Changing jobs two years before retirement isn't Abigail's idea of the best way to spend her final years in the workforce, but she's happy to get away from a boss who is anything but friendly. Walking into her new job interview splashed from head to toe with snow-melt wasn't in her agenda, however. But when God sends you on a mission, even if it's into traffic to save a child, surely He has a plan... Meeting her long-term-pen-pal-soldier through an incident involving her Homeland Security job wasn't Beth's idea of the romantic encounter she'd hoped for, but then neither was marriage... Jeff wasn't prepared to like the woman he'd promised to help his dance partner destroy. But what can he do when she's the most unlikely hero he's ever met in his considerable career in military intelligence? Colonel RJ Shepherd hadn't planned to start his Christmas vacation with an assignment that would normally end with him getting drunk to forget, but then who knew this Christmas would end with him proposing to... Four lives are changed over Christmas in ways none of them had ever imagined possible. But if God could do all this, what else could He do with those who were willing to be used - no matter what people think someone of middle-age can do.
About the Author: Reading was a favorite pastime growing up - by the time I was in the 4th grade I had read every book in our country-school library. That's about the time I began writing stories of my own. Samples of stories from the age of 9 are still in my "treasure box." By my teens I was writing poetry, enjoying the art of word-smithing to express ideas I was far too shy to say out loud. I enjoyed drama in high school, to bring make-believe characters to life. Music provided another passion for my life, though my music teacher didn't really appreciate my ability to play a piece by ear far more readily than I could play it by note. It wasn't until much later, however, that the poetry and music combined into writing songs - mostly for church seasonal choir programs. Finally, when much of my shyness had been overcome by God's Spirit, my love for story-telling surfaced. My first book became a monstrosity before it was done - about 1300 pages, type-written, single-spaced. My dream, even now, is to break that story into a series one day. Until then, there are many other stories to tell of people who, just like you and me, are not perfect but are still greatly loved by Jesus Christ - and He wants to use such imperfect people to tell other imperfect people how they can become overcomers through His new life He offers to each of us.