Her dancing days are over. Her leg was destroyed in the car crash. It was all his fault! Or, at least as far as she's concerned. Kind of "guilty by association."She'd been classically trained in ballet. It was her life! Her life and her dream! And now...the dream is gone. The dream is gone!! THE DREAM IS GONE!!!Wait… she's a Christian. Shouldn't things be going a lot better? After all, didn't she pray her way through the pursuing of this "ballet-dancing thing?" Were all thos...

Adra accepted a coffee shop date with a guy from her performance arts college. They conversed well, but they were still new to each other, so there were momentary silences. She ventured an idea on getting to know each other better. The idea... Game of 20 Questions. Adra allowed him to ask the first question. His first question was, "What's the most important thing to you in the whole world?" Her answer... "Being a member of the Royal Family."Unfortunately, Adra had to bail before c...

She had looked forward to that evening, the evening she would become engaged to Jeremy. As much as what it would mean to her anticipated future life, she was engulfed in the feelings that this would be the most elegant, most romantic, most glorious night of her life thus far. One she would never ever forget!And… she never would!From the moment her day began, "Disaster" was written all over it. But, it wasn't until the actual words of his marriage proposal that her dream cam...

KiirstiAan and her mom continue planning the wedding almost entirely via email. In Book 1, they hit some stressful and frustrating moments finding and holding on to church- and reception venues. (Their reception site was flooded by rain, and it's still up in the air whether the repairs will be done in time.) To keep them motivated during the interminable wedding planning email exchanges, KiirstiAan makes a new and unexpected request of her mother. It requires more writing of disaster accou...

Awena was my grandmother. Her real name was Roseacia Lune. Ugly, right? So, she changed it to Rose. So, as my grandmother, where in the world did she come up with the name Awena, which was the only name I ever knew her by.Crazy enough in itself, she met a door-to-door salesman back in 1916, during WWI by playing part in a crazy, crazy way. But, when she was asked about the same events, she told it in a way that couldn't possibly be believed. And, because she was a pathological liar...

Giselle has just said goodbye to Conyer, within minutes of learning that he was not the one who destroyed her ballet career, and that he has been the one true encourager during her healing process after the accident. She has watched his back as he walked out of the church through the doors, headed on a missions trip to Central America.In those moments, there was so much to be said, but no time to say it.Now that Conyer has left, Giselle misses him already.Giselle has n...

Awesome Beauty (Awsty) Truesdale walked away from all the horrors of her growing up years. Unfortunately, she made the unwise decision to roam the streets. During that time she experienced her fill of immoral living. After three years, she made the decision that her life would have to change. Seeking refuge at her grandmother's door, Awsty's life begins to radically change and she begins to see her worth to God and to others. As both her appearance and heart begin changing, she is noticed ...

Because of their busy schedules, engaged KiirstiAan and her mom have chosen to plan the wedding almost entirely via e-mail. The minutia of all the details being exchanged becomes somewhat cumbersome, so while they're planning, and to break the monotony of the endless back-and-forth online exchanges, KiirstiAan reminds her mother of a number of outrageous wedding disasters her parents have witnessed, and that her mom has already shared with her. She suggests that her mom write a book about ...

Once upon a time, in a big forest, a couple built and moved into a beautiful home, with their ten year old daughter. The years were good. They loved each other, they loved their daughter, and they loved their house. But, as happens in life, the daughter grew up and moved away, as did all her friends in the forest. Suddenly, the neighborhood seemed quiet. Very, very quiet. No kids. Not one single child lived in the forest anymore! And, it had become lonely there! But finally, years later, a...

Leilani is in the Bride's Room at a small chapel, preparing to walk the aisle in twenty minutes, to be joined in marriage to the man she believes she will love forever. She will love him forever, right?! She is nervous, fidgety, and having last-minute questions as to whether she should proceed with the ceremony.Thirty minutes before leaving the Bride's Room, an envelope is slipped under the closed door. As Leilani retrieves it, opens it, and semi-hides herself behind her private dr...

Stuck in a ravine... in the dark... in the rain... in the middle of nowhere.Civilization? one corner and two dark blocks away.Call someone for help? Cell phone dead and no help available.Felicia decides to walk. She finds a business storefront still open.Can she find help there? Yes, and the "help" is tall, dark and handsome.Does he help? If playing Twenty Questions counts.In this surprise-ending-novelette, nothing you will imagine ultimately happe...

Those who have decided to remain celibate until marriage are in the minority these days. For those who are doing so, and wear a symbol of that decision (a purity ring), rather than just taking that ring off the day of your wedding, why not try one of our many, many creative and dramatic ways to "present" that symbol of purity to the one God has chosen for you? No, not just linking it on a chain and handing it over to your new husband or wife. Let's try something in these pages that really ...