THE SURPRISES BEGIN WHEN THE HONEYMOON ENDS
Where is her happily ever after? Selena Wayland’s first year of marriage is a disaster. Too much too fast is happening, threatening to interfere, instigate, and eradicate what was supposed to be a God-ordained union of love. Her parents “gifted” her a money pit of a home, igniting a family war. Her bougie and bitter mother-in-law, who can’t stand her, is a perfector of devious schemes and manipulation. And then there’s her husband, Evan. He is at a make-or-break moment in his budding law career, but the stress may be straining his sanity in unusual ways. Oh, Selena’s new boss? She’s Evan’s ex-fiancée – a small detail he’d somehow forgotten to mention – and whom had been his mother’s first choice for him.
And is a baby on the way?
Ripped floorboards and scattered nails, deception, lies, and blackmail threaten the foundation of all Selena believes about her man, her marriage, her fight…and her faith. With her home and her heart both falling apart, will she even want to make it to year two?
Pray for a sister. The wedding is over. The honeymoon is done. Now, the marriage – the making of two into one – has begun.
WILL THE CHURCH WALLS FALL?
Antoine Johnson keeps a horn on his lips and a pretty girl by his hips and believes life is as good as it gets. It's all good, that is, until he overhears the beautiful voice of the doe-eyed church soloist, Melinda Wright, sparking an unshakeable stirring in his soul and challenging all he knows. The people of First Community Church haven't been kind to Antoine or his history, so he's as puzzled as they are when he's drawn back to their pews; first to hear Melinda's sweet singing again, but then for something more.
Will the church survive the presence and plans of Chippenbough County's most notorious jazz musician? Not if Sister Florence Taylor, Chairlady of the Missionary Circle, has her say. She is on a mission to put an end to the "heathen hoopla" Antoine Johnson and his ilk bring to their sanctuary. However, Sister Taylor has secrets of her own, sweet Melinda learns, lending to an unexpected crescendo that may be instrumental in getting the church back in tune.
A short story approx. 8000 words or 30 pages
HOW FAR WILL SHE GO TO PROVE SHE'S FOUND LOVE?
It started at work and then spread to her sister-friends at church: wedding bell fever. For thirty-four-year-old Berry Jenkins, the craze has just begun. Tired of the prying and invasive questions about her lack of a love life, Berry decides to convince everyone she has finally landed the man of her dreams. However, there is one slight problem. Her fantasy man is just that – a complete fantasy and a bold-faced lie. Of course, lies can’t last forever and Berry’s ploy to pretend she’s met the perfect beau quickly spirals out of control.
When her carefully woven web of deception begins to unravel, only a miracle will save her from her fairy-tale romance gone nightmare reality. Facing exposure, Berry fears that the trap she’s created for herself is too messy, too tangled – and maybe even too dangerous – for her chance at love to survive.
Hold on for a wild and zany ride as Berry’s imaginary man takes on a life of his own, for better…and for worse.
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