Hi, I just wanted to make a quick update to let everyone know that my latest book, a Young Adult Christian Romance novel called The First I Do has been released on Amazon in Kindle, Paperback, and Kindle Unlimited here.
Here’s a little about it…
The First I Do – September 15th, 2001 seemingly fit the category of an uneventful day for Maybelle Lloyd and Michael Hawkins, but unbeknownst to them, it was one of the most important days of their lives.
Thirteen years later, the two teenagers are met with the shocking discovery that on that day, they promised before God to be wed till death do they part! Who in their right mind would allow a pair of toddlers to wed? Yet, when they learn it was done with the intent to just be ceremonial for Michael’s terminally ill mother, it begins to click. Somehow, it was legally recognized, and now, the two teens are met with the question, do they honor the promise they made as children, or do they annul it?
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7 Facts about Dogwood Dreamer/Sarah N. Ham
Fact 1: I’ve Written 20 Novels, 6 which are now published
I’ve wanted to be an author since the age of 10 when we had an author presenter at our school. After hearing this man talk about all the struggle and hard work he had to go through to become a published author, somehow that translated into my 10-year-old brain, I wanna do that, too. Go figure… but I wouldn’t change it for the world, because writing has given me an escape and comfort in both good times and bad. I think it’s one of the strengths God has given me, and I’ll always enjoy it, regardless if I’m ever a best-seller or not.
Fact 2: I am a Christian
This is something I will never hide. I am a Christian and will always love and be thankful of my God and Savior because I never deserved such grace, but He still gave it to me. I thank Him for every day of breath and all the blessings He has given me.
Fact 3: I live with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
This is just a fancy way of saying I have split personalities. Currently, I’ve only dealt with the last one in recent years, Nikki, but at one time I had two others, Xena and Rin. I don’t have to rely on them as much as before, but when I first learned about them in middle school, they were coming out anywhere from daily to hourly. I used to be scared of them, thinking I was a freak, but now, I am strong in it and know that everything is going to be okay.
Fact 4: I’m a Thrifty Money-Conscious Gal
I don’t like to spend more than I have to on anything. My prom dress was $1.00 from a thrift store, my wedding dress was $150 from eBay. I made my own veils, my bridesmaids’ jewelry and hair accessories, the wedding decor, and more. My whole wedding I planned in California for less than $10,000 including the honeymoon will 100 guests. I just want to be a good steward with the money God has blessed me with.
Fact 5: I am Married to the Love of My Life
I met my husband back in 2007 on Halloween night, the same day my braces were put in. What an evil orthodontist! Yet somehow, he found Ms. Sore Mouth over there sucking on Hershey’s bars (out of revenge to said orthodontist) cute. We started dating in 2011, made it through three-and-a-half years of a long distance relationship, and finally married in December of 2016. He is so patient and supportive of all that I do, and I love how godly of a man he has always been.
Fact 6: I Love Cats
Pictured above is my old cat, Cypress, that I had for twelve years. I love cats and have been around them since I was a child. They are so stubborn at times but so cute. Right now I have two dogs with my husband and family, but someday I want to have a cat again, preferably a black cat or tabby from a rescue since they are the least likely to be adopted.
Fact 7: The Inspiration for My Very First Stories as a Catapiller Stuffed Animal by Aurora/Sharon Lea Larsen
Like I said, I started writing stories at the age of 10, starting with a collection of short stories (45 in total) from 2005-2007 that were thanks to a stuffed animal butterfly cat that I named Elizabeth Helen (after Emily Elizabeth from Clifford the Big Red Dog). I went on to entitle them The Adventures of Elizabeth Helen, and someday, I hope to rewrite them and publish them in a children’s short story collection book. I still have the stuffed animal to this day, by the way.
So, my sixth novel, the sequel to The College Girl’s Coiffetta is finally out on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback edition. There’s been a bit of a technically error on Amazon’s part over the paperback stock on the main site, but it is available currently on some of the sister sites (UK, DE, FR, and IT). I’m currently working with Amazon to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible, but the Kindle edition is also available as well as it’s available for free on Kindle Unlimited.
Here’s what it’s about!
Papillon Noir (Book 2 of Len Champagne Series) tells the story of Mahieu Len, the grandfather of Korbel. When Gatsby is struggling to find the reason for Korbel’s secretive behavior, he confides in Mahieu for advice and support. Along the way, he can’t help but ask the story of how Mahieu met his late wife, Seraphina. The answer will shock him.
Travel back in time to 1944 in France, when a young Mahieu Len fights at D-Day in order to liberate France and gain back the Len Estates in Champagne. Along the way, he finds himself tangled in the complicated life of a young prostitute from the Papillon Noir maison close in Cherbourg, France.
Now that I have finished the 4giveness Series, I am moving on to a much more light-hearted and cute story called The College Girl’s Coiffetta: A Len Champagne Story. This one will have a sequel coming out later this year, but I wanted people to see one of my adult books. While not really anymore explicit in content than my last books (They are still clean, Christian books for the most part), the audience for this one is much more college-aged adults than teens. Here it is.
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The College Girl’s Coiffetta: A Len Champagne Story– When Korbel Len moves halfway across the globe to enter Hendon University in London, she has two goals in mind, to complete her Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design and to form friendships to last a lifetime. Having been raised as the only child and benefactor of Len Estates in Napa Valley, Korbel has always struggled to make real friends. However, in meeting the eccentric art major, Cici Blackwood, she’ll find that and more. Still, life is never that simple, and when school drama and betrayal stand in the way of that picture-perfect world, what’s a 21st Century flapper girl to do but fight for it the only way she knows how. Utilizing charm, intelligence, and poise, Korbel Len won’t back down so easily.
Eventually a sequel to this one will be released which discusses Korbel’s grandfather, Mahieu telling his story on how he met his wife during WWII in France. I do not have a cover yet for that one, but I am very excited to complete that story along with how excited I was in writing it. I hope you enjoy the Len Champage series of books, and thanks so much for the support.
It’s finally here and complete. The last book in the 4giveness series, 2 Complic8d 4 You is available to read. Here’s about it.
2 Complic8d 4 You-Taking place 16 years after F8 of a Family, Evangeline Edwardson, one of Hope’s triplets, finds herself the odd daughter out. The only Deaf child, the only hemophiliac child, and the only child without prodigious intelligence and talents, Evangeline starts acting out, sleeping with random guys, skipping class, and sneaking into bars. Hope and Link have no idea how to handle her.
Then, a transfer student from Quebec named August joins her class, and Evangeline can’t ignore his kindness even if she tries. Can August’s friendship and love help remind Evangeline of her self-worth and true beauty? How will Evangeline’s family handle the underlying truth behind Evangeline’s actions? Can Evangeline follow in her family’s footsteps in seeking forgiveness and love? All this and more in the exciting conclusion to the 4giveness series.
Available on Amazon in Paperback and Kindle Formats.
I’m so excited to say that the third book in the 4giveness Series is now available on Amazon in both Kindle and Paperback formats. The Kindle version is also part of the Kindle Unlimited library as well as part of the Matchbook program.
The Paperback version is Prime eligible and with the Matchbook program, if you purchase the paperback version, you can get a copy of the Kindle version for free.
Thanks and I hope you all enjoy. Also, if you decide to pick up a copy, please can you leave a review of the book. I’d appreciate it so much if you would. Thanks and God bless.
And, it’s finally here, too. The paperback version of 4ever a Father, the sequel to Finally 2gether and the second book out of four in the 4giveness series.
Just like the first book, it is Prime eligible and Matchbook eligible for a free Kindle copy with every Paperback purchase.
4ever a Father– Taking place eleven years after Finally 2gether, this sequel tells the story of Seth Henderson, one of Azura’s triplets, now a teenager himself and trying to get through high school. He finally thinks his life is going pretty well when he finds that his childhood crush, Farah, might feel the same as him. However, skeletons from both their past seem to want to infer with that. Seth finds himself battling to come to grips with forgiving his absentee father when he suddenly resurfaces in his life, and Farah encounters a young man who blames her for the poor childhood he was handed when his father was incarcerated for abducting Farah as a child.
Can Seth protect Farah from whatever Jeremy’s planning, or will he find himself unintentionally tangled in the web of Jeremy’s schemes as well? Can he find a way to overcome his hatred for his father, or will it require taking a step in the man’s shoes to finally forgive him?
So, the paperback version of Finally 2gether, the first book in the 4giveness series is now available for purchase on Amazon. It is eligible for Prime at the moment and with the Matchbook program, if you purchase a physical copy of the book, you are entitled to a free copy of the Kindle version.
Finally 2gether– Azura Henderson was your average 11-year-old when she went to a birthday party that would change her life forever. One bottle of wine in the hands of her 14-year-old best friend, and both teens are met with the terrifying reality of his actions when Azura finds herself pregnant with triplets.
Deciding to honor God the best she can, she selflessly chooses to keep the children and forgive her friend rather than have him arrested. However, life refuses to give her a break as she faces one hardship after another.
Only by her hope in God and meeting an old face from her past, can she grow to overcome her scars, find joy in God’s purpose for her life, and find love in the most unexpected of ways.
After some work and continuous editing, the second novel in the 4giveness series is now available on Kindle. Paperback editions will be made available soon.
4ever a Father Book Cover
4ever a Father– Taking place eleven years after Finally 2gether, this sequel tells the story of Seth Henderson, one of Azura’s triplets, now a teenager himself and trying to get through high school. He finally thinks his life is going pretty well when he finds that his childhood crush, Farah, might feel the same as him. However, skeletons from both their past seem to want to infer with that. Seth finds himself battling to come to grips with forgiving his absentee father when he suddenly resurfaces in his life, and Farah encounters a young man who blames her for the poor childhood he was handed when his father was incarcerated for abducting Farah as a child.
Can Seth protect Farah from whatever Jeremy’s planning, or will he find himself unintentionally tangled in the web of Jeremy’s schemes as well? Can he find a way to overcome his hatred for his father, or will it require taking a step in the man’s shoes to finally forgive him?
After over ten years since writing the initial draft of my first novel, I have finally gotten to the point where I decided it was ready to publish utilizing Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing service. I looked into various self-publishing companies, but for the prices they were offering, I’d rather have more control and do the work myself. It was more taxing, and we’ll see if I missed some glaring issues along the way (please, God, please don’t let it riddled with typos and grammatical errors, I used so many different programs and re-reads to try to catch them all). So, without further ado, my novel, Finally 2gether: A Story of 4giveness. This is book one in the 4giveness series with the other four books planned to be released as soon as I can finish the formatting on them as well.
But, I will repeat the info here, in case they don’t want to backtrack for the details on all four books.
The Cover Art for Finally 2gether
Finally 2gether– Azura Henderson was your average 11-year-old when she went to a birthday party that would change her life forever. One bottle of wine in the hands of her 14-year-old best friend, and both teens are met with the terrifying reality of his actions when Azura finds herself pregnant with triplets. Deciding to honor God the best she can, she selflessly chooses to keep the children and forgive her friend rather than have him arrested. However, life refuses to give her a break as she faces one hardship after another. Only by her hope in God and meeting an old face from her past, can she grow to overcome her scars, find joy in God’s purpose for her life, and find love in the most unexpected of ways.
If you’re interested in purchasing it, it is available right now on Amazon in Kindle form. Paperback copies will be available soon as well. Thanks for everyone’s support, and I hope you enjoy.
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