with a terminal brain condition, and must choose a medical school. Finances are so tight he’s forced to consider a program across the country, a troubling fact he’s kept secret.

Lucia Roberts, a seventeen-year-old on Clare’s caseload, loses her foster home and is placed in an unwelcoming group home. At every turn she’s met with rejection and becomes desperate for any proof she has value—enough to make choices that could affect the rest of her life.

When Grandma Dottie and Lucia’s paths take a dangerous turn, Clare frantically tries to save them. As their lives knit together, will they find the love that’s right before their eyes?

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I received a complimentary copy of this book, and all opinions given are my own and not an endorsement of all author’s opinions.

Author Interview

● What was the most challenging part of writing your book?

In this book there is a tug of war with the romance storyline as Clare starts the story off with one guy who she’s been dating for sometimes, but then there is Mason, who’s loved her since high school. It was so, so difficult to get the nuances of that right so that Clare made sense in her choices, the guys were balanced but the story also led us to root for the right guy. Not easy!

● How do you weave Biblical truths into your writing?

When I sit with my characters before writing a story I learn where they are at with their faith, what struggles are difficult for them and what it takes for them to be touched. Then as they go through the story and run into challenges, I pray about what God is showing them and how He might reach them, and the Biblical truths just come out.

● Are any of your characters based off of yourself or those close to you?

Actually, yes. Grandma Dottie I modeled after a combination of both my grandmas. One of my grandmas suffered from dementia as well so pockets of her story are woven in there, along with some of her witty sayings. The relationship Grandma Dottie shared with her late husband along with one very specific story she tells are from my other grandma. And a foster mom that comes into the story later on, Kris Petersen, is loosely based on my sister, who asked to be in one of my books.

● Why did you pick this genre for your book?

It’s the genre I most enjoy personally. I love stories with depth and inspirational messages, but I so love a good love story woven in.

● How many books do you personally own?

At least 500. I say at least because there are that many in my home library and there are still stacks all over the house

About the Author

Carrie Walker lives in Michigan with her husband and seven children. From her ten years serving as a high school youth minister, adventures around the globe, and raising a family, many stories have been knit within her heart.

As an avid reader she pens what she loves to read, contemporary stories that bring hope to a hurting world. Weaving romance among story lines of characters in struggle, she aims to show God working in all situations. When she’s not playing board games with her husband, shuttling kids in the Walker bus or wishing for snow, Carrie can be found at the keyboard bringing those stories to life.

Carrie’s writing has been recognized in many contests. Her debut novel, Emma’s Hero, won the IAN Book of the Year for Christian Fiction, was a double finalist in the International Book Awards, placed in the ACFW Crown Award, Monroe Walton Center for the Arts Award, and won the 2020 ACFW First Impressions Contest.

More from Carrie

When I was writing “Emma’s Hero” I had a few readers that took an early peek at it, before it was completed. More than once, I was informed “This is not the only book, right?” And so, this story was a reality in my mind, before it was even thought of. This book just was. And the characters helped tell the story. Mason grew a lot in Emma’s Hero, but he has a lot more growing to do, especially in the realm of relationships, communication and figuring out how to live this newfound faith. Grandma Dottie is a character inspired by a combination of both my grandmothers, and there is a story she tells to Mason almost halfway through the story that is a true story borrowed from my own grandparents 🙂 That’s all I’m telling you, you’ll have to find it. But I just love that a part of their love story made it into mine.