**🌿 The Spring in Trulee Holler 🌿**

Getting to Know Trulee

What were your first impressions of Jess? How did they change—or not—as the story unfolded?
Silas’s first appearance at the spring feels both mysterious and magical. How did you picture him in that moment?
How does the small-town Alabama setting shape the choices the characters make? Could this story have worked anywhere else?
Trulee is full of quirky, lovable townsfolk. Which side character would you most want to sit beside at the festival?

Jess’s story unfolds under the shadow of something she can’t control—her illness and its aftermath. How does her journey reflect the tension between human will and God’s sovereignty?
Jess has physically survived cancer, but emotionally she’s still figuring out how to live again. Which moments in the story show that struggle most clearly?
What’s really behind Jess’s inability to move forward?
How does her dad’s steady faith model what trusting God looks like, even in pain?
How does her close relationship with Nonnie continue to guide Jess after she’s gone?
How does Silas’s immortality challenge—or highlight—God’s authority over life and death?
The novel weaves together faith and the supernatural. How did that balance work for you as a reader?
How did the story challenge or affirm your ideas about God’s sovereignty and His purposes in suffering?

When did you first sense that Jess was falling for Silas? Was there a line or moment that made you smile (or swoon)?
Silas carries decades of secrets. Did you ever doubt his intentions with Jess?
The first kiss on Goat Man’s Bluff is charged with emotion and meaning. What makes that moment so powerful?
How does the setting—Goat Man’s Bluff—add layers to that scene? (Fear, beauty, danger, legend?)
Do you think that kiss changes something in Jess—or in Silas?
Silas has lived a long life, but does he finally live once he meets Jess? Why or why not?

Silas’s stopped watch is one of the most symbolic objects in the novel. What did it represent to you before it began ticking again?
Why do you think it started ticking when it did? What does that timing say about Silas’s transformation or redemption?
If you discovered a spring rumored to hold healing—or even immortal—power, what would you do? Would you tell anyone?
How does Jess’s decision—and the temptation to share the spring—test her faith and her character?
What responsibilities come with knowing something that powerful exists?
Do you think the story suggests some miracles are meant to stay secret—or shared?

Jess’s struggle with whether to pursue fashion design represents a deeper question about purpose. What does that tension reveal about her heart?
How does her uncertainty mirror the way many people wrestle with what they’re called to do?
Do you think her creativity—her love of design—is part of how God wired her?
By the end of the story, what do you think Jess has learned about calling, fear, and faith?

If this book had a soundtrack, what song would play during the last scene? And who would you cast as Jess, Silas, Jake, and Mallie Rae in a movie adaptation?
What part of Jess’s story stayed with you after you turned the last page—and why do you think it resonated so deeply?