"I'm going to take care of you and the kids, Grace." Oh. I just...I get this feeling within me that just warms me throughout. "You already are, Joe." "I know, but I mean in a different way. I've been doing that as an outsider. I'd like to be a part of your family." "Joseph...you've been a part of our family for years. We've never thought of you in any other way." It's the truth. His eyebrows raise and he stares at me for a while. Then he nods. I smile gently and he kisses my cheek again then gives me a smoldering look. "Thank you." He brings one of my hands to his lips, pressing a kiss to it, his eyes still fixed on mine. My breath catches with the intensity there. "I love you, Grace." The sincerity in his words are as clear as day. All at once, I feel so incredibly grateful to have him in my life and I find tears springing up. His gaze softens as he sees them. Ordinarily I would try to hide this obvious sign of vulnerability, but I don't. There's no reason to with him. "I love you too." He smiles gently and then turns his head towards my hand still on his face, pressing a tender kiss to my palm. ~~~ This is an age gap interracial (bwwm) Christian romance that involves Joe, a widower, and Grace, a widow of six years and family friend. Joe has just lost his wife and Grace is there for him as he works through a grief that she is unfortunately familiar with. As the years go by and he continues to heal, their friendship develops into something more.

(Featured by wattpad)Highest ranking #4 in spiritual. Sold for nothing Sisi finds herself stuck in an abusive marriage to a man whose purpose is to break her down. Fifteen years of abuse and five miscarriages later, it almost seems like her life could get better when she is abducted by her own doctor. Haunted by nightmares of her past, she manages to adjust to her new life but deep down, she knows her abusive husband will move heaven and earth to find her and she better be prepared for when this will happen. *CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS SCENES OF ABUSE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. #christian # romance # aheartinneedofhealing #Godsgrace # forgiveness * Copyright © 2016 Lily Orevba All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher. This is a work of fiction belonging to Lily Orevba. Resemblance to places, persons living or dead is purely coincidental.

Forever and Always. ❝I may not be your first love, first kiss, first sight, or first date but I want to be your last everything.❞ Roux Addington is a recognized and successful billionaire in London. He has everything a man could wish for; the looks, the fame, a perfect family and the money which could get him whatever he needed with a snap of his fingers. But Roux Addington doesn't have one thing- a heart donor for his dying wife. Thea Addington is a stunning young adult. She is power craving and she has known Roux Addington since forever and she trusts him, but Thea Addington doesn't trust one thing- her ability to survive her heart valve disease so she goes searching in Ivory, a small cafè in the rural part of London and there, someone catches her eye to be her replacement- a young pōpolo woman by the name; Raina McCoy. Raina McCoy is a selfless young woman. Having survived her past back at New Jersey, she starts afresh over in London where she has to struggle to keep a roof over her head and food in her belly. Raina is a humble woman who gives to others even if she doesn't have much to give. She took note of the lanky and pale woman who started coming to the café daily and always gave her extra tips but what this woman actually wanted from her was something she would have never dreamt of being asked of- A dying wish which states that Raina McCoy and Roux Addington are to be married for the sake of her children. Will love ever blossom in the relationship between Raina McCoy and Roux Addington or would their marriage be nothing but a contract?

Alexandrea Noles is the daughter of a rich family residing in London. Despite her family pressuring her to settle down and marry, her stubborn and persistence of wanting to travel and studying Thailand elephants gets in the way. As a result, her father makes a deal with her to explore and study what she wants for thirty days. But along with her business partner, Hansel who is a professional zoologist and writer, she is forced to take two suspicious and brutish bodyguards that her father hired on the trip. A storm unleashes and the group are soon shipwrecked. Alexandrea is unfairly separated, and during her journey to find food, she runs into a wild man. A mysterious wild man who doesn't speak Thai and takes keen interest in her. How will she ever cope? ~ The original short story was written in 2021 and is still available to purchase on my Ko-Fi page (link in profile bio). However, I've decided to rewrite the story because I felt like I could've told it much better. Sit back, relax, and enjoy :)!

Book four of the 1 Peter 4:8 series🦋♥️ - "And what of the name, Glory? You are known by all as Adelia." Adelia's lips curled to a refined smile. "For the Glory of Elohim was revealed to us the night He saved me," - Set in 1842, Glory tells the story of one woman, Princess Adelia Kingsburg of Aedishire, and one man, King Nicholas Greggor of Poloska. Their story is one of devotion, trust in truth, and hearts and minds in submission to God. This is more than a story of two very different people falling in love. No. It's a testament to the pursuit of God leading to life and life more abundantly. For both have such a stance of God, one as Sovereign and Mighty in Valor, Lord, the other as a Gentleman and Wiser than all, King, of the Highest Honor. How could two distinct in their understanding of God and in age find a common ground? Find out in Glory - Love. The love of Christ is the reason why we live today and His foundation of love is why there is still good in this world. "Above all, maintain constant love for one another, since love covers a multitude of sins." ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭CSB‬‬ - 1 Peter 4:8 Series: Book One: Loving Eleanor Book Two: Honeydew Book Three: Gunnar's Redemption Book Four: Glory - Published: March 24, 2022 Completed: May 16, 2022

Louise is a captivating novel that follows the story of Louise, a young girl who finds herself caught between her love for an aristocrat and the expectations of society. "You swore we would always be together, that you would protect me," Louise wept, her slender frame trembling. "How could you do this to me?" Lucy tossed her lustrous brown hair over one shoulder and scoffed. "I am your superior now in every way. We may share blood, but that slave woman who birthed us was never a mother to me." But when fate flings Louise into unexpected romance with Sebastian, can their star-crossed love shatter rules denying whites and blacks alike? He cupped her face in his hands, his thumbs gently wiping away her tears. "I understand, my love," he said, his voice tender. "I will give you time, as much as you need, to come to terms with our feelings. But know this: my love for you is not something I can simply turn off or ignore. It has become the very beat of my heart, the air that I breathe."

Rachel, a high school graduate, is attending Emory University in hopes of achieving her goals. Her number one goal is that no matter how far she got in life that she will never forget the person who kept her the entire way...Jesus and she hoped that along the journey, with God being the author of her love story, she will be a wife and one day a mom. Matthew, ex "bad boy"of Spring High School, was never a bad boy by nature. He was actually pretty talented and had been attending Emory University for the past two years in hopes of earning his degree in business and marketing so he can correctly take over his father's business. What happens when they bump into each other on their way to class? Was it really just an accident? * Highest ranking: # 1 Christian romance *

Lily is a Christian girl having fun walking with Jesus. She meets Matthew, a very rich guy who believes that God does not exist. She makes it her life mission to prove him wrong. Matthew makes a deal with her. She can either make him believe in God in three months or she has no option but to become his girlfriend. Highest ranking #14 in Spiritual

Elisha is a loving and tender- hearted Christian girl who is a freshman at university, doing her first year in medicine. Every guy on campus is mesmerized by her natural beauty but she gives none of them attention. All she cares about is finishing her course and making her mom proud, NO DISTRACTIONS. She treasures nothing more in life than the Almighty Lord Jesus, her small loving family and best friend, Brielle. Bennett is a half Italian, half Korean senior in Sports Management, who is the captain of the football team and the son of a wealthy CEO. After the tragedy of losing his mother, he has become closed off and uses charm and charisma to hide his unbearable pain. He treats girls like second hand objects with no feelings, what-so-ever. When these two first meet we can tell how opposite their lives are ....but what if a school project forced them to see eye to eye *NO SWEARING *NO MATURE SCENES *NO EXPLICIT SCENES

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 💛