Thirty-Eight Days has been reduced to a sample, and is now available in eBook and Paperback. --- Ask yourself, how many days does it take to fall in love? Nolan Parker and Clara Lawrence never saw eye to eye. In fact, if you asked Clara she would tell you that Nolan Parker hated every thing about her. They never shared any form of connection besides Alex Lawrence. She was Alex's bratty sister and he was Alex's best friend, they never stood a chance. Five years have passed and almost 12,000 miles have kept them separated, both living completely different lives. Unchanged perceptions and expectations should have kept them apart but when Nolan returns, the foundations of their 'relationship' is sure to change. Their story was meant to end the day Nolan left for Stanford. But what if seeing each other after five years was the game changer? What if this was their one chance to rewrite their relationship or were they always destined to never be more?

Lee's life was touched in many ways by bad things. Dark things. Shameful things. But, Lee always felt that it could have been worse. That there was always someone who had it worse. Rather than feel self-pity for what did happen, Lee generally felt relief for what did not. This kept Lee moving through her life. When she stumbled, fell to her knees, the mantra would repeat itself in her head, others have it worse. So, getting back up, Lee would start out again. Mostly with hope. Sometimes with just sheer determination. I'm just sitting down writing. There is no plan. This is why the first couple of chapters are short and not very involved. But, as you will see as you go along, I warm up to my subject. So, it does get more entertaining. You just have to be a little patient. I will eventually re-write the beginning, but don't skip it, because it sets up the rest of the book.

A young man wakes up to find he's been kidnapped and being held a prisoner. He's told he won't be harmed and he'll be returned home soon, but can he believe them? Now he has to figure out how to survive while he shares his prison with one of the kidnappers, a mysterious girl who watches over him. Stolen Hearts was a Best Adult Perspective finalist in the 2012 Wattys and is book 1 in the Stolen Hearts Trilogy. Book 2 - Love You Forever (Wattys 2013 Finalist) Book 3 - The Most Precious of All (A Christmas Story) Check out the trailer in the introduction! WARNING! This is a mature story that is intended for adult readers only. It covers mature themes in a realistic way and includes strong language throughout. There is violence, sex and implied sexual violence. Please don't read this if you are under the age of 18, or find such things disturbing! Thank you