How Sweet the Sound

For readers of Christian historical fiction, How Sweet the Sound follows Shar Gracey, a young singer who wants nothing more than to praise the Lord through song. When she joins a traveling choir led by Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of black gospel music, the road promises both a calling and a way to pay for her ailing mother's medical care.

On tour, she comes under the wing of the gospel great Mahalia Jackson, and she falls for Nicoli James, a charming man whose interest in her is driven by his own greed. Shar would do anything for Nicoli, and he knows it. When his life is threatened after a night of gambling, she agrees to help cover his debt, and her faith and her dreams are shattered. Reeling from the betrayal, she loses her voice and believes she will never sing again.

With nowhere else to turn, Shar goes home to her seriously ill mother and to the man she left behind, who would move heaven and earth to ease her pain, even if it means letting her go once more.

Vanessa Miller is a bestselling author and playwright who writes fiction alive with the passion and beat of black gospel music. How Sweet the Sound is a story of faith, betrayal, and the long road back to one's own voice, written for readers and book groups who love gospel-rich historical fiction.

For readers of Christian historical fiction, How Sweet the Sound follows Shar Gracey, a young singer who wants nothing more than to praise the Lord through song. When she joins a traveling choir led by Thomas A. Dorsey, the father of black gospel music, the road promises both a calling and a way to pay for her ailing mother's medical care.

On tour, she comes under the wing of the gospel great Mahalia Jackson, and she falls for Nicoli James, a charming man whose interest in her is driven by his own greed. Shar would do anything for Nicoli, and he knows it. When his life is threatened after a night of gambling, she agrees to help cover his debt, and her faith and her dreams are shattered. Reeling from the betrayal, she loses her voice and believes she will never sing again.

With nowhere else to turn, Shar goes home to her seriously ill mother and to the man she left behind, who would move heaven and earth to ease her pain, even if it means letting her go once more.

Vanessa Miller is a bestselling author and playwright who writes fiction alive with the passion and beat of black gospel music. How Sweet the Sound is a story of faith, betrayal, and the long road back to one's own voice, written for readers and book groups who love gospel-rich historical fiction.