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Love Anyway, a guest post by Angela Strong

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Angela Strong

I sold my first romance novel Love Finds You in Sun Valley, Idaho on proposal alone. That meant I had a contract before I wrote the book. Which would have been great if my ex-husband didn’t decide to leave me at that same time. I was forced to write a romance novel as my own marriage fell apart. Then I decided to never write romance again. Because love sucked.

I broke up with my agent. I wrote angry blogs. And if there was a television show on about divorce, others would worry that it would hurt me. But I liked those. It was going to weddings that hurt. And watching engagement videos on youtube. And renaming my anniversary “my noniversary.” Ouch.

But then I met an amazing man. A too-good-to-be-true man. Or so I thought.

I tried to scare him away by telling him how part of my heart was still dead. But he loved me anyway. I would cry because I didn’t feel I deserved him. But he loved me anyway. I waited for something horrible to happen that would break us up. But he loved me anyway.

He proposed anyway.

He married me anyway.

He took me to the beach to celebrate our third anniversary this year anyway.

And now there is nothing I’d rather write than romance novels. Because love is powerful. It is worth waiting for. And it changes lives!

So for those of you who have told me before things like, “Christians shouldn’t write romance , they should write about things that matter like politics,” or “I wouldn’t let my daughter read your novel because it awoke love to early.” I get it.

And I love you anyway.

Angela Strong

Bio:
Angela sold her first article while still in high school, studied journalism at the University of Oregon, and now writes light-hearted and life-changing stories in a variety of genres including romance and middle-grade fiction. She started IDAhope Writers to help out other authors and has been awarded Idaho Top Author for two years in a row. You can find out more about her and her books at www.angelaruthstrong.com.
Book Blurb:
I, Joey Michaels, am the Snowball Fight Professional. Basically this means that customers pay me to shoot snowballs at other people. I’ll use the profits to buy Grandma a gift so impressive that she’ll give me a puppy for Christmas. Unless, of course, my cousin Winston has anything to do with it.
Earning the puppy wouldn’t be so hard if I didn’t have the following problems: 1) Winston stealing my employee 2) Winston getting me in trouble every time I do something wrong 3) Winston blaming me for things I don’t even do
If I don’t get the puppy … ugh. This might turn into an all out winter war!
The Snowball Fight Professional is Book 2 in the Fun4Hire Series.

 

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  1. Amy Leigh Simpson says

    Love this! Sounds silly but I think the heart is stronger than any bone in the body because once broken I truly believe it heals stronger than before. I wish I knew why but I know when we emerge on the other side it was all worth it. Thank you for sharing your beautiful love story.

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