[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.

Kayla Andrews was living a simple life even as the daughter of one of the richest men in the society, she still tried her best not to dwell under her father's name and everything was going fine until she was told that she was getting married. Still in panic mode, she found out that it was to no one else but the richest man in the society. Jason Anderson was a ruthless and fearless man, he had the looks and money and everything and it was an obvious fact that he was taking over his father's company but when he finds out that he has to get married and to make it even worse, it's to someone that he doesn't even know, he isn't the happiest person on the planet. Will Jason and Kayla be able to live in peace and happiness and survive their marriage? Will they be able to learn the true meaning of love and marriage? Maybe....just maybe they'll have their parents to thank for THE ARRANGEMENT. Hey YOU! Yes YOU! why not give this book a try? I promise you'll love it. Wanna bet? You're on! Start Date: September 3rd, 2018 End Date: September 11th, 2019