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A Time To Heal

Physical beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but true beauty lies within.

Rachael Walters is a social worker. She identifies with remorse and sorrow almost every day. But it wasn't always the case. Once, she was a carefree young woman with goals and ambitions, but then a tragic accident left her scared physically and emotionally. Now, just getting through the day, proves to be a challenge. But then a kindly high school teacher, Coach Tom Montgomery, walks into her life and she can't deny the attraction she feels. But what man would want a disfigured woman? Or one that carries emotional baggage? Can Rachael come to grips with her past and return the love Tom is offering?

Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Sep 19, 2010
Genre(s): Inspirational Romance
Twenty-six-year old Rachael Walters loves working at the food pantry and has wrapped her life around helping those in need. Although living through a tragic accident that has left her physically and emotionally scarred, she doesn’t want to get close to anyone romantically because she feels that no one would want to look at her and see her ugly scars. Then one day thirty-one-year old Tom Montgomery, who

The Soldier's Widow
Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Romance 
Pages: 97
 
Death is not the end of true love.
 
When Charlie Barrett was killed in Iraq, he left behind a grieving widow. Charlie was the love of Annie's life and three years later, she still cannot put the past to rest. Lee McCord is on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan. He knows the impact war has on a soldier and he understands Annie's pain. Can Lee help Annie get on with her life? Will Annie reveal the depth of her hurt and find the solace she so desperately needs? Is it possible for a grieving widow to put the memory of her dead husband to rest?

Tender Persuasion

Pages: 164

When life hands you lemons--make lemonade.

When Ronda Miller agrees to pet sit for her Aunt Claire, she has no idea that her aunt's handsome neighbor, Nick Austin, will be at her disposal. Ronda has her own set of rules to live by and they don't include a handsome fireman with a ready smile and an antique truck.

But Nick is persistent. He's always around to help--when he isn't rushing into burning buildings and rescuing people. Is it too late for Ronda to change her life? Can she get beyond the self-imposed rules she has set for herself and fall under Nick's Tender Persuasion?

 

Reviewer: Diana Coyle
Review: Jan 24, 2010
Genre(s): Inspirational Romance
 Ronda Miller does her aunt a huge favor by staying at her house to watch Tinker, her aunt’s cat, while Aunt Claire takes a European vacation with her senior citizen girlfriends. When Ronda returns to Casper, Wyoming she doesn’t realize that last thing that’s going to happen is that she’ll be spending some alone time for the weeks her aunt will be away. Nick Austin, Aunt Claire&rs

The Bewitching Hour

Pages: 83

Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance, Shapeshifter

Halloween is a mortal holiday. Children dress in costumes and play pranks--but for the witch, Halloween is the time of year when their powers are magnified, their wits honed, and mortals become their prey.

Shortly after witch Gema McKnight met Professor Derrick Scottsdale, she realized she loved him. A witch in love with a mortal? Even the mystic protector Gema's mother sent to protect her thinks it is a bad idea. The match seems unlikely--but then Halloween arrives and the bewitching hour chimes. Derrick is set to inherit the family fortune--if he can survive the devious plan his Uncle Leonard has arranged. The witch loves the Professor and though she is reluctant to reveal her heritage to him, she refuses to stand by and let him be harmed.

Can the young witch foil the evil uncle's plan and save her beloved professor? Will the teacher still want the witch when he witnesses her bizarre talents? Will the centuries old protector stand idly by and allow her young charge to take on evil Uncle Leonard?

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