Interview with Jennifer Willcock: Writing Hope After Church Hurt in Hymn of Life

Jennifer Willcock shares a behind the scenes look of her Christian romance book about a widow finding faith again called Hymn of Life. A pastor’s wife turned fiction author, Jennifer opens up about navigating church hurt, grief, and healing — both in her own life and in her characters’. In this inspiring episode, she shares how her love of storytelling and a burden for clean, hope-filled YA fiction led her into adult contemporary romance with a faith-driven twist. Hymn of Life isn’t just a love story — it’s a spiritual journey of redemption and second chances.

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Meet Jennifer Willcock

Jennifer Willcock is an award-winning writer of YA and Adult fiction. The Wolf Kingdom series is a fantasy/retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. She has also written YA contemporary romance novels including the award-winning Exit Stage Right. She is thrilled that her English degree is finally being put to good use. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband, two sons, and their pet rabbit, Ollie. Visit Jennifer at JenniferWillcock.com

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Bible Verse for Encouragement

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
— Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV)

Jennifer Willcock’s New Book: Hymn of Life

Hymn of Life book cover, sweet and wholesome romance about a widow finding faith

Caught between her past life and a new beginning, Lauren must choose where her heart truly lies.

Lauren Grace is determined to find her happily ever after, but on her terms which doesn’t include a rockstar or any man for that matter.

Aaron Miles Scott’s life has stalled. He’s lost his muse, he’s hiding a secret he’d like to forget and his music career is taking a nosedive. The last thing he needs is a relationship to complicate his life.

Lauren and Aaron are brought together in a head on collision as they judge a talent competition. Aaron represents everything Lauren has sworn off—success, fame, notoriety. He definitely doesn’t fit into her new life.

Neither can deny the chemistry between them but is it enough? Will they be able to find their way past the secrets, lies, and wounds to their happily ever after?

💞 Tropes in Hymn of Life

Second Chance Romance
Enemies to More
Forced Proximity (Judging a Teen Talent Contest!)
Grumpy Meets Grace
Celebrity Love Interest (Ex-boyband frontman!)
Healing from Church Hurt
Redemption Arc
Found Family / Community Healing
Sweet romance about a widow finding faith

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Her family secrets. His guilt. One road trip that changes everything.

Raven Cunningham has built a quiet life between the shelves of a small-town bookshop, ghostwriting stories for others while hiding her own. She’s long believed her father abandoned her, until a letter from her late grandmother reveals a shocking truth.

Convinced the reclusive author J.C. Nevermore is her father, Raven sets out to uncover the real story. When her childhood friend Cole Walker, a former Army medic wrestling with his own scars, offers to help, she’s not sure if she can trust him . . . or herself.

As they chase clues and revisit old memories, what begins as a search for answers becomes a journey toward something deeper.

Finding Forevermore is a heartfelt story about faith, family, and the kind of love that’s anchored in God’s unfailing grace.

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