In the four years since her husband’s death, Melanie LaSalle’s life has been consumed with managing the family design firm and caring for her five-year-old daughter. The possibility of a new relationship is the last thing on her mind. But when Melanie meets Joel Ellington, the new Christian Education director at her church, she is instantly attracted to his warm spirit

As their friendship deepens, however, Melanie is troubled to find that Joel seems to be hiding secrets from his past. When he disappears, along with the contents of a church bank account, she can no longer ignore her fears.

Now, torn between her feelings for Joel and evidence mounting against him, she faces a heart-wrenching decision: to forget the man who gave her reason to love again, or to trust Joel enough to give him her heart.

A Scarlet Cord illustrates that who we are in Christ depends little on outward appearances and much on our relationship with him.?