Not The One I Prayed For

Loriah Griego is a hopeless romantic.

The kind of girl who believes every crush could turn into a love story.

So when Brayden-the guy from church she'd been praying about for months-finally admits he likes her back, Loriah is convinced God is answering her prayers.

Three days later, it's over.

Everyone says Brayden's dad got involved. Everyone says his family didn't approve. Maybe that's true. Maybe it isn't. But as the heartbreak begins to fade, Loriah starts noticing things she couldn't see before. Brayden was loud. Impulsive. Quick to anger. Maybe the boy she'd been praying for wasn't actually the boy she needed.

Maybe God wasn't taking something away from her.

Maybe He was protecting her.

Trying to move on, Loriah starts a new job at McDonald's with her brother, hoping a busy schedule will help her forget the disappointment she can't seem to shake.

Then Juan walks into her life.

Tall. Shy. Mexican. Quiet in a way that makes her curious.

While everyone else is loud, Juan stays in the background. He blushes when she talks to him. He remembers the little things she says. He always makes sure she's okay before leaving work. And somehow, without even trying, he becomes the best part of her day.

The problem?

Loriah isn't sure she's ready to trust her heart again.

And Juan isn't exactly the type to tell her how he feels.

As friendship turns into something more, Loriah discovers that love isn't always fireworks and butterflies. Sometimes it's peace. Sometimes it's patience. Sometimes it's the person standing beside you while you're waiting for God to reveal what's next.

A sweet Christian romance about heartbreak, healing, faith, and discovering that sometimes God's greatest blessings arrive in the most unexpected places.

Because the boy she thought she wanted was Brayden.

But the boy God had planned all along might just be Juan.