After the Rose and Grace is a divinely inspired book about relationships. The people in this story portray varying relationships, such as those between husbands and wives, sisterly love, family love and the personal bond between God and these characters. After the Rose and Grace is a tale of changes. The people change their lives for the advancement of Godas Word. The characters transform from selfish, self-oriented people to caring, loving and spirit-filled believers. One of the main characters, Gracie, is fashioned after the authoras oldest daughter, Tiffany. The rest of the family is in the book too, but you will have to find them. The story tells the reader that God has a plan for our lives which may not be the course we imagined. The course is predetermined and the results are inevitable. Michael Shepherd was inspired by God to write this book, and he hopes people will come to have a greater understanding of Godas love after reading it.