A companion book to The Healing, or a pleasing stand alone read. Only available in Kindle Edition.
The Beloved is a novella, and a short one at that. Just four chapters. It is a love story, but not your typical romance. Set in the years following the events of The Healing, it does feature some of the same characters, and a similar setting, without giving too much away. This is the blurb I wrote for it:
The Blurb
When love whispers, will the heart respond?
A young woman unsure of herself and not ready to open her heart. A young man sure of his feelings but clumsy in his approach. Both have a lot to learn about the true nature of love. This story takes them on a journey of discovery, which causes them both to come to a place of understanding, that will ultimately alter the direction of their lives. It isn’t only an understanding of human love that needs to touch their souls, but the realisation of the unconditional love that God offers them.
Where did the story come from?
So where did the inspiration come from for the story? I wanted to write a short story to provide a snapshot of the world of The Healing, perhaps to encourage new readers, definitely to satisfy those clamouring for more, and to give me a bit of breathing space to finish the other novel. Who to base it on? A character barely mentioned in The Healing caught my attention, and they became my person to build a story around. I knew what the person looked like and their character traits already, because of their parentage. And I saw a great deal of myself in them too, as writers often do in their character creations. I knew it was going to be a love story, but I’m not a romance writer, and I didn’t want it to be sloppy or fluffy. I also knew I wanted it to teach spiritual truths, as The Healing does.
Then the idea began to formulate, because again it was based on my own life experience, and the convoluted courtship my now husband and I embarked on many moons ago. The feelings and the frustrations, the questioning and the confusion, as described in the book, are true to life, if the setting and exact events differ somewhat! I will leave it there to not too give much more away. The same editor and cover designer who had worked on The Healing were kind enough to invest in The Beloved too. So the two books sit really well together.
I do hope you will get yourself a copy of The Beloved and enjoy reading my little love story. It is currently only available in Kindle format. It is free to download if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, and will cost you less than the price of a cup of coffee if not. You will find it here
It is available on Amazon sites worldwide.
If you do read and enjoy it, please consider leaving a review for the book on Amazon.
REVIEWS FOR THE BELOVED
The Beloved is a very enjoyable and unforgettable read from the very first page to the end of the story. Readers are drawn in to the brilliant writing craft of the writer. The Beloved is a touching story that reveals striking characters, subtle plots and suspense.
O.S. ANYANWU
A short love story set in Wales in the 13th century. This book includes a couple of familiar figures from ‘The Healing,’ while introducing some new characters too – although the story does stand on its own. Beautifully written, you are drawn into this tale of love and Christian faith, with a clear message that we are whole only when we know that we are beloved by God.
SHARON HAZEL