[This story is free as of February 10, 2021] "Move over A Walk to Remember, and make way for one of the most heartwarming stories this side of Wattpad. It's so cute, I could cry (again)." - Grace @ HQ After tragedy strikes, Nolan loses all faith and never expects to love, let alone smile again until Nora-perky and persistent-walks into his life. ***** 15-year-old Nolan Haynes has everything. A loving family, a promising future as a filmmaker, and a pretty cool group of friends. That is until tragedy strikes and he's forced to move towns. Nolan vows never to let anyone in ever again-they always leave. But on a summer day two years later, when the super upbeat, Nora walks to his lunch table-Nolan has to try a bit harder to keep a smile off his face. Little does he know that Nora is fighting a battle of her own, one that no one could even imagine. And as the two get closer, they not only find solace in each other but in God. When Nolan is faced with a situation in which he has to break Nora's trust to protect her, can their budding relationship still stand and will God show up in all of this? [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of verbal and physical abuse that may be triggering for some readers. NOTICE: Before the Morning is currently undergoing revisions! A sensitivity reader (someone who goes through your manuscript and assesses representations in your work) identified a number of issues surrounding the Filipino representation in BTM. I'm rewriting with the goal of creating a more authentic and respectful story. I'm sorry for the pain I caused by failing to include accurate Filipino culture and in having written from Nora's point of view.

Hayline developed a hopeless love towards an attractively handsome Rilden Green; a boy she saw playing guitar in an online worship session. But in between her determined feelings for him, several boys tried to win her heart. Two failed, one succeeded; but he wasn't successful as he let her down under some circumstances, which broke Hayline and nearly took her life away. She realized something was missing in her life; she wasn't seeking the God she loved; she wasn't seeking His guidance. She turned her heart back to God in repentance and surrendered. And that's when he steps in; the one, on whom she had already declared that her hopeless feelings were just an obsession; the boy she least expected to step into her life; Rilden Green. What will happen when these two meet? Would Hayline, who don't want to repeat her past mistake on trusting her heart another boy again, be able to let Rilden into her life and call back her old feelings for him and fall in love? * * * * * * * * * Hayline was called Avery in her past. She was kidnapped from her family she never knew about, and was raised in a cruel child-kidnapper Mafia. But one fateful day, when she ran away with the help of her nanny, she nearly bumped in front of a teenager named Haxsel Houston; who pitied her enough to take her home and raised her as his little sister. Thus, Hayline encountered the God who has rewritten her destiny and gave her an entire family and friends, from the orphan girl she was. But when the time comes for her to discover her real family, will she be torn in between to choose her biological family or the Houstons who raised her? * * * * * * * * * A Christian Teen Fiction + Romance + Older Brother Fiction copyright © Karedelle Winter 2021 🌟Awards and Rankings 2ND PLACE WINNER IN THE BERRIES AWARDS [# 1 in #christianlovestory 14/02/22] [# 2 in #jesus 28/11/21] [#9 in #christianromance 28/11/21] [#9 in #safelove 13/02/22] [#10 in #cleanromance 23/02/22]

Currently available in paper form on Amazon ! "Why do you do that? Why do you dress like that? Why can't you be like any other girl?" Elijah asked Rachel with curiosity, the girl who was now hugging her books protectively as she looked at her long grey dress she loved so much. "What?" Rachel asked, confused. She couldn't understand why Elijah Bornman, the boy who made everyone crave for his attention, was talking to her. "You heard me." He said, his cold blue eyes never leaving her warm chocolate ones. And with a deep breath, Rachel replied, her voice confident: "Because I am not ashamed of the Gospel."