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She lost it all in one agonizing moment...Princess Michal is used to getting everything she wants, and she has her heart set on the young hero David. But their passionate love affair is destroyed by her father's murderous rage. Will David's departing promises be enough?David the King is no longer the charming harpist she gave her heart to. The most powerful man in Israel, he falls into the arms of the beautiful Bathsheba.Temptation comes in the form of a dashing Philistine warrior. Michal vows to be the only woman in David's heart, but does she know her own?A novel of betrayal, forbidden love, and redemption, Michal's Window is an imaginative retelling of King David's story through the eyes of the woman who loved him first.This is also an epic love story between a man, a woman, and their God.
Bible Verses correlated by Month and Day to Chapter and Verse starting from January 1 and Genesis 1:1 to December 31 and Mark 12:31.Need a memory verse? or a life verse? Curious which verse correlates to your birthday or anniversary?There's a special verse for each of the 366 days of the year. Includes Bible Verse Memorization tips.
A tiny life hangs on the balance. Is it worthless because it is unwanted?Maryanne Torres is a compassionate nurse who fails at relationships. After a string of losers, she swears off premarital sex, hoping to land a marrying type of man.Lucas Knight, a dedicated triathlete, is smart, sweet, and everything Maryanne wants in a man. Their romance is cut short when she is pregnant after being raped at a party.Lucas and Maryanne struggle with her decision to abort. He asks her to seek alternatives and pledges to support her through the pregnancy. The rapist has other ideas, and is determined to destroy the baby and Maryanne.With Maryanne's life in danger, Lucas races to save her and her baby. However, Maryanne hides a secret that threatens to tear them apart forever.
It's not easy being a woman, least of all princess of Israel. Married as a prize, abandoned as a wife, Michal fights to claim her rightful spot next to King David, the man she loves with all her heart.Separated by war, concubines, and kingdom politics, Michal embarks on a journey of adventure and heartache where she is befriended by a goddess-worshipping priestess and tempted by a Philistine prince. From reading scrolls high atop the palace walls to seduction with a henna-painted body, Michal is not your ordinary Bible heroine.Join her in Michal's Window and let her delight you with her courage, devotion, and outrageous passion in her relentless drive to win back her husband.Original edition. Fictional portrayal of Queen Michal's life from girlhood to the end.
Vera Custodio has never fallen in love, though she has strong feelings for her friend and sometimes lover, Zach Spencer. Long-forgotten memories resurface when Vera discovers Zach's mother was the woman her father supposedly murdered many years ago.After losing his leg, former triathlete Zach Spencer reevaluates his life-and realizes he's falling in love with Vera. When she ends their relationship, Zach is determined to prove his love and follows her to Australia in search of the killer.Caught between a web of family secrets and a deranged adversary, Vera and Zach must depend on each other for survival. Love blossoms, but the truth explodes everything Vera knows about herself. Will she close her heart forever or risk it all for a shot at happily-ever-after?Knowing Vera is a suspenseful, cross-cultural romance mixing an unsolved murder, adventure, and hot, steamy love scenes.
Evie Sanchez is recovering from heartbreak when she runs into Romeo Garcia, the bad boy she left behind.Now a movie star, Romeo never understood why Evie stood him up. When Evie lands a part as Romeo's co-star, things begin to sizzle.Is the fantasy real or revenge? Evie and Romeo are about to discover if their buried feelings will explode in pure delight or utter disaster.Taming Romeo is a contemporary romance featuring family secrets, delicious food, and hot, steamy loves scenes.For big sister Choco's story, see Claiming Carlos, Book #2 of the S nchez Sisters Series.
Investment banking intern Carina Chen doesn't need any distractions-especially the sexy, guitar-playing barista she rooms with for the summer.Free spirit Dylan Jewell appreciates the delightful universe of women who vie for his attention. His goal in life is to do good, make happy coffee, and help the homeless.When Carina moves in, she insists on rules of conduct to quell her instant attraction to Dylan. But when her boss asks her to turn Dylan into a businessman, she can't think of a reason not to take advantage of his hospitality.Their chemistry is white hot, but Dylan refuses to play Carina's game, unable to understand how he can fall in love with a woman who puts profits in front of people. When Carina realizes Dylan isn't budging, she risks all to gain a single night with him. Will her gambit backfire or will Dylan discover Carina's true heart before she runs away with his?Set in Berkeley, California, Whole Latte Love is an opposites-attract romance mixing bluesy rock music, hot, steamy love scenes, and financial shenanigans.
Romances are fun and easy to write. Romance In A Month is a method of writing a romance novel with the help of a community of writers. Our goal is to finish a single plotline romance in a month of writing time.Learn the basics of writing a romance, characterization, plot points, motivation and goals, and how to speed up your writing by using common romance tropes and archetypes. Exercises, slides, and examples are also included to guide you in creating your own unique romance.Form your own group of writers to encourage and pace each other. There's strength in numbers, and this guide book will show you how to successfully and consistently write along with a group.An appendix of romance writing resources includes: tropeseventsrolesoccupationshow to brainstorm titlesa reading list by tropeSo start your romance writing journey today with this must-have resource guide to write a romance in thirty days
Choco Sanchez is stuck in a rut. She's never hit a softball and has been friends forever with Carlos Lopez, the head cook at her family's Filipino restaurant. When flashy restaurant consultant Johnny Dee hits her with a pitch, she falls head over heels and gets a makeover.Carlos Lopez is not about to lose one for the home team. Johnny launches a full scale change on the menu, and Carlos sends him straight into the dumpster. Claiming Choco's heart proves more difficult, especially when her secrets threaten to doom their love. But never underestimate a man who can cook hot, spicy, and steamy, and we ain't talking just food.
Single mother Kelly Kennedy can't afford lavish gifts for her four-year-old daughter, Bree. Homeless veteran Tyler Manning doesn't believe he deserves a Merry Christmas. When Bree asks Santa for a father and picks Tyler, both Tyler and Kelly vow to keep Bree from being hurt while fighting their feelings for each other.Tyler struggles with frightening flashbacks that scare Kelly. Meanwhile, Kelly's criminal past threatens her chance for happiness. Tyler and Kelly must believe in the power of love to give Bree her best Christmas ever.
Soccer goalkeeper, Jaden Sloup, has his eye on Ella Kennedy, a woman who won't date jocks or frat boys. He dons a pair of nerd glasses and hugs a laptop to convince her he's a techno geek, and she agrees to go to Las Vegas with him for a cosplay convention where his team's playoff game happens to be.Jaden must juggle sizzling in the sheets with Ella against a soccer match and hanging with his frat brother teammates. When a bully harasses Ella and challenges Jaden to a fight, he proves that even a goalie can score.
Jessica Song is tired of being a good girl, staying in a relationship well past closing time. Fresh from a breakup, she takes a walk on the wild side as a sports events intern.Baseball rookie Jay Pak Ahn has been burned one too many times by good girls, especially his cheating ex-fianc e. When he meets wild Jessica, he throws away all caution to enjoy her to the fullest.Jessica and Jay agree to a week of enchanting, starry-eyed dates and wild, unrestrained sex to get their exes out of their systems.Their pasts collide, exposing the secrets in Jessica's heart and threatening Jay's position on the team. Jessica must leave her disappointment behind while Jay has to decide whether Jessica comes before baseball. What will they sacrifice to turn their fling into true love?
Motorcycle racer Teo Alexiou is challenged by his grandmother to come to her birthday party with a real girlfriend. He has plenty of party girls, and he fears getting roped into marriage so he hires an actress to play the part.The last thing Amy Suzuki wants is to be a kept woman, but her student loans are piling up and acting gigs are nonexistent. She agrees to Teo's proposal for one summer, limited to public displays of affection.When Teo and Amy find themselves caught in love's grip, their new desires war with their fears. Teo wants to renegotiate, but Amy insists she's only with him because she is paid. She would never lose her heart to a man who uses money to buy affection.Their game playing explodes when Teo is injured on the track and breaks her contract. Too late, Amy realizes her true feelings for Teo. Can she convince Teo she truly cares before he goes back to his party girls?
366 Ways To Know Your Character
Rachelle Ayala
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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A writing skills reference book from the author of Romance In a Month: Have you ever wanted ...- To create unforgettable characters? The kind readers talk about well after the book is finished?- Your characters to jump off the page and tell you what they like and dislike?- To make your characters multi-dimensional, complicated, deeper, and larger than life?- Create compelling quirks, flaws, and internal conflicts to differentiate your characters?- To keep your story from being predictable by having your character surprise you and your reader?- To hear readers tell you they walked with your characters, lived, loved, and felt every emotion your character experienced?- To have an ongoing relationship with your characters so you can keep them consistent if writing a series?--366 Ways to Know Your Character is the right workbook for you.Whether you're developing your character before writing, or working it out as you're writing, answering the daily questions can stimulate your characters to surprise and shock you as well as take your story in directions you might not have expected.Each question is designed to draw you deeper into your character's psyche. It doesn't matter whether the answer jumps out at you or that you must painfully dig it out. Either way, you will win new insights into your characters until they feel and act like real people.Answer the daily questions and revolutionize your writing with living, breathing characters you and your readers will remember long after the dust settles on "The End."Use this book with the companion Romance In A Month: Guide to Writing a Romance in 30 Days.---Other Writing Books by Rachelle Ayala- Dangerous Love: Writing Romantic Suspense- Writing Asian Romance Characters- Love Stories: Writing a Romance Novella- Romance In A Month: Guide to writing a romance in 30 days
Lacy Reed is the ultimate bad girl, and she doesn't care what anyone thinks-until her naked selfies show up on her boss's cell phone.Brandon Cole never smiles, ever. Not even when Lacy's indecent selfies appear on his phone. He's got an image and reputation to protect. Already a VP before age thirty, he doesn't need flirtatious and nosy Lacy to get close and discover his well hidden secret.When hackers break into their company's network, Lacy and Brandon walk into a trap where Brandon's past catches up with him. What will he risk to free himself in a gamble that Lacy's flirting has turned to love and grant him his secret Christmas wish?
A ballplayer's girlfriend hides his daughter from him because she fears he's like his abusive father.Marcia Powers wants nothing to do with ballplayer Brock Carter, especially after she told him to go away and pursue his dreams. She has more than she can handle with an elderly father, a business to run, and a four-year-old daughter posing as her baby sister.Brock Carter's back in town to rekindle his romance with Marcia, and this time, he's not letting her run him out of town. Marcia is unable to resist Brock, but determined to keep her secret.Brock's already lost his heart to Marcia once. Will he lose every dream, including baseball, when he discovers the real reason Marcia sent him away?
Juliette Martin does not ever want to celebrate Christmas again, not when it means reliving the last one after her six-year-old son, Jeremiah, passed away on Christmas Eve.She and husband, Gabe, find themselves snowed in at a mountain cabin with a pair of strays. Juliette desperately needs a miracle to save her marriage and restore her faith in God.Can a stray dog and an orphan boy help her believe in the magic of Christmas and the power of love?
Kelly Kennedy thought her life was finally on track. Engaged to the man of her dreams and with a baby on the way, she reassures her five-year-old daughter, Bree, that the father she picked for Christmas still loves her.Unfortunately, war veteran Tyler Manning has been away most of the year. Recovering from PTSD isn't easy. Rather than worry Kelly, Tyler spends his time traveling to Afghanistan to work at a children's charity he founded.Kelly decides to distract Bree with promises of a pet for Christmas. When Tyler is taken hostage by terrorists in Afghanistan, a boy and a stray dog help Tyler get home in time for Christmas.