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The Art of Healing

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Time 3h 22m

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(Book 3 in The Healing Series) Willow Arons hasn't had it easy ever since she was left as a young mother by the father of her child. She works as a waitress in a small cafe in Dubios, Wyoming while trying to raise her 2 year old daughter Harper. After leaving her home town to start a new life with Harper, Willow struggles to fit in with the locals and still feels the sting of her parents rejection and the abandonment of her ex-boyfriend. All of this, coupled with the fact that Willow has always been a plus sized girl, makes her feel as if she is unlovable and she strives to turn invisible to everyone except her beloved daughter. 
Lane Porter is also new in the small town and has been working as a ranch hand on a ranch just outside of it, ever since his wife's death. He isn't looking for anyone new when he stumbles into Willow at the cafe she works in. He finds her captivating and wants to know what makes her so reserved, and shy with everyone except Harper.
Join Willow and Lane in their journey as Lane strives to put away the memories of his ex-wife and the guilt he feels for moving on, all while trying to show Willow how worthy of love she is and as Willow embarks on a path of self-love, accepting the past, and finding love.All Rights Reserved

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The Paralyzed Dream (COMPLETED)

Lacey Anne Ferry grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana where riding horses was an everyday part of her life. She loved the horses, cattle, and the hard work that came with living on a working ranch. In the little free time that she had, Lacey rodeoed. When she wasn't running barrels, she was roping; when she wasn't roping, she was pole bending; when she wasn't pole bending, she was cutting...the list went on. Lacey Ferry was the one cowgirl that everyone wanted to beat. She was phenomenal at every rodeo event that she competed in. Everything that was familiar to Lacey came crashing down around her when a freak barrel racing accident left her paralyzed from the waist down...and terrified of horses. Two things that she never thought she'd be. Instead of being outside almost 24/7 like she was before her accident, Lacey now refuses to leave the house. The doctors say that Lacey will never be able to walk, rodeo, or even ride a horse ever again. New ranch hand, Chet Slade Reid, "Slade," sets out to show Lacey that that stuff doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. Can Slade help Lacey to get her confidence and love for horses back, or will her accident have left her too scarred to "get back on the horse" and "cowgirl up"? Slade was hired as a ranch hand, but as he sets out to help Lacey get the courage to ride again, he finds himself attracted to her. Despite his growing affection for her, Slade's dark past keeps him from telling Lacey his true feelings for her. Lacey sets aside her own insecurities to comfort Slade when a person from his past resurfaces. With God's help, will Slade and Lacey be able to live in the present but look forward to the future, or will they stay paralyzed in the past?