Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, While loving someone deeply gives you courage. -Lao Tzu Kayla Morrison, an LDS young single adult, grew up in an unloving, verbally abusive home. It's no wonder she's skeptical when charming, successful Chris Christensen brings up love on their first date. Making things worse, her former fiance shows up later and claims Chris doesn't love her. Meanwhile Kayla's father drops the bomb that he's not her real father. And then he dies, setting Kayla on an arduous quest to discover who she really is, and if she's worthy of anyone's love. Along the way she establishes new friendships and treasures current friends. But will the drama of her friends and family strengthen her, or will it cause her to withdraw back to her destructive beginnings? Renewal is the continuing story of love and friendship in the Hope and Healing Series. It is a story of redemption and faith in the Savior, Jesus Christ."