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Lailah thought she’d finally found her forever… until the man she married broke her heart beyond recognition. Now divorced and starting over in a new coastal town, she’s clinging to her faith, her healing, and the little café she’s just inherited — where the scent of cinnamon-dusted French toast fills the air each morning. Just steps from the beach, it’s the perfect place to rebuild her life. Love? That’s not on the menu. Not when trusting again feels impossible. Until Jeff walks back in. The man who once stole her heart and then walked away has returned, carrying the weight ...

When obedience costs everything, will faith still be enough? Lailah Moore thought the hardest part was over. The divorce filed, the café thriving, the second chance finally within reach. But when her ex-husband contests the settlement and his pregnant fiancée sets her sights on the café, everything she’s built teeters on the edge of collapse. While rumors swirl and one-star reviews flood in, Lailah refuses to close her doors. The Sunset Café has become holy ground, a refuge for women like Alyssa, a young wife running from control and fear; Chanel, the fierce friend who keeps laughter ...

She waited fifteen years for a ring. He gave her heartbreak instead. I thought Darius was my forever. My high school sweetheart, my ride-or-die, the man who promised to give me the world. But after giving up my dreams, my voice, and everything I was—for him—I realized I was clinging to someone who never intended to choose me. He didn’t forget our anniversary. He just didn’t care. Now, the man I built my life around is gone and I’m left to pick up the shattered pieces of who I used to be. Rock bottom looks like burned cake, broken promises, and an eviction notice. But when ...

What happens when the life you’ve built crumbles overnight? For fifteen years, Claudia gave everything to the man she thought was her forever—only to be blindsided by betrayal. Left heartbroken and alone, her dreams of marriage, purpose, and happily-ever-after vanish in an instant. Now, with nothing left but the pieces of a life she no longer recognizes, Claudia embarks on a raw and emotional journey of healing, rediscovery, and transformation. In the depths of her despair, she confronts the lies she believed about love, her worth, and even God. Along the way, she learns to let go of ...

Claudia thought healing meant closure. But true healing asked for something deeper: friendship. And forgiveness. At a 30-Day Breakup Bootcamp on the shores of Malibu, Claudia finally feels like she’s finding peace. Daily devotionals, the rhythm of the waves, and a community of women rising from the ashes—it’s everything her heart has been aching for. Then she meets Ayotunde. Bold. Beautiful. Unapologetically confident. Ayotunde is the friend Claudia didn’t know she needed until the secret she’s been hiding explodes into the open, threatening everything. Claudia is forced to ...

When love requires the ultimate leap of faith... Single realtor Addison Baker has been writing letters to her future husband for thirteen years, praying God will send the perfect man. But when her sister abandons seven-year-old Jack on her doorstep, Addison's carefully planned life shatters. Enter Isaac McCabe—the handsome basketball coach who sees potential in both the broken boy and the guarded woman raising him. As winter deepens and Jack begins to heal, Addison must choose between the safety of her walls and the terrifying beauty of unexpected love. But when Christmas Eve brings a ...

She got on that flight to forget him. God sent her there to find herself. After fifteen years of loving a man who never chose her, Claudia is done. She leaves behind the broken promises and the broken version of herself and escapes to Malibu with a suitcase full of pain. But healing doesn't always wait for permission. When she lashes out at a stranger on the plane, she’s shocked to discover he’s a pastor. One who refuses to shrink back from her anger and instead offers the one thing she’s given up on: grace. Then, in a crowded terminal, a stranger delivers a prophetic word that ...

She survived heartbreak. She found her voice. Now love is asking for her trust. Claudia thought her biggest battles were behind her. After reclaiming her purpose, building her brand, and walking away from toxic love, she finally feels steady until Vegas starts revealing secrets she didn’t see coming. A confrontation at an upscale restaurant shakes everything loose. Darius is making threats. Seth’s true motives explode into the open. And Tru—her ride-or-die—is somehow tangled in the past Claudia’s been trying to escape. Then there’s Mathew... the Christian billionaire who’s ...

She loved him more than herself. Now she has to choose herself to survive. Claudia thought Darius was her forever. But after betrayal, heartbreak, and violence that cut deeper than words, she’s left staring at the wreckage of a life built on false promises. From a sterile abortion clinic to the quiet ache of silent bruises, she wakes up to a truth she’s tried to outrun: What she thought was love... was slowly destroying her. Fleeing to a beachside Breakup Bootcamp, Claudia begins the hard work of healing after break. Surrounded by women walking through their own silent wars, she finds ...

She finally found peace. Now she has to fight to keep it. After weeks of healing at a beachside Breakup Bootcamp, Claudia is ready to stand on her own until Mathew shows up with the offer of a lifetime: a dream job, luxury apartment, new car, and a generous salary… all wrapped in the same smile that once made her believe in second chances. It sounds perfect. But Claudia knows the cost of being rescued by a man. And she’s not that woman anymore. Even her best friend Tru who is still quietly plotting revenge on Darius can’t understand why Claudia would walk away. But Claudia isn’t ...

Two years after losing her husband, Lisa Patterson has learned how to survive in pieces. She works, she parents, she prays… but her heart still lives in the empty spaces he left behind. Until the night she finds a hidden USB tucked inside a Christmas ornament, one her husband meant for her to discover. Inside are documents he never should have had. Patterns he was tracking. Names that do not belong on charity lists. And questions that suggest his death was not an accident. When someone scratches a threat into her car window and a shadow appears outside her home, Lisa seeks refuge with her...

She was finally healing… Then one phone call shattered everything. Claudia was doing the work—therapy, prayer, forgiveness. But when Darius calls her worthless and announces his engagement, it’s like ripping open a wound that never really closed. Just days later, at a beachside party in Malibu, a man named Mathew enters her world like something out of a dream. Wealthy. Godly. Patient. Everything Darius never was. Their chemistry is instant, and for the first time, Claudia starts to believe in second chances. But healing after break isn’t a straight line and Mathew’s not without ...

She came to Vegas to rise. But some risks don’t stay on the table. Fresh off a season of healing after break, Claudia finally feels like she’s stepping into her purpose. She’s thriving and writing full time, inspiring women, and finally believing she’s worthy of more than heartbreak. But Vegas has a way of revealing what’s still broken. When a business trip turns chaotic, Claudia is faced with old ghosts and new temptations. Seth’s inappropriate behavior is the least of her problems. Mysterious voices haunt hotel hallways. And Mr. Dave—the charming industry mogul—offers her ...

She built a life she loved. But love wasn’t done with her yet. After months of healing after break, Claudia is finally living her dream: bestselling author, social media star, and financially free. No more begging a man to choose her. No more playing small. Malibu sunsets, book deals, and self-love look good on her. So why does she still feel so alone? When her wild best friend Tru shows up, she forces Claudia to confront a deeper truth: maybe independence isn’t the opposite of love. Maybe… it’s preparation for it. Enter Seth... he's arrogant, entitled, and unfortunately gorgeous. ...

She promised herself she was done falling. Then Mathew called. After weeks of silence, the sound of his voice shatters Claudia’s resolve. What starts as a “business meeting” becomes something much deeper and more dangerous to the walls she’s worked so hard to rebuild. But romance isn’t her only complication. Tru is spiraling after Michael’s betrayal. Ayotunde resurfaces with secrets of her own. And someone is plotting revenge that could unravel everything Claudia has fought to build. When Mathew invites her to his Malibu mansion—the very place where her healing began—Claudia...