Where it All Began
by Lorana
Hoopes
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GENRE: Christian
Fiction
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BLURB:
Sandra
Baker thought her life was going in the right direction until she ended up
pregnant. Not ready for a baby, her boyfriend pushes her to have an abortion.
After the procedure, Sandra spirals into depression losing her relationship and
turning to alcohol. Then she meets Henry, a strong Christian man, who shows her
God's love. Will she accept God's forgiveness and more importantly, will she
forgive herself?
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EXCERPT:
The delicate paper menu held only a few choices,
and my eyes widened at the prices. I should have thought to ask where we were
going before I agreed. I didn’t have the money to spend so much on dinner,
especially since Peter had moved out and money was much tighter. My heart
thudded in my chest as I quickly scanned for the cheapest item on the menu;
even the side salad was nearly fifteen dollars. How do people afford this?
Well, the salad comes with bread and a bowl of soup, so at least it should be
enough to fill me up.
The waiter, clad in a white dress shirt and
perfectly pressed black pants, appeared just as I laid the menu down. “Have we
had enough time?” he asked politely, glancing at each of us before focusing his
attention on Philip, who took the lead in ordering.
“Yes, we’ll have two glasses of your finest red
wine and two plates of the steak and lobster, grilled medium well.” He handed
his and Raquel’s menus to the waiter.
“Very well,” the waiter nodded and turned his
attention to me.
I swallowed. “Um, I’ll have the side salad and the
tomato soup.”
The waiter cocked his head. “Will that be all
miss?”
My face flushed, and just as I was about to answer,
Henry jumped in. “Yes, and the same for me please.” He handed our menus to the
waiter.
The waiter nodded. “Yes, sir, and anything further
to drink?”
Henry glanced at me; I shook my head. “No, water
will be adequate for now, thank you.”
As the waiter turned away, I regarded Henry. Who
was this man, and why was he being so nice to me? He caught me staring and shot
me a small wink as he picked up a piece of bread.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Lorana
Hoopes is currently an English teacher in the Pacific Northwest where she lives
with her husband and three children. When not writing, she can be seen
kickboxing in her local gym, singing at her church, or performing on stage. The
Heartbeats series is her first full length novel series. She has also just
released the first book in her early reader chapter book, The Wishing Stone.
You
can follow her blog at https://twoheartbeats.org
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/loranahoopes
Facebook:
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Get
a free novella or audio reading of The Wishing Stone by filling out the contact
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The Book is on
sale for $0.99 during the tour:
Where
It All Began is available at Amazon: http://bit.ly/HeartbeatsWIAB
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER
CODE
Lorana will be awarding a
Medieval Renaissance Handmade Leather Diary Journal Thought Book to a randomly
drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour (US ONLY).
