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Hawaii Love #1
Courageous Love
Courageous Love is Book #1 of 2 Christian Romance books and offers a FREE Preview of the first half of the Hawaii Love Story. It begins with the story of Michelle Clemens’ struggle to come to grips with the loss of a relationship, the discovery of an unplanned pregnancy, and her journey back to Hawaii to pay her last respects to her dying grandmother Lilo. This story highlights Michelle’s journey of courage as an unwed mother, her hopes, her struggles, and her achievements as she trusts God to help her grow.
*This is a FREE Preview and not a stand-alone novel*
In this first book, Michelle Clemens’ life turns upside down when her longtime boyfriend Luke walks away from their relationship, leaving her to deal with an unexpected pregnancy. Afraid of what the future has in store for her, Michelle returns to her faith, trusting God to help her pick up the pieces of her shattered life. But when she thought life couldn’t get any worse, she discovers her precious grandmother Lilo in Hawaii is dying and only has weeks to live. Michelle rushes back home to Trinity Ranch, a cattle farm tucked in the beautiful valleys of Haleiwa, a small town on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The ranch has been in her family for decades ever since Queen Lili-uokalani, the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands granted it to her great-grandfather. Michelle is apprehensive about visiting her family, especially because of the estranged relationship with her father since she ran away with a boy eight years ago. During her journey home, she meets Daniel, a handsome man who touches her heart with his kindness and genuine concern for her wellbeing. But Michelle is forced to keep her love for him secret when she finds out that Daniel is engaged to be married.
Daniel is a stunt man working a shoot for an action movie in Hawaii. While on location away from his home town of Newport Beach, California, he struggles with his conscience trying to rationalize his engagement to Kimberly, the daughter of a wealthy family. He goes through the motion of planning the wedding with his fiancé, but his life is changed forever when he bumps into the beautiful Michelle at the Honolulu airport. A mix up with their airline tickets sends Daniel on a mission into the beautiful countryside of Haleiwa in search of Michelle. But instead of a quick trip to swap plane tickets, he becomes mesmerized with Michelle and the grace and beauty of Hawaiian life on Trinity ranch. Unable to resist, he accepts the Clemens’s hospitality to stay longer even though he knows Kimberly expects him back home soon. Will Daniel recognize the soul mate God has brought into his life or will he leave Hawaii and succumb to the worldly pressures of marrying into a wealthy family? If you love a clean tropical romance, you need to download this book!
Other titles in The Hawaii Love Series by Kelsey MacBride
-Perfect Love : Book 2 of the Hawaii Love Story
*This is a FREE Preview and not a stand-alone novel*
In this first book, Michelle Clemens’ life turns upside down when her longtime boyfriend Luke walks away from their relationship, leaving her to deal with an unexpected pregnancy. Afraid of what the future has in store for her, Michelle returns to her faith, trusting God to help her pick up the pieces of her shattered life. But when she thought life couldn’t get any worse, she discovers her precious grandmother Lilo in Hawaii is dying and only has weeks to live. Michelle rushes back home to Trinity Ranch, a cattle farm tucked in the beautiful valleys of Haleiwa, a small town on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The ranch has been in her family for decades ever since Queen Lili-uokalani, the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands granted it to her great-grandfather. Michelle is apprehensive about visiting her family, especially because of the estranged relationship with her father since she ran away with a boy eight years ago. During her journey home, she meets Daniel, a handsome man who touches her heart with his kindness and genuine concern for her wellbeing. But Michelle is forced to keep her love for him secret when she finds out that Daniel is engaged to be married.
Daniel is a stunt man working a shoot for an action movie in Hawaii. While on location away from his home town of Newport Beach, California, he struggles with his conscience trying to rationalize his engagement to Kimberly, the daughter of a wealthy family. He goes through the motion of planning the wedding with his fiancé, but his life is changed forever when he bumps into the beautiful Michelle at the Honolulu airport. A mix up with their airline tickets sends Daniel on a mission into the beautiful countryside of Haleiwa in search of Michelle. But instead of a quick trip to swap plane tickets, he becomes mesmerized with Michelle and the grace and beauty of Hawaiian life on Trinity ranch. Unable to resist, he accepts the Clemens’s hospitality to stay longer even though he knows Kimberly expects him back home soon. Will Daniel recognize the soul mate God has brought into his life or will he leave Hawaii and succumb to the worldly pressures of marrying into a wealthy family? If you love a clean tropical romance, you need to download this book!
Other titles in The Hawaii Love Series by Kelsey MacBride
-Perfect Love : Book 2 of the Hawaii Love Story
145 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 14, 2015
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November 2, 2018
I want more
Very good read, a little too brief in my opinion. I loved reading about lead female character Michelle's journey back to her original home in Hawaii. She has and is enduring some challenges, but I truly think Michelle is much stronger and courageous than she realizes. I look forward to read more book in this series.
Very good read, a little too brief in my opinion. I loved reading about lead female character Michelle's journey back to her original home in Hawaii. She has and is enduring some challenges, but I truly think Michelle is much stronger and courageous than she realizes. I look forward to read more book in this series.
February 2, 2016
Believable, flows smoothly, enjoyable.
Definately want to read the next book. Very interesting setting for the story and I believe the author has true knowledge of her subjects. Sticking with a christian setting is a big plus.
Definately want to read the next book. Very interesting setting for the story and I believe the author has true knowledge of her subjects. Sticking with a christian setting is a big plus.
May 14, 2023
Excellently written Christian booklet
This booklet was excellently written. It had some excitement and anger and sadness, it had mistakes that we all make as Christian or not. It had reality in it. And, it let you know at the beginning that it is just a booklet and not the complete story, which was excellent because it let you know that you will have to get the next book to get to the end of the story. I appreciate the fact that they said it at the beginning so that I won't waste my time reading something and then find out that it's not the full book near the ending when there's no ending and your left with a cliffhanger. Whereas I was able to make a decision if I even wanted to get started with the story, which was excellent
This booklet was excellently written. It had some excitement and anger and sadness, it had mistakes that we all make as Christian or not. It had reality in it. And, it let you know at the beginning that it is just a booklet and not the complete story, which was excellent because it let you know that you will have to get the next book to get to the end of the story. I appreciate the fact that they said it at the beginning so that I won't waste my time reading something and then find out that it's not the full book near the ending when there's no ending and your left with a cliffhanger. Whereas I was able to make a decision if I even wanted to get started with the story, which was excellent
June 21, 2020
A great story about leaving and coming back home.
God showed up in this wonderful book about how a daughter left home to move away but came back home to where her father had a hard time of welcoming her back . A great inspiration and love dtory.
God showed up in this wonderful book about how a daughter left home to move away but came back home to where her father had a hard time of welcoming her back . A great inspiration and love dtory.
April 18, 2020
Amazing setting
Love Hawai'i .. I've been there twice! This is a good story, and I wasn't ready for it to end!
Love Hawai'i .. I've been there twice! This is a good story, and I wasn't ready for it to end!
September 6, 2024
This is part one of a two part series. I like the simplicity of the plotline, and I like how it challenges the Christian view of Godly relationships stemming out of "it's-complicated" situations.
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