J. L. Campbell

Michele DaCosta, bridal gown designer extraordinaire receives the commission of her life-except it's impossibly last-minute. On top of a stressed bride dealing with ghosts from her past, there's also a high-level blizzard attacking all of Chicago, trapping Michele with an over-protective bodyguard. Rajay Chamani's assignment is to shield the pretty fashion designer from the stalker who ruined a family heirloom and is now determined to use Michele as a messenger to the bride. The situation intensifies when the groom goes missing in action in the Middle East, and Rajay and Michele end up being snowed in. He's blindsided by one more complication: his growing attraction to Michele, simmering hotter even as Mother Nature has the last icy laugh. Only weeks remain before Chicago's biggest society wedding of the year. Can Rajay and Michele work together to defeat a stalker, defy a blizzard, and finish the world's most elaborate bridal gown to ensure wedding bells win over doomsday knells?

Do you still harbor hurt and pain from past experiences? From Stuck to Limitless is an anthology featuring individuals who share their harsh truths about trauma and survival--from childhood sexual and mental abuse, adult traumas, and debilitating health issues. Through such truth-telling, we learn we are not alone and that it is only by sharing that we can heal ourselves and give hope to others. This impactful collection of essays from some of today's changemakers will change your life and mindset. Content Warning: This book, although not graphic, includes essays from individuals who discuss their experiences with PTSD, child abuse, and sexual assault, which may be triggering for some persons.

Life tends to go awry when you least expect it, and Khalila Skyers learns this lesson the hard way. In one devastating blow after another, she loses her cozy existence. Then Douglas Blythe overtakes her life like a flood, and she's not equipped to deal with an attraction that seems forbidden and overwhelming. But her body and heart want what they want, and leave her wondering if she ever knew herself at all. Douglas is determined to help Khalila move beyond her obsession with the past and reach for love a second time. No matter how long it takes. No matter the distance. He's going to prove he's worth the risk.

People aren't always what they seem, but the heart never lies. School. Music. Blogging. Yolanda Charles' priorities. That's until she admits she's attracted to Gary Cheung-See, a web developer who exemplifies the strong, silent, and surly type. Each time a bug hits her website and social media accounts, Gary solves her issues. Despite his good looks and brilliance, he unsettles her. Plus, Yolanda suspects he might be trying to ruin her life and reputation--no matter what her heart says. Gary's from a dysfunctional family but refuses Yolanda's help with bridging the gap between him and his father. When a cancer diagnosis hits his mother, he's devastated. Then, he's ripped to shreds because Yolanda can't decide whether he's friend or foe and if she can trust him with her heart.

A musician. A student. A tutor. Can love overcome obsession and bad choices? Josh is everything--a talented performing artist and bad boy who appeals to the guitarist in Kelleigh's soul. On the other side, there's her math tutor, Joshua, who has the hots for her.Kelleigh's world shifts when she sends nerd-boy a racy picture meant for Josh. Her tutor blackmails her into two dates. In exchange, he won't share the photo she sent him in error. On her date with Joshua, nothing goes as planned, and to complicate matters, her idol has secrets that eventually blow up in her face. It's up to Kelleigh to stem her addiction or lose the gift she's overlooked while chasing rainbows.

She made one mistake. Leaving him under the cover of darkness to escape the consequences of her actions would spiral into something so horrific that it cost the innocent lives of many. What she had done was enough to put her in an early grave, but what her husband did was downright diabolical. Time after time, the women and children paid the price, when men made decisions without consulting God first.The ForgottenThe women in this story resonate with Naleighna Kai because she also suffered the pangs of her mistakes. Going from one place to another to find safety, landed her in the grip of someone who did not see her value; someone who tried to end the game before she realized it was being played.The Forgiven and Highly FavoredYears of healing and working towards forgiveness brought a unique set of earth angels to help Naleighna in the process. She was finally able to put her pain on the page; the page became her passion, and the passion became her purpose.ABOUT THE MERRY HEARTS INSPIRATIONAL SERIESSome use God's word to justify domestic violence, imprisonment, slavery, and systematic racism rather than preach peace, joy, salvation, and love. Throughout the Merry Hearts Inspirational series, readers will experience scripture as never before. Authors take one-dimensional Biblical characters and breathe new life into them to become relevant for the reader. Over time, many things have been misinterpreted, but the one important thing is that God's grace isn't just for men. Christ valued women so much. He had His most profound conversations with women. Christ performed astounding miracles through them, and following His resurrection, He appeared to the women first.Throughout scripture, God's love for women and everyone-no matter ethnic background or gender-may be found, from Genesis to Revelation. May you come to know His love in an authentic, tangible way.Each book in the Merry Hearts Inspirational Series is a standalone and can be read in any order: Book 1 - Journey - Lisa Dodson Ruth and Boaz]Book 2 - Visions- J. L. Campbell The Outside Child]Book 3 - Purpose - Florenza Denise Lee The Unnamed Woman]Book 4 - Growth - Janice Allen Esther, The Three Hebrew Boys]Book 5 - Transition -- Naleighna Kai The Levite's Concubine]Book 6 - Choices - Pat G'Orge-Walker The Faithful Wife]Book 7 - Patience - Terri Ann Johnson The Pharaoh's Daughter]Book 8 - Persistence - U. M. Hiram Hannah, Daniel, and The Centurion]Book 9 - Transformation - Naleighna Kai Tamar and Amnon]Years of healing and working towards forgiveness brought a unique set of earth angels to help me in the process. I put my pain on the page; the page became my passion, and the passion became my purpose. This is my story.

Dorian "Ryan" Bostwick is a protector and he's one of the best in the business. When a King of the Castle assigns him to find his former lover, Aziza, he stumbles upon a deadly underworld operating close to the Durabian border.Aziza Hampton had just rekindled her love affair with Ryan when a night out with friends ends in her kidnapping. Alone and scared, she must find a way to escape her captor and reunite with her lover. The task ahead of her won't be easy. She will have to convince a frightened group of women to take action that will ensure they do not end up dead with their organs missing. In a race against time, Ryan and the Kings of the Castle follow ominous clues into the underbelly of a system designed to take advantage of the vulnerable. Failure isn't an option and Ryan will rain down hell on earth to save the woman of his heart.

Shaz Bostwick's personal views and business ethics collide when Camilla Gibson walks into his office, seeking his help. The treatment her daughter needs is available in Chicago, but Camilla is almost out of time and has several issues working against her. Raised as an immigrant, Shaz knows the heartache of family separation firsthand. In a race against the clock and the authorities, he calls in favors but receives a disturbing offer. Let baby Ayanna slip through the cracks in exchange for a handsome reward. Fed up with politicians and businessmen with too much money and too little scruples, Shaz and his fellow Kings of the Castle band together to stem the flow of illegal adoptions, while they solve the mystery of who wants their mentor dead.Camilla Gibson has traveled the world in her capacity as an adventurer, sometime model, and blogging celebrity. In her eyes, the charming, but tough lawyer is her last resort before deportation. Shaz is smart and tenacious, with renowned negotiating skills and a reputation for making a way when there seems to be none. If she can get past the biggest crisis in her life, then maybe the spark of attraction that sizzles between them will develop into something magical.

USA Today and New York Times Bestselling Authors work together to provide you with a world you'll never want to leave. It's time to discover The Castle. Fate made them brothers. Protecting the Castle, each other, and the women they love will make them Kings. When their mentor and founder of The Castle ends up on the business end of an assassination attempt, Grant, Alejandro, Shaz, Mariano, Vikkas, Jai, Daron, Kaleb, and Dwayne are snatched from their daily lives and successful businesses in order to right old wrongs and track down the men responsible for the attempt on his life. However, The Castle, which was built on humanitarian purposes and has amassed a substantial amount of wealth, is now overrun with dirty politicians, the Russian mafia, American crime lords, and businessmen with their own sordid agendas. They have every intention of keeping the current state of things intact. Even if they have to increase Chicago's body count to do so. Calling in his former students and two outsiders is the beginning of a series of dangerous challenges that will alter the path of their lives forever. Not to mention, it will also draw the ire and deadly intent of current Castle members who wield major influence across the globe. Powerful men unexpectedly brought together by their pasts and current circumstances will become a force to be reckoned with. This world was brought to you by: USA TODAY Bestselling author, Naleighna Kai New York Times Bestselling author, S.L. Jennings and National Bestselling authors: Martha Kennerson J.L.Campbell Lisa Watson Karen D.Bradley Janice M. Allen London St. Charles MarZe Scott. If you like romance, suspense, or contemporary fiction, it's past time for you to visit The Castle.

Strong-willed and independent, Bo 'Spice' Casserly will do what's necessary for her family

Christmas looks dismal this year for Feechi Anoduro, until she meets Carsten Raimes at an auction. The wealthy businessman asks for her help with an event he's planning, but Feechi has reservations, because the last time a man asked for her help, she wound up disillusioned and pregnant. She has no time to waste on a man who's clearly out of her league, especially when she has immediate problems that need solving-a fifteen-year-old clunker that needs to go on a scrap heap and the dog her son has fallen in love with that they cannot afford to keep. Carsten enjoys a challenge any day of the week, and when he discovers Feechi, he decides she'd be a good addition to his team. But Feechi has other ideas and is hard to convince. Seducing her with a job offer doesn't work, so Carsten gets personal, but Feechi isn't sold on anything he has to give. As he alternates between work and play to get her attention, Carsten's attitude changes and suddenly he can't bear to be without this special woman, who makes him want things he never considered important before she came into his world.

Dwayne and Josette are living a young couple's dream, until a tragic accident separates them. Grief-stricken, Josette withdraws into her own world. As time passes, she's convinced she's on the road to recovery-until Dwayne starts appearing to her in ways that take her to the edge of terror and back. Josette isn't fighting the hold Dwayne has on her, but Mario Browning, a persistent and perceptive man, intervenes to pull her from a dangerous abyss. Mario is determined to win Josette, but fears her dead husband will succeed in luring her to the other side if he doesn't stake his claim on her.

Three Jamaican women walk a tightrope of decisions when their lives are derailed by blackmail, deceit, and infidelity. JUSTINE CHARLES--sensible and self-contained--is sidetracked by romance outside of her marriage. Despite living with domestic abuse, she battles an addiction that threatens to destroy her home, reputation, and relationship with her daughter. DIONNE JONES, an aggressive go-getter, is obsessed with financial freedom. Her fixation leads her down a path that few women have the courage to tread and cuts a trail of devastation through her family life and business. KYRA MILLS--a struggling single mother--is crippled by debt, bad judgment, and destructive choices. The drama never ends, thanks to a liaison with a man determined not to let her go, even if it means putting her life at risk. Can two of the long-time friends survive startling revelations involving their partners? And will the other push her obsession to the point of danger?