Love is a treacherous snare. It lures you in with sweetness, intoxicates you, convinces you that surrender is safety. Like a mosquito drawn to blood, you crave it even as it drains you. Like honey to a bear, it promises comfort while hollowing you out. And when you're weakest, it strikes with venom sharp enough to kill. Love has tried to claim me too, fixing its gaze on me like a lone star against a midnight sky. But I've learned its patterns. I know its games. I will not be ensnared again. Love may feast on the naive, on the hopeful, on those who believe it cannot harm them. I am not one of them. I am an oleander, beautiful and deadly, guarding my heart with quiet precision. Come too close and you will taste the poison of my warning. I will protect myself, even if love calls it cruelty. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Second Book In 'To Love A Godly Man ' series. This book can not be read as a stead alone. You must read To Know You first. This story does contain some vulgar words because of how the characters are designed and how they impact the story. Cover was designed by me.

In a world shaped by faith and doubt, Seth Zamuel wandered, lost, grieving, and quietly unraveling. The only constant in his fractured existence was Cheyenna, a girl who existed only in his dreams. She was untouchable, unreachable, and achingly real. A presence Seth believed only he and God could see. Then she appeared. Olive White was nothing like the girl Seth loved, except she was. Brought into his waking world by a force far greater than coincidence, Olive carried a past she didn't fully understand, a future she never planned for, and a pregnancy that would change everything. As faith collides with fear, Seth must decide whether love can survive transformation and whether God's plan is salvation or sacrifice. Because some miracles don't come without consequence, and some ghosts refuse to stay buried. ******************************************** Book one in the 'To Love A Godly Man' series. Cover was designed by me. Rankings: 1: Ranked 1 in #Godfirst 2: Ranked Second in #christiancommunity 3: Ranked First in #christiancommunity Awards: 1: First place in the mini-Christian awards held by @ChristianCommunity 2: Second place in the mini-Christian awards held by @ChristianCommunity 3:Second Place In the mini-Christian awards held by @ChristianCommunity.

When a suitor comes hoping to win Princess Suzanna's heart, her whole world is turned upside down. With a reputation of talking far too much and wild red hair to match her temper, Suzanna can't imagine what the Duke of Adryrwen sees in her. In a sudden decision, she accepts the betrothal. But the more Suzanna questions whether she is ready to marry, the more her heart is drawn to another. When Suzanna discovers a startling, unsettling secret about the Duke, she turns to Samuel, knight and close friend to her brother, for help. In the midst of the fear and desperation, Samuel and Suzanna are pulled closer and closer together. It does not take long for the two to realise they are falling for each other. But a betrothal is not easily broken, nor is a knight welcome to marry a Princess. The fight for her heart just became a whole lot harder. (Book #2)

››BOOK 2 OF PREY‹‹ I was born into a world forever meant to be against me. Into a world, I was never supposed to get the opportunity to know. Created as lowly property to the savage, blood-thirsty predators that have long since dominated these lands. It was a fate I'd once accepted without question. As awful as it was, it was all I had to cling to until the moment where even that got swept up under me by the vampire who I once believed would cause my life's end. Now I had a clear slate, a new beginning, and the worlds fiercest being right at my side.

[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.

"I was starving. Not a soul cared. The nobles and rich do not care for 'dirt-scum' or 'drunk beggars.' Our King is sick and tired. His heir, the Prince, is a pompous, arrogant, self-absorbed fool. At least, I think so. A beggar has no chance at joy, particularly an orphan one. I am destined to a life of dirt, hard floors, cold, starvation, loneliness, and judgement. I am kicked and scorned; insulted and teased; cold and broken." When Rose meets the Prince her one desire is to show her wrath. Forced into servitude for an act of rebellion, Rose discovers the Prince is not all she thought. Despite their pasts, wounds begin to heal and hearts begin to open. But not all are supportive of a friendship between a Prince and a servant... The Prince wanting to change; the beggar needing to heal; a danger racing towards them. The fight against her heart is about to turn into the fight for her life. (Book #1) Highest rank: #1 in Christ!!!

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]