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Story Healer-Caretaker of Words-Steward of Possibility<\/h2>\n
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I discovered the magic of books…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\nWhen my first-grade teacher sandwiched my desk between hers and a bookshelf to help me focus and stop interrupting the class with my incessant talking. This pivotal moment changed the course of my life. I became an avid reader and writer.<\/p>\n
After 12 years of deep diving into literature and filling notebooks with my thoughts instead of paying attention in class, I went to college. When I had to manage my time, energy, and space, I became overwhelmed and was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.<\/p>\n
I learned mindfulness techniques, and how to build habits, routines, and systems. But my frustration grew when every time I\u2019d get something in place, I\u2019d grow bored and stop using it.<\/p>\n
There was no magic in the mundane.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It would be another 20 years before I discovered I had ADHD. That my mental hyperactivity, need to verbalize my thoughts, and love of planning, but failure to follow through, were not a lack of self-discipline.<\/p>\n
During the in-between, I married, had two children, struggled to finish college, and was diagnosed with chronic migraines. My coping mechanism of writing was my constant. The worlds and characters in my head were as vivid as my real life, if not more.<\/p>\n
After writing five books, I’ve found my voice as a writer of stories that heal the soul. My years of studying philosophy, religion, mythology, and history permeate my core belief that stories shape and heal our lives. I believe the greatest power lies in those who create the narratives that shift the winds of society.<\/p>\n
We are magic makers.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAnd so a new adventure begins, as I enter midlife, to write stories that revive the magic healing power of words. I want to inspire readers like you to embrace the divine magic that dwells inside you. I want to teach you how to heal the wounds in your story and live a brave and authentically beautiful life, like the characters in my stories.<\/p>\n
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Flowers don’t bloom on command\u2014they awaken when conditions are right, responding to their own internal wisdom about warmth, light, and nourishment. Your creativity is rooted in the same natural cycles.<\/p>\nIn\u00a0<\/span>Awakening Spring’s Creativity<\/span>, discover how to honor your body’s resources and your mind’s experimental nature instead of forcing yourself into productivity systems designed for neurotypical, able-bodied storytellers. This groundbreaking guide offers:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Permission to follow your energy\u2019s ebbs and flows.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Practical tools for sustainable storytelling that works with \u2014 not against \u2014 your needs<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Strategies to transform “limitations” into portals of artistic innovation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Pathways to reclaim joy in your creative practice<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Through gentle guidance and revolutionary perspective, this book invites you to reject external pressures and reconnect with your innate creative wisdom. Your stories deserve to germinate, stretch toward the light, and blossom in their own distinctively beautiful forms.<\/p>\nIt’s time to create in powerful, life-affirming ways that honor your divergent mind, disabled body, and lived experiences. More than just a guide\u2014this is your catalyst for the joyful reclamation of your creative life and the liberation of your authentic voice.<\/p>\n
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Fifteen international authors, members of the Unleashing the Next Chapter online writers’ community, join forces to produce a tantalizing and diverse compilation to satisfy your appetite for the sweet, the salty, the light, the dark, and everything in between. This beachy anthology weaves the changes of life with the faithfulness of canine companions in an assortment of genres.
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A timid ghost follows a friendly beagle, hoping to find a forever home. Determined women dive into wild ocean waves. Vacationers yearn for the courage to turn dream jobs into permanent opportunities. Surprises await inside staid museum walls. Magic abounds, pups play matchmaker, and families forge unbreakable links in the face of adversity.<\/span>
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At fifteen, Abigail Morgan has learned doing what is right always comes at a cost. Still, she is determined to keep her promise to God to take care of her brother Samuel. But when God derails her plan of heading west to start over in Portland, she\u2019s forced to trust the charity of the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s Orphanage for the winter. Abigail quickly learns there are no secrets among orphans. But Abigail has secrets she will go to great lengths to keep anyone from knowing, especially Samuel.<\/span><\/p>\nAfter his ma\u2019s death, Matthew Mason found healing in becoming a healer like her. Between assisting his pa and the education provided by the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s, he is on track to become the second doctor Bear Valley desperately needs. But as much as Matthew wants to become a doctor, he would trade it all for a closer relationship with his pa.
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Since his wife\u2019s tragic death, Matthias Mason has served as the only doctor in Bear Valley. When he ventures out on his spring circuit through the foothills, it\u2019s obvious Death is on the prowl. <\/span>With lives on the line, Matthias battles to stay one step ahead. But when Death comes looking for him, will Matthias face his own brokenness and allow God to heal the wounds festering in his heart?<\/span><\/p>\nWhile his sister is out on the circuit, assisting Doc, twelve-year-old Samuel Morgan sets out to prove he can be trusted to do what\u2019s right and that his penchant for stories is more than a pastime. When his best friend\u2019s brother returns to Bear Valley, married to a city girl, and buys back the old family homestead, things don\u2019t add up. <\/span>Sam knows where there\u2019s a secret, there\u2019s a story. But he\u2019s not prepared for how his well-intentioned decision to find the truth will affect everyone in Bear Valley.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the continuation of this family saga, God shows Matthias and Samuel that healing begins with brokenness and some wounds only He can bind.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KABlyg” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/authors-apothecary-3.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5.png” alt=”Texas Heirloom Ornament. A silver cloth bell ornament hangs on the branch of a Christmas tree with a red background.” title_text=”Texas Heirloom Ornament by Jessica White, Sara Meg Seese, and Paula Peckham” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Three Texas-size Romances.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nIn Small Things Liberty<\/em><\/strong> by Jessica White\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A parking spot. An almost kiss. An ornament.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n1923\u2014The only thing war widow Hattie Freemont wants for Christmas is liberty for all. As president of the Fort Worth Women\u2019s Club, she\u2019s determined to see them exercise their new right to vote and oust the current representative. But his assistant keeps showing up at the most inconvenient times, challenging her convictions even though she has the statistics to back them up. First, Mr. Fancy Car tries to steal her parking spot, then her heart. Will he choose love and fight for freedom alongside her? And can she trust in true love twice in a lifetime?<\/span><\/p>\nIn Large Things Unity<\/em><\/strong> by Sara-Meg Seese\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A tree. An electric kiss. A radio proposal.<\/em><\/p>\n1972\u2014Single mom Tricia Little inherited Grandma Hattie\u2019s knack for numbers, but not her knack for love. With money tight and Christmas around the corner, she\u2019s determined to prove to her boss and her next-door neighbor she can take care of herself and her daughter on her own. Radio DJ Mr. Wright can\u2019t help but admire the hard-working woman and her spunky kid on the other side of the fence. When he offers to help them light up their Christmas with a tree, she pushes back. Can they work together to make the holidays brighter? Can he convince Ms. Independent that he\u2019s Mr. Right?<\/span><\/p>\nIn All Things Charity<\/strong><\/em> by Paula Peckham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A bell. A whirlwind kiss. A storm.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n2015\u2014High school teacher Alexis Baxter loves Christmas and her family traditions, like the handmade ornament passed down through five generations. But the final bell before the holiday break doesn\u2019t release her from coaching duties. When the handsome basketball coach confesses he\u2019s spending Christmas alone, she invites him to join her family for a fun-filled night. Joyful bells turn to warning sirens when his biggest regret walks into the party, casting a dark cloud over their budding romance. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth? And can love truly cover a multitude of sins?<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KSO2Ge” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Author Jessica WhiteStory Healer-Caretaker of Words-Steward of Possibility I discovered the magic of books… When my first-grade teacher sandwiched my desk between hers and a bookshelf to help me focus and stop interrupting the class with my incessant talking. This pivotal moment changed the course of my life. I became an avid reader and writer. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":456,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n
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After his ma\u2019s death, Matthew Mason found healing in becoming a \r\nhealer like her. Between assisting his pa and the education provided by \r\nthe sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s, he is on track to become the second \r\ndoctor Bear Valley desperately needs. But as much as Matthew wants to \r\nbecome a doctor, he would trade it all for a closer relationship with \r\nhis pa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
When a simple misstep sends Matthew\u2019s certain future colliding with \r\nAbigail\u2019s uncertain one, God teaches them to stop running, be still, and\r\n trust that He is the true healer of our wounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Sneak Peek at Chapter 1<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPurchase paperback from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPurchase Kindle<\/a><\/strong> edition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n![\"Bound](\"https:\/\/authorjessicawhite.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/05\/bound-by-brokenness-ebook-cover-final.jpg?w=230&h=356\")
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While his sister is out on the circuit, assisting Doc, \r\ntwelve-year-old Samuel Morgan sets out to prove he can be trusted to do \r\nwhat\u2019s right and that his penchant for stories is more than a pastime. \r\nWhen his best friend\u2019s brother returns to Bear Valley married to a city \r\ngirl and buys back the old family homestead, things don\u2019t add up. Sam \r\nknows where there\u2019s a secret there\u2019s a story. But he\u2019s not prepared for \r\nhow his well-intentioned decision to find the truth will affect everyone\r\n in Bear Valley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In the continuation of this family saga, God shows Matthias and \r\nSamuel that healing begins with brokenness and some wounds only He can \r\nbind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Sneak Peek\u00a0of the first two chapters Sign Up For My Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPurchase paperback from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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It would be another 20 years before I discovered I had ADHD. That my mental hyperactivity, need to verbalize my thoughts, and love of planning, but failure to follow through, were not a lack of self-discipline.<\/p>\n
During the in-between, I married, had two children, struggled to finish college, and was diagnosed with chronic migraines. My coping mechanism of writing was my constant. The worlds and characters in my head were as vivid as my real life, if not more.<\/p>\n
After writing five books, I’ve found my voice as a writer of stories that heal the soul. My years of studying philosophy, religion, mythology, and history permeate my core belief that stories shape and heal our lives. I believe the greatest power lies in those who create the narratives that shift the winds of society.<\/p>\n
We are magic makers.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAnd so a new adventure begins, as I enter midlife, to write stories that revive the magic healing power of words. I want to inspire readers like you to embrace the divine magic that dwells inside you. I want to teach you how to heal the wounds in your story and live a brave and authentically beautiful life, like the characters in my stories.<\/p>\n
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Flowers don’t bloom on command\u2014they awaken when conditions are right, responding to their own internal wisdom about warmth, light, and nourishment. Your creativity is rooted in the same natural cycles.<\/p>\nIn\u00a0<\/span>Awakening Spring’s Creativity<\/span>, discover how to honor your body’s resources and your mind’s experimental nature instead of forcing yourself into productivity systems designed for neurotypical, able-bodied storytellers. This groundbreaking guide offers:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Permission to follow your energy\u2019s ebbs and flows.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Practical tools for sustainable storytelling that works with \u2014 not against \u2014 your needs<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Strategies to transform “limitations” into portals of artistic innovation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Pathways to reclaim joy in your creative practice<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Through gentle guidance and revolutionary perspective, this book invites you to reject external pressures and reconnect with your innate creative wisdom. Your stories deserve to germinate, stretch toward the light, and blossom in their own distinctively beautiful forms.<\/p>\nIt’s time to create in powerful, life-affirming ways that honor your divergent mind, disabled body, and lived experiences. More than just a guide\u2014this is your catalyst for the joyful reclamation of your creative life and the liberation of your authentic voice.<\/p>\n
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Fifteen international authors, members of the Unleashing the Next Chapter online writers’ community, join forces to produce a tantalizing and diverse compilation to satisfy your appetite for the sweet, the salty, the light, the dark, and everything in between. This beachy anthology weaves the changes of life with the faithfulness of canine companions in an assortment of genres.
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A timid ghost follows a friendly beagle, hoping to find a forever home. Determined women dive into wild ocean waves. Vacationers yearn for the courage to turn dream jobs into permanent opportunities. Surprises await inside staid museum walls. Magic abounds, pups play matchmaker, and families forge unbreakable links in the face of adversity.<\/span>
Each story in this summer read will keep you coming back for something fresh, something different, something to keep you on the edge of your beach chair. Or wherever you may be.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3A0pCEd” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.authorsapothecary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-1-2.png” alt=”Surviving the Stillness. A snowy path between tall snow dusted pines with a pink and blue clouded sky.” title_text=”Surviving the Stillness by Jessica White” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
At fifteen, Abigail Morgan has learned doing what is right always comes at a cost. Still, she is determined to keep her promise to God to take care of her brother Samuel. But when God derails her plan of heading west to start over in Portland, she\u2019s forced to trust the charity of the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s Orphanage for the winter. Abigail quickly learns there are no secrets among orphans. But Abigail has secrets she will go to great lengths to keep anyone from knowing, especially Samuel.<\/span><\/p>\nAfter his ma\u2019s death, Matthew Mason found healing in becoming a healer like her. Between assisting his pa and the education provided by the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s, he is on track to become the second doctor Bear Valley desperately needs. But as much as Matthew wants to become a doctor, he would trade it all for a closer relationship with his pa.
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When a simple misstep sends Matthew\u2019s certain future colliding with Abigail\u2019s uncertain one, God teaches them to stop running, be still, and trust that He is the true healer of our wounds.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/43G8AJx” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.authorsapothecary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/3-1-2.png” alt=”Bound by Brokenness. Light breaks forth from a blue sky over pines along a river. Distant mountains in the background.” title_text=”Bound by Brokenness” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Since his wife\u2019s tragic death, Matthias Mason has served as the only doctor in Bear Valley. When he ventures out on his spring circuit through the foothills, it\u2019s obvious Death is on the prowl. <\/span>With lives on the line, Matthias battles to stay one step ahead. But when Death comes looking for him, will Matthias face his own brokenness and allow God to heal the wounds festering in his heart?<\/span><\/p>\nWhile his sister is out on the circuit, assisting Doc, twelve-year-old Samuel Morgan sets out to prove he can be trusted to do what\u2019s right and that his penchant for stories is more than a pastime. When his best friend\u2019s brother returns to Bear Valley, married to a city girl, and buys back the old family homestead, things don\u2019t add up. <\/span>Sam knows where there\u2019s a secret, there\u2019s a story. But he\u2019s not prepared for how his well-intentioned decision to find the truth will affect everyone in Bear Valley.<\/span><\/p>\nIn the continuation of this family saga, God shows Matthias and Samuel that healing begins with brokenness and some wounds only He can bind.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KABlyg” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/authors-apothecary-3.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5.png” alt=”Texas Heirloom Ornament. A silver cloth bell ornament hangs on the branch of a Christmas tree with a red background.” title_text=”Texas Heirloom Ornament by Jessica White, Sara Meg Seese, and Paula Peckham” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Three Texas-size Romances.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nIn Small Things Liberty<\/em><\/strong> by Jessica White\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A parking spot. An almost kiss. An ornament.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n1923\u2014The only thing war widow Hattie Freemont wants for Christmas is liberty for all. As president of the Fort Worth Women\u2019s Club, she\u2019s determined to see them exercise their new right to vote and oust the current representative. But his assistant keeps showing up at the most inconvenient times, challenging her convictions even though she has the statistics to back them up. First, Mr. Fancy Car tries to steal her parking spot, then her heart. Will he choose love and fight for freedom alongside her? And can she trust in true love twice in a lifetime?<\/span><\/p>\nIn Large Things Unity<\/em><\/strong> by Sara-Meg Seese\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A tree. An electric kiss. A radio proposal.<\/em><\/p>\n1972\u2014Single mom Tricia Little inherited Grandma Hattie\u2019s knack for numbers, but not her knack for love. With money tight and Christmas around the corner, she\u2019s determined to prove to her boss and her next-door neighbor she can take care of herself and her daughter on her own. Radio DJ Mr. Wright can\u2019t help but admire the hard-working woman and her spunky kid on the other side of the fence. When he offers to help them light up their Christmas with a tree, she pushes back. Can they work together to make the holidays brighter? Can he convince Ms. Independent that he\u2019s Mr. Right?<\/span><\/p>\nIn All Things Charity<\/strong><\/em> by Paula Peckham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A bell. A whirlwind kiss. A storm.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n2015\u2014High school teacher Alexis Baxter loves Christmas and her family traditions, like the handmade ornament passed down through five generations. But the final bell before the holiday break doesn\u2019t release her from coaching duties. When the handsome basketball coach confesses he\u2019s spending Christmas alone, she invites him to join her family for a fun-filled night. Joyful bells turn to warning sirens when his biggest regret walks into the party, casting a dark cloud over their budding romance. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth? And can love truly cover a multitude of sins?<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KSO2Ge” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Author Jessica WhiteStory Healer-Caretaker of Words-Steward of Possibility I discovered the magic of books… When my first-grade teacher sandwiched my desk between hers and a bookshelf to help me focus and stop interrupting the class with my incessant talking. This pivotal moment changed the course of my life. I became an avid reader and writer. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":456,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\r\n
<\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSurviving the Stillness-Book 1 of the Healing Seasons Series<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAt fifteen, Abigail Morgan has learned doing what is right always \r\ncomes at a cost.\u00a0 Still she is determined to keep her promise to God to \r\ntake care of her brother Samuel. But when God derails her plan of \r\nheading west to start over in Portland, she\u2019s forced to trust the \r\ncharity of the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s Orphanage for the winter. \r\nAbigail quickly learns there are no secrets among orphans. But Abigail \r\nhas secrets she will go to great lengths to keep anyone from knowing, \r\nespecially Samuel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
After his ma\u2019s death, Matthew Mason found healing in becoming a \r\nhealer like her. Between assisting his pa and the education provided by \r\nthe sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s, he is on track to become the second \r\ndoctor Bear Valley desperately needs. But as much as Matthew wants to \r\nbecome a doctor, he would trade it all for a closer relationship with \r\nhis pa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
When a simple misstep sends Matthew\u2019s certain future colliding with \r\nAbigail\u2019s uncertain one, God teaches them to stop running, be still, and\r\n trust that He is the true healer of our wounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Sneak Peek at Chapter 1<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPurchase paperback from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPurchase Kindle<\/a><\/strong> edition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBound by Brokenness-Book 2 of the Healing Seasons Series<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSince his wife\u2019s tragic death, Matthias Mason has served as the only \r\ndoctor in Bear Valley. When he ventures out on his spring circuit \r\nthrough the foothills, it\u2019s obvious Death is on the prowl. With lives on\r\n the line, Matthias battles to stay one step ahead. But when Death comes\r\n looking for him, will Matthias face his own brokenness and allow God to\r\n heal the wounds festering in his heart?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
While his sister is out on the circuit, assisting Doc, \r\ntwelve-year-old Samuel Morgan sets out to prove he can be trusted to do \r\nwhat\u2019s right and that his penchant for stories is more than a pastime. \r\nWhen his best friend\u2019s brother returns to Bear Valley married to a city \r\ngirl and buys back the old family homestead, things don\u2019t add up. Sam \r\nknows where there\u2019s a secret there\u2019s a story. But he\u2019s not prepared for \r\nhow his well-intentioned decision to find the truth will affect everyone\r\n in Bear Valley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
In the continuation of this family saga, God shows Matthias and \r\nSamuel that healing begins with brokenness and some wounds only He can \r\nbind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Sneak Peek\u00a0of the first two chapters Sign Up For My Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPurchase paperback from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Flowers don’t bloom on command\u2014they awaken when conditions are right, responding to their own internal wisdom about warmth, light, and nourishment. Your creativity is rooted in the same natural cycles.<\/p>\n In\u00a0<\/span>Awakening Spring’s Creativity<\/span>, discover how to honor your body’s resources and your mind’s experimental nature instead of forcing yourself into productivity systems designed for neurotypical, able-bodied storytellers. This groundbreaking guide offers:<\/span><\/p>\n Through gentle guidance and revolutionary perspective, this book invites you to reject external pressures and reconnect with your innate creative wisdom. Your stories deserve to germinate, stretch toward the light, and blossom in their own distinctively beautiful forms.<\/p>\n It’s time to create in powerful, life-affirming ways that honor your divergent mind, disabled body, and lived experiences. More than just a guide\u2014this is your catalyst for the joyful reclamation of your creative life and the liberation of your authentic voice.<\/p>\n <\/span>Let your stories unfold as nature intended\u2014not on command, but in season.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GdYCrh” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/authors-apothecary-3.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2-1-3.png” alt=”Turquoise wood slats are dusted with sand and seashells with a sun hat and glasses in the upper corner.” title_text=”Next Chapters Unleashed a beachy anthology” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Fifteen international authors, members of the Unleashing the Next Chapter online writers’ community, join forces to produce a tantalizing and diverse compilation to satisfy your appetite for the sweet, the salty, the light, the dark, and everything in between. This beachy anthology weaves the changes of life with the faithfulness of canine companions in an assortment of genres. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3A0pCEd” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/www.authorsapothecary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-1-2.png” alt=”Surviving the Stillness. A snowy path between tall snow dusted pines with a pink and blue clouded sky.” title_text=”Surviving the Stillness by Jessica White” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n At fifteen, Abigail Morgan has learned doing what is right always comes at a cost. Still, she is determined to keep her promise to God to take care of her brother Samuel. But when God derails her plan of heading west to start over in Portland, she\u2019s forced to trust the charity of the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s Orphanage for the winter. Abigail quickly learns there are no secrets among orphans. But Abigail has secrets she will go to great lengths to keep anyone from knowing, especially Samuel.<\/span><\/p>\n After his ma\u2019s death, Matthew Mason found healing in becoming a healer like her. Between assisting his pa and the education provided by the sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s, he is on track to become the second doctor Bear Valley desperately needs. But as much as Matthew wants to become a doctor, he would trade it all for a closer relationship with his pa. 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Distant mountains in the background.” title_text=”Bound by Brokenness” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” max_height_tablet=”400px” max_height_phone=”400px” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii=”off|400px|400px||” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Since his wife\u2019s tragic death, Matthias Mason has served as the only doctor in Bear Valley. When he ventures out on his spring circuit through the foothills, it\u2019s obvious Death is on the prowl. <\/span>With lives on the line, Matthias battles to stay one step ahead. But when Death comes looking for him, will Matthias face his own brokenness and allow God to heal the wounds festering in his heart?<\/span><\/p>\n While his sister is out on the circuit, assisting Doc, twelve-year-old Samuel Morgan sets out to prove he can be trusted to do what\u2019s right and that his penchant for stories is more than a pastime. When his best friend\u2019s brother returns to Bear Valley, married to a city girl, and buys back the old family homestead, things don\u2019t add up. <\/span>Sam knows where there\u2019s a secret, there\u2019s a story. But he\u2019s not prepared for how his well-intentioned decision to find the truth will affect everyone in Bear Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n In the continuation of this family saga, God shows Matthias and Samuel that healing begins with brokenness and some wounds only He can bind.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KABlyg” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/authors-apothecary-3.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/5.png” alt=”Texas Heirloom Ornament. 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As president of the Fort Worth Women\u2019s Club, she\u2019s determined to see them exercise their new right to vote and oust the current representative. But his assistant keeps showing up at the most inconvenient times, challenging her convictions even though she has the statistics to back them up. First, Mr. Fancy Car tries to steal her parking spot, then her heart. Will he choose love and fight for freedom alongside her? And can she trust in true love twice in a lifetime?<\/span><\/p>\n In Large Things Unity<\/em><\/strong> by Sara-Meg Seese\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A tree. An electric kiss. A radio proposal.<\/em><\/p>\n 1972\u2014Single mom Tricia Little inherited Grandma Hattie\u2019s knack for numbers, but not her knack for love. With money tight and Christmas around the corner, she\u2019s determined to prove to her boss and her next-door neighbor she can take care of herself and her daughter on her own. Radio DJ Mr. Wright can\u2019t help but admire the hard-working woman and her spunky kid on the other side of the fence. When he offers to help them light up their Christmas with a tree, she pushes back. Can they work together to make the holidays brighter? Can he convince Ms. Independent that he\u2019s Mr. Right?<\/span><\/p>\n In All Things Charity<\/strong><\/em> by Paula Peckham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>A bell. A whirlwind kiss. A storm.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 2015\u2014High school teacher Alexis Baxter loves Christmas and her family traditions, like the handmade ornament passed down through five generations. But the final bell before the holiday break doesn\u2019t release her from coaching duties. When the handsome basketball coach confesses he\u2019s spending Christmas alone, she invites him to join her family for a fun-filled night. Joyful bells turn to warning sirens when his biggest regret walks into the party, casting a dark cloud over their budding romance. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth? And can love truly cover a multitude of sins?<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KSO2Ge” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Available Here” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#F3EFEA” button_bg_color=”#35463C” button_border_color=”#35463C” background_layout=”dark” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Author Jessica WhiteStory Healer-Caretaker of Words-Steward of Possibility I discovered the magic of books… When my first-grade teacher sandwiched my desk between hers and a bookshelf to help me focus and stop interrupting the class with my incessant talking. This pivotal moment changed the course of my life. I became an avid reader and writer. 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Between assisting his pa and the education provided by \r\nthe sisters of St. Catherine\u2019s, he is on track to become the second \r\ndoctor Bear Valley desperately needs. But as much as Matthew wants to \r\nbecome a doctor, he would trade it all for a closer relationship with \r\nhis pa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n When a simple misstep sends Matthew\u2019s certain future colliding with \r\nAbigail\u2019s uncertain one, God teaches them to stop running, be still, and\r\n trust that He is the true healer of our wounds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Sneak Peek at Chapter 1<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Purchase paperback from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Purchase Kindle<\/a><\/strong> edition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Bound by Brokenness-Book 2 of the Healing Seasons Series<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Since his wife\u2019s tragic death, Matthias Mason has served as the only \r\ndoctor in Bear Valley. When he ventures out on his spring circuit \r\nthrough the foothills, it\u2019s obvious Death is on the prowl. With lives on\r\n the line, Matthias battles to stay one step ahead. But when Death comes\r\n looking for him, will Matthias face his own brokenness and allow God to\r\n heal the wounds festering in his heart?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n While his sister is out on the circuit, assisting Doc, \r\ntwelve-year-old Samuel Morgan sets out to prove he can be trusted to do \r\nwhat\u2019s right and that his penchant for stories is more than a pastime. \r\nWhen his best friend\u2019s brother returns to Bear Valley married to a city \r\ngirl and buys back the old family homestead, things don\u2019t add up. Sam \r\nknows where there\u2019s a secret there\u2019s a story. But he\u2019s not prepared for \r\nhow his well-intentioned decision to find the truth will affect everyone\r\n in Bear Valley.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n In the continuation of this family saga, God shows Matthias and \r\nSamuel that healing begins with brokenness and some wounds only He can \r\nbind.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Sneak Peek\u00a0of the first two chapters Sign Up For My Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Purchase paperback from Amazon.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\n
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A timid ghost follows a friendly beagle, hoping to find a forever home. Determined women dive into wild ocean waves. Vacationers yearn for the courage to turn dream jobs into permanent opportunities. Surprises await inside staid museum walls. Magic abounds, pups play matchmaker, and families forge unbreakable links in the face of adversity.<\/span>
Each story in this summer read will keep you coming back for something fresh, something different, something to keep you on the edge of your beach chair. Or wherever you may be.<\/span><\/p>\n
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