Sublime

Emeline had always seemed occupied with watching everyone else and trying to be helpful, but she’d stayed on the sidelines, as if it weren’t her turn to live. William had thought the hesitation was part of Emeline—part of her personality—but now it was gone. She seemed fully alive in front of him.

Alan only found the courage to leave his first girlfriend because he believed he could earn love more reliably elsewhere. This pattern continued until he met Sara during a brief period of being single. His eagerness to help others and professed Christian values attracted her and made her believe he wanted a healthy marriage like she did. She missed

“Thank you,” she murmured. “This is the first time a man’s ever given me flowers.” “Ah, darlin’ . . .” His perceptive gaze searched her face. “Do you intimidate men so badly, then?” “I do, I’m horrid,” Garrett confessed, and a mischievous laugh broke out. “I’m independent and opinionated, and I love telling people what to do. I have no feminine del

be headed up by a married couple.