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4.5 out of 5 Stars – Customer Reviews

You never know what you’re really made of until you lose everything.

Texas socialite Claire Massey is living the dream—designer clothes, luxury cars, stunning homes. But everything comes crashing down when her charming cattle broker husband is arrested for fraud. Suddenly she finds herself facing attorneys, a media frenzy, and a trail of broken hearts. Betrayed and humiliated, Claire must maneuver incredible odds to save her family—and discover a life worth living.

Author Kellie Coates Gilbert delivers a story both poignant and emotionally gripping that celebrates the kind of fortune that lasts.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist –The socialite wife of a Texas billionaire, Claire has everything she wants: her handsome husband, Tuck, and three grown children, houses all over the world, designer clothes, luxury cars. And she’s helping her daughter, Lainie, prepare for a wedding to a young politician who may someday become the president of the U.S. Then Tuck is arrested, and her life falls apart. A Ponzi scheme funded their lavish lifestyle, and now Tuck has agreed to a plea bargain. Lainie’s engagement is terminated; eldest son Garrett, who had worked for his dad, flees to Houston with his pregnant wife; and Claire’s youngest, black sheep Max, is her only emotional support. Things go from bad to worse when Claire discovers that along with all of their friends and their church, Claire’s very difficult mother was also bilked out of her fortune. But through a recovering alcoholic and a powerful pastor’s sermon, Claire discovers God’s presence in her life. Readers who like their inspirational fiction with glitz and glamour will enjoy Gilbert’s tale of wealth, loss, and redemption. –Diana Tixier Herald

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“Though this is a work of fiction, is feels as if it could be based on real life.”
–RT Book Reviews

“With a unique feel for one woman’s struggle to heal thewounds of broken trust, A Woman of Fortune delves deftly into themeaning of family, the bonds of love, and the healing power of faith.”–Lisa Wingate, national bestsellingauthor of Wildwood Creek and The Prayer Box

“Gilbert’s writing is smooth and engaging, and she exploresemotional issues with grace.”–Julie Kibler, bestselling author of Calling Me Home

“I didn’t want to watch, but I couldn’t look away . . . KellieCoates Gilbert takes an engrossing, all-too-real story of crime and greed andsurprises us with a tribute to the overcoming power of true love.”–Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, the Belle ofAll Things Southern and author of SueEllen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy

“Kellie Coates Gilbert has penned an emotionally complexstory . . . [that] inspires us to explore our own hearts and our ability tosurvive painful challenges with our souls intact.”–Julie Cantrell, New YorkTimes and USA Today bestsellingauthor of Into the Free and When Mountains MoveSee all Editorial Reviews