β Scribed by Myra Johnson
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Graphic designer Natalie Pearce faces the most difficult Christmas of her life. For almost a year, her mother has lain in a nursing home, the victim of a massive stroke, and Natalie blames herself for not being there when it happened. Worse, sheβs allowed the monstrous load of guilt to drive a wedge between her and everyone she lovesβmost of all her husband Daniel. Her marriage is on the verge of dissolving, her prayer life is suffering, and sheβs one Christmas away from hitting rock bottom.
Junior-high basketball coach Daniel Pearce is at his witβs end. Nothing heβs done has been able to break through the wall Natalie has erected between them. And their daughter Lissaβs adolescent rebellion isnβt helping matters. As Danielβs hope reaches its lowest ebb, he wonders if this Christmas will spell the end of his marriage and the loss of everything he holds dear.
Myra Johnson launched her writing career in 1985 when she sold her first short story while taking a course through the Institute of Childrenβs Literature. Myra later joined the ICL staff as a magazine writing instructor, teaching hundreds of students the fundamentals of story and article structure, plotting, character development, and market analysis. She now writes full-time and is active in her church as well as local and national writers groups. Her manuscripts have placed in several contests. One Perfect Christmas won first place in the 2008 Winter Rose (Mainstream with Romantic Elements); Pearl of Great Price took third in the 2007 ACFW Genesis (Contemporary Fiction); and Autumn Rains won the 2005 RWA Golden Heart for Best Inspirational Romance Manuscript. Myra and her husband, Jack, have been married since 1972. Recent transplants from Texas to Oklahoma, they share their home with two love-hungry dogs and a snobby parakeet. The Johnsons have two daughters, both married, and five grandchildren. She currently lives in Broken Arrow, OK. Website: www.myrajohnson.com ; Active blogger on www.myra.typepad.com and www.seekerville.blogspot.com
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