23-year-old Celai (sa-lay) LaCroix should have died in a horrible accident, but instead, she wakes up beside the man who is responsible for her making it to the hospital, Julian Westbrook. God had put him there to be her knight-in-shining-armor, however, the "hero syndrome" doesn't seem to wear off. Surprisingly, it wasn't the first time the two met. Celai was a frequent attender of Disciples of Truth Church, while Julian was the pastor-in-training. It may seem like a coincidence, like the world was just small, but in fact, it was the Lord putting them together. Now, it was up to them to realize, sit back, and watch God unfold His blessings for them. However, Celai has her mind in the future and her hero has his in the past. Neither being in the present is sure to provoke a mountain of issues. Bible verses are in NIV, NLT, and KJV translations 💛

Sometimes we hold ourselves back. We tell ourselves we're fine, when the reality is we're just barely getting by. We're living in a world of grey, when color is within our reach. We can be our own worst enemy by holding onto our past and letting it define us, instead of letting it go, and redefining who we are... changing the narrative. In the darkest places there is hope, beauty can rise from ashes. Gia, fresh out of college, is stuck in that cycle, but a one year internship in NYC sets this southerner up for an adventure that holds the key to letting go of her past... if she'll open herself up and take the chance. Her adventure is filled with the highs and lows of life... friendship, love, hurt, betrayal. How will those around her be affected by her life choices, and how will their lives intersect Gia's to determine her future? #christiancommunity

CHRISTIAN WITH A DASH OF ROMANCE. Is beauty a curse? Is it a curse when all everyone sees is the beautiful outside and not the wounded soul hiding inside? The world has never failed to remind Mia Taylor that she's as pretty as they come. Her appearance has been used to the benefit of others. It's no wonder she considers her beauty a flaw, an inconvenient thing that has chained her down. She swears never to do anything to draw more attention to herself but desperate circumstances force her to enter a career in modeling. And even as she lets herself be put on a pedestal, she continues to loathe that quality. But as Mia grows closer to God and good friends, she realizes her beauty isn't a thing to be hated and that she has a right to embrace not just her inner beauty, but her outer beauty.

Not everything that has been hurt is broken ~ Jessie Steele is on the run from something. She had no idea from who or what, but she knows that there is someone on her heels, just waiting for the chance to take her captive. She has nothing but a broken leg and a head injury to tell her how she ended up in one of the most rural places in Arizona, face down in the dirt without a horse or buggy in sight. She has no recollection of what she was doing so far away form her home in South Carolina, but then again, she can’t even remember what she was thinking five minutes ago. Between her pounding head and the searing pain in her leg, she has no idea how to make it to a safe place. Colt Kidd is recovering from the recent nuptials of the love of his life. Enveloping himself in his work and caring for his adventurous grandmother takes up most of his time until the small line shack he calls home houses a party of three. As if finding a strange, disoriented woman out in the middle of nowhere without as much as a horse in sight wasn’t stressful enough, she will have to stay with him and his grandmother until her broken leg heals. Even worse, the woman can’t seem to remember anything that happened in the past week. Sometimes trusting God for the outcome of a situation isn’t easy, but it’s possible with the healing power of love.

|Completed| Stephanie's secret desire for love and acceptance drives her into a friendship that leads her through a path she doesn't expect to take. A path that brings her the opposite of her expectations and leaves her broken. A path that turns her into somebody else. Somebody numb to life and blind to the love that had been staring at her right in the face.

When Rosalie Winthrop, an earl's daughter, writes letters to her future husband, she doesn't expect him to be a penniless orphan. *** Sheltered by her father, Lord Samuel Winthrop, in Grenledge Manor all her life, twelve-year-old Rosalie longs to travel the world or at least go to London more than once a year. But when she finally leaves England for a trip to colonial Hong Kong with her father, she meets and befriends Maximilian Walker, a street urchin who's on the run from a troubled past. The two become fast friends, but they are torn away from each other by cruel fate. Soon, they learn that more than an ocean voyage has drawn them together--it's also their intertwined family histories. Neither of their backgrounds is what they appear. Will Rosalie ever meet Maximilian again--or her future husband? And what happens if the two are one and the same? Content warning: This story contains themes of child abuse, racism, implied sexual harassment, and mentions of drug use. This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family. Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store. 2021 WATTYS WINNER 1ST PLACE WINNER OF WALK BY FAITH AWARDS 2021 Check out the lovely trailer made by @kirstyt97

Ayomiposi Faleye's middle name could be dubbed Insecurity and it would suit her perfectly. Battered by her mother's verbal abuses and her father's abandonment, she longs for something or someone that can fill that void and replace the uncertainty she feels. Olatayo Adekiitan Sijuade is drowning in the aftermath of his wife's death. He is wealthy and has the love of his family and the God of His wife to run to. But he feels too far gone to have that sweet communion of his new birth experience. While both are still coming to terms with their newly-found bliss, they receive a shock that threatens everything they have ever known. Will they both crumble under the weight of insecurities and miss what God has predestined for them? Or continue to long for the One Who knows all things? • [Word Count: 80,000-90,000 words]

"Can I help you ma?" He asked. His voice was scratchy and low and his tone rang out as sarcastic. "What do you mean by 'Can I help you ma?'" she asked him in incredulity. "I said what I said. Now what exactly is your problem?" He asked, obviously nonchalant about this whole scenario. "My-my problem?" She sputtered, gaping at him. "I'm not the one trying to kill myself. In this case, you're the one with the problem-a very big one in fact," she retorted. He sighed deeply once more and looked heavenward, as if to show his exasperation. "Madam, I was clearly staying on my own when you thought to bother me and now you're complaining? Kindly do the both of us a favour and keep walking." She gaped some more. "Mr Man, I cannot keep walking, as you've so eloquently put it. In fact, I'm not going anywhere." ********** Mosope is a man with the weight of the world upon his shoulders. His decision to end it all takes him to Third Mainland Bridge, one of the most popular bridges in the entire Lagos. Enter Anjola, who barges into his life last minute and disrupts all his meticulous plans. She's hellbent on changing his mind, and you know what? She's not going to take no for an answer. ... A short novel.

There's a girl on Bridget's street that is always smiling. But she's dressed in rags, has ratty, tangled hair, and scraped up feet. People donate shoes to her every day. Why doesn't the barefoot girl ever wear them? And what's the secret to her happiness? Can Bridget learn what lasting happiness is from this mysterious girl? What will she learn about herself on the way? And will she ever be free from the one day of her past that haunts her the most? Cover made by @katerina_xx! Thanks for reading everyone! Complete! (And under editing. Nothing about the plot will change:)

Camila has always loved the sea and the lighthouse she grew up in. Franklin has asked her to marry him, but when she finds a lost soul on the shore who can't remember his past, she helps him discover just how important love can be. Yet will love bring her everything she wants or danger she doesn't know exists? When you are lost, a ray of light can bring you safely home.