We are pleased to announce OFAM’s friend and contributor, Sara Elliott, will have Advanced Reader Copies of her newest book, The Shape of Grace at OFAM’s Open House on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Please stop in to speak with Sara about her beautiful new book and to see OFAM’s new home!!
Simon & Schuster catalog page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Shape-of-Grace/Sara-Elliott/9798896361428
About The Shape of Grace:
When newly divorced fifty-year-old Grace Callahan spies a fixer-upper historic home for sale in Ojai, California, she decides to fly out from the Midwest to take a look. Grace immediately falls in love, with both the ramshackle old adobe and the little town. It’s just the change she’s been looking for.
Once she moves in, Grace wonders if she’s bitten off more than she can chew. The house needs a lot of work, as do the orchards and the ranch animals. But support soon arrives: Emilio, the handsome contractor, helps restore the house; Juan and Carlos gently bring the orchards back to life; Rosa does housekeeping and becomes a friend; and Jane Anne offers to care for the animals, just as she did for the previous owner.
When Emilio asks Grace on a date, she’s excited. But as much as she enjoys his company, the spark isn’t there. Between the steep learning curve at the ranch, her new job, and her friendship with Jane Anne, there isn’t much time for romance in her life anyway. But as her relationship with Jane Anne grows closer and deeper, Grace wonders if there might be room in her life for love after all.
About Sara:
Sara Elliott is a queer fiction author and a divorced mom of three grown daughters. She writes with a focus on authenticity and resilience and finding the courage to live your best queer life in the realities of today’s world. Native to Southern California, she draws inspiration from her home state as well as her life in Columbus, Ohio, where she currently resides.