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Blurb:
What do you do when the pain of your past
leaves you feeling so unworthy, that any hope of a future crumbles right before
your eyes?
Since Kristina Talbot can remember, she’s tried to earn the love of men in her life, only to be hurt in the process. On the heels of her abusive husband’s death, Kristina Talbot leaves New York and heads to New Mexico to try and get her life headed down a new road – one that doesn't include a man.
Even before she reaches her destination, Nathan McKinley sets up a roadblock to her plan. His charming and gentle personality is no match for her love-starved heart. And when Nathan shows her God in a new light, and how to place her trust in Him and not her circumstances, she begins to hope…
When Kristina’s past collides with her present, and tragedy strikes close to Kristina’s heart, her fears and distrust come flooding back, threatening to sweep away her newfound hope. Can Nathan help her hold on to her new relationship with God, or will she allow her dark and troubled past to pluck out the tiny bud of hope that is beginning to blossom within her heart?
Prologue
Kristina heard the rattle of keys in the
door, and hurried to put the last of the dinner on the table. She rotated the meat platter just a hair,
tucked the oven mitt in the drawer, smoothed a non-existent wrinkle from her
dress, and went to greet her husband.
She plastered a warm smile on her face, and
met David just as he walked in the door.
His steel-gray eyes pierced her, tracking her slightest movement as she
came toward him.
“How was your day, darling?” She leaned up on her toes to kiss him. After five years of marriage, she had become
an excellent actress.
Her stomach flipped-flopped as he pulled off
the jacket of his suit, not saying a word.
She could tell it had been a long day; irritation was etched into the
lines on his handsome face. He tossed
his suit coat on the back of the couch, and stared down at her with his
penetrating stare that never failed to engulf her in fear.
“I’ve spent the day listening to the
welcoming committee argue about what color the visitor cards should be, the
financial committee argue how much should be spent on them, and the fellowship
committee complain that there is not enough fellowship with the visitors once
they receive the cards.”
The tension left her body as he pulled her
close, tucking her head under his chin and wrapping his arms around her. “My sweet angel,” Kristina felt his words
against her hair, “You are the perfect medicine on days like this.”
David pulled away just enough to gaze down at
her, and Kristina remembered when words like these had sounded sweet to her
hungry heart. Tears stung the back of
her eyes, and she tried to avert them so he couldn’t see.
But it didn’t work.
“Tears?”
His questions were always laced with a threat.
Tucking her emotions firmly away, she twined
her arms around his neck. “After all these years, your love still brings tears
to my eyes. I am so blessed.”
Or cursed! The thought scurried across her mind, but she
wrestled it down. David could read her
so easily.
There was a hint of skepticism in his eyes,
but he said, “You are my miracle, sent down from Heaven when I needed you
most. Don’t ever forget that.”
Those words used to thrill her, but the days
of longing for the charming, loving and romantic husband of her past were
gone. Now she knew the truth; he never
existed. Those words were spoken to
remind her of her place.
David took her hand and led her to the dining
room. “Beautiful dinner, as
always.” He reached out and turned the
meat platter a hair, looking across the table with a raised eyebrow.
After he prayed over the meal, he asked, “Did
you tell Lisa that you wouldn’t be returning this year?”
“Yes,” she hoped he didn't notice her
hesitation. No matter how vigilant she was,
he could still trip her up with a well-timed question or a cold, piercing
stare.
“You hesitated; is that because you’re lying,
or because you have reservations about being obedient to your husband?”
Get into it,
Kristina!
“Neither, I’m….I’m just going to miss the
girls."
She focused on cutting her meat, but she
could see that his hands had stilled over his plate. After a moment’s pause, he threatened, “I
hope so. My sweet angel needs to remember
who God sent her to."
“I loved
teaching,” she stressed the past tense of the word, hoping this would ease his
mounting anger.
“Naturally, I am going
to miss my students. But not teaching
this year will allow us to have our own children.”
She searched for something to get him off
this track, “I was thinking I could homeschool our children. What do you think?"
“I’ll think the matter over,” he said as he
pushed away from the table. Coming to
stand behind her, he bent down and brushed his lips on the side of her
neck.
"But first we must conceive
these children.”
It took every ounce of control not to shudder
as he ran his hands lightly down her arms, “Come with me, my sweet angel.”
Get into it,
Kristina! Just three weeks!
Author Bio:

She is a housewife, mother of three, military spouse, writer, blogger,
hopeless romantic, and a cuddly lap for one very large cat. She was born in
Dayton, Ohio, but raised in El Paso, Texas. And since she married her husband,
the military has blessed her with the opportunity to live in many locations,
from Germany to Pennsylvania, where she now resides.
Like the flawed characters that grace her books, she’s had many stumbles
and struggles in her life. God’s grace
and mercy through these trials have kept her on her knees. It is from this humble position that she
seeks to minister through her writing – not as someone who has it all figured
out, but just someone who has figured out how wonderful and awesome God is.
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6 comments:
This sounds like a interesting book and one that I would enjoy reading. Thanks for the opportunity!
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Right from the first words, I know I need to read this book!
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