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Past Forward #15-18
Past Forward Volume 4
Alone without friends or family to comfort her after the death of her mother, Willow Finley’s idyllic life is over—and just beginning.
When Willow Finley awakes on a hot summer morning, she is unprepared for the grief that awaits her. Jerked from a life of isolation with her mother, Willow learns what alone really means when she finds her mother still in her bed, never to awaken again in this life.
From the moment Willow arrives in the police station with her startling announcement, Chad Tesdall fights the friendship he knows he can't avoid.
In this volume, Chad and Willow's marriage is everything and nothing like either of them experienced. At last, the Solari trial commences—a step in removing their influence from Chad and Willow's life, but the drama isn't quite over yet! So many firsts-- from first days of marriage to an ending that can, if you so choose, end the series for you. There is more... a lifetime of joys and sorrows together as it continues in Volume Five (Coming Soon).
Follow as Willow's story unfolds past forward.
When Willow Finley awakes on a hot summer morning, she is unprepared for the grief that awaits her. Jerked from a life of isolation with her mother, Willow learns what alone really means when she finds her mother still in her bed, never to awaken again in this life.
From the moment Willow arrives in the police station with her startling announcement, Chad Tesdall fights the friendship he knows he can't avoid.
In this volume, Chad and Willow's marriage is everything and nothing like either of them experienced. At last, the Solari trial commences—a step in removing their influence from Chad and Willow's life, but the drama isn't quite over yet! So many firsts-- from first days of marriage to an ending that can, if you so choose, end the series for you. There is more... a lifetime of joys and sorrows together as it continues in Volume Five (Coming Soon).
Follow as Willow's story unfolds past forward.
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Chautona Havig
274 books1,842 followers**fingers skittle across the keyboard. Stop. Eyelids blink over the top**
Oh, was this bio day? Oops! I forgot. I was lost in my latest manuscript. Umm... bio. Yeah.
Hi! I’m Chautona Havig. (for those who care, that’s Shuh-TONE-uh HAVE-ig). Yeah. Just work with me here. I should have used a pseudonym, but when you grow up with a name like Chautona, it kind of sticks.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. ~ Hebrews 10: 23–25
Those aren’t just words on a page for me–they’re why I write. I write to encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ. The stories I create are to make people laugh, cry, question, consider.
They’re for you.
When the world screams for hope, I try to point you to the true Source of hope–Jesus.
Sometimes life in the church no longer seems a refuge from the pain of a self-serving world around us, but through my stories, I try to point you to the only Refuge that can truly help–the Father’s Everlasting Arms.
And sometimes we just need an escape from the monotony, the emptiness we see around us. We need joy, laughter–what I like to call “just the write escape.”
Christian fiction without apology or pretense–lived, not preached.
What does that even mean?
It means I care–about you. About your walk with Jesus. I care about the words you put before your eyes, the mental pictures those words conjure. It’s difficult to express just how much I love my brothers and sisters in Christ. It’s difficult to share just how much I love you.
But I do.
And I write for you. I sit in my little house in California’s Mojave Desert and I write to show you why one sister believes one thing, why a brother believes another. I write to show you how some Christians handle trials or triumphs–for you. So when you’re faced with something–good or bad, it doesn’t matter–maybe it’ll spark a memory. Maybe that memory will smolder until you pull out your Bible and see what the Lord said about it–about His great love for you. For YOU!
And maybe, just maybe, you’ll share that love with another hurting, confused, or blessed-with-more-than-she-knows-what-to-do-with soul.
I just happen to think that’s the most blessed giving anyone could hope to receive.
Oh, was this bio day? Oops! I forgot. I was lost in my latest manuscript. Umm... bio. Yeah.
Hi! I’m Chautona Havig. (for those who care, that’s Shuh-TONE-uh HAVE-ig). Yeah. Just work with me here. I should have used a pseudonym, but when you grow up with a name like Chautona, it kind of sticks.
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. ~ Hebrews 10: 23–25
Those aren’t just words on a page for me–they’re why I write. I write to encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ. The stories I create are to make people laugh, cry, question, consider.
They’re for you.
When the world screams for hope, I try to point you to the true Source of hope–Jesus.
Sometimes life in the church no longer seems a refuge from the pain of a self-serving world around us, but through my stories, I try to point you to the only Refuge that can truly help–the Father’s Everlasting Arms.
And sometimes we just need an escape from the monotony, the emptiness we see around us. We need joy, laughter–what I like to call “just the write escape.”
Christian fiction without apology or pretense–lived, not preached.
What does that even mean?
It means I care–about you. About your walk with Jesus. I care about the words you put before your eyes, the mental pictures those words conjure. It’s difficult to express just how much I love my brothers and sisters in Christ. It’s difficult to share just how much I love you.
But I do.
And I write for you. I sit in my little house in California’s Mojave Desert and I write to show you why one sister believes one thing, why a brother believes another. I write to show you how some Christians handle trials or triumphs–for you. So when you’re faced with something–good or bad, it doesn’t matter–maybe it’ll spark a memory. Maybe that memory will smolder until you pull out your Bible and see what the Lord said about it–about His great love for you. For YOU!
And maybe, just maybe, you’ll share that love with another hurting, confused, or blessed-with-more-than-she-knows-what-to-do-with soul.
I just happen to think that’s the most blessed giving anyone could hope to receive.
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December 10, 2021
Another winner in the Past Forward Series!
January 28, 2016
Love the characters, but have problems with all the "girl" things and all the descriptions about labor and childbirth. It just felt like too much info.
February 28, 2013
Just when you think there couldn't be more....surprise - another great volume!! Less expensive to buy as "volumes" than individal "episodes" on Amazon if using a Kindle. FYI ~ Volume 5 is out on Kindle if you like this series :)
July 11, 2013
Loved it. Can't wait for the last volume of the series. One of those feel good books.
April 23, 2024
Fantastic Contemporary Christian fiction serial
Fantastic Contemporary Christian fiction serial! I absolutely loved this part of the story! Spoiler Alert: Being married to an identical twin, but my Mother in Love resides in Heaven, the factual and fictional portions are concerning Willow carrying and giving birth to twins was extremely special for me. I'm looking forward to continuing to read how Chad and Willow learn to be parents in the next part of the saga! Recommended!
Fantastic Contemporary Christian fiction serial! I absolutely loved this part of the story! Spoiler Alert: Being married to an identical twin, but my Mother in Love resides in Heaven, the factual and fictional portions are concerning Willow carrying and giving birth to twins was extremely special for me. I'm looking forward to continuing to read how Chad and Willow learn to be parents in the next part of the saga! Recommended!
September 28, 2024
A happy ever after
This reads as a series of shorts and us great. I enjoyed the extended story and am looking gorward to the final book.
This reads as a series of shorts and us great. I enjoyed the extended story and am looking gorward to the final book.
August 30, 2025
this is a good story about forgiveness and second chances. willow is left alone when her mother dies but then other people come into her life.
August 16, 2023
This is 3 more episodes and I enjoyed reading it, although some of Willow's thinking was kind of off base. She seems quite set in her ways, probably a result of living with only her mother for years. But I got a little annoyed at times due to her insisting on things being done her way. She and Chad definitely had some adjusting to do after their marriage, and their were some misunderstandings along the way as they get used to being married. I do want to read the rest to see what happens to them.
January 10, 2013
I have loved every minute of reading each and every volume in this series. And I cannot wait to see what happens next. It is so sad to get to the end of a story like this and can't wait for more.
If you are looking for love & romance without all of the explicit language and sex scenes then this is the series for you. Would be perfect for teenage girls to read. It contains the kind of love & romance that all girls should hold out for.
If you are looking for love & romance without all of the explicit language and sex scenes then this is the series for you. Would be perfect for teenage girls to read. It contains the kind of love & romance that all girls should hold out for.
November 29, 2013
Another great read, can not wait to start the next one.
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