Where it All Began
by Lorana
Hoopes
GENRE: Christian
Fiction
BLURB:
Sandra Baker thought
her life was going in the right direction until she ended up pregnant. Not
ready for a baby, her boyfriend pushes her to have an abortion. After the
procedure, Sandra spirals into depression losing her relationship and turning
to alcohol. Then she meets Henry, a strong Christian man, who shows her God's
love. Will she accept God's forgiveness and more importantly, will she forgive herself?
Excerpt:
The delicate paper menu held only a
few choices, and my eyes widened at the prices. I should have thought to ask
where we were going before I agreed. I didn’t have the money to spend so much
on dinner, especially since Peter had moved out and money was much tighter. My
heart thudded in my chest as I quickly scanned for the cheapest item on the
menu; even the side salad was nearly fifteen dollars. How do people afford
this? Well, the salad comes with bread and a bowl of soup, so at least it
should be enough to fill me up.
The waiter, clad in a white dress
shirt and perfectly pressed black pants, appeared just as I laid the menu down.
“Have we had enough time?” he asked politely, glancing at each of us before
focusing his attention on Philip, who took the lead in ordering.
“Yes, we’ll have two glasses of your
finest red wine and two plates of the steak and lobster, grilled medium well.”
He handed his and Raquel’s menus to the waiter.
“Very well,” the waiter nodded and
turned his attention to me.
I swallowed. “Um, I’ll have the side
salad and the tomato soup.”
The waiter cocked his head. “Will
that be all miss?”
My face flushed, and just as I was
about to answer, Henry jumped in. “Yes, and the same for me please.” He handed
our menus to the waiter.
The waiter nodded. “Yes, sir, and
anything further to drink?”
Henry glanced at me; I shook my
head. “No, water will be adequate for now, thank you.”
As the waiter turned away, I
regarded Henry. Who was this man, and why was he being so nice to me? He caught
me staring and shot me a small wink as he picked up a piece of bread.
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
Lorana
Hoopes is currently an English teacher in the Pacific Northwest where she lives
with her husband and three children. When not writing, she can be seen
kickboxing in her local gym, singing at her church, or performing on stage. The
Heartbeats series is her first full length novel series. She has also just
released the first book in her early reader chapter book, The Wishing Stone.
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