Melissa Wardwell

Independence Islands

2 - Scrumptious Independence: Merriweather Island (Aug-2020)
8 - Heart Pressed: Elnora Island (Feb-2021)
14 - Seasoned Grace: Hooper Island (Aug-2021)
20 - Blended Lives: Sparrow Island (Feb-2022)
26 - Delicious Devotion: Breakers Head (Aug-2022)

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  What God Brings Together
  

  • Mar-2015
  • / Romance
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  Can they walk through the doors God opens for them and allow forgiveness to restore what was taken so long ago?Marriage was forever, at least that was what Emma thought, but an unfortunate turn of events brought her world crashing in around her. Dete...

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  Finding Hope in Savannah
  

  • Sep-2015
  • / Romance
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  Elizabeth "Liz" Thompson gave up on her childhood faith when her parents died while on a mission trip. Determined to do her best after an unplanned pregnancy, she makes a life for herself and her child in Boston. Thirteen years of a quiet life are ro...

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  A Christmas Wedding
  

  • Nov-2015
  • / Romance
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  Dance and Be Glad
  

  • Jul-2016
  • / Christian
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  Jillian Matthews had two priorities in her life - her daughter, Katie, and her dance studio. When her husband died nine years before in the deserts of the Middle East, she became determined to raise her daughter on her own, refusing to open herself u...

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  I Know the Plans
  

  • Oct-2018
  • / Christian
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  All the plans Tiffany and Brad made for their lives as individuals were thrown to the wind the moment they met. Now, after almost a decade of marriage, they spend more time apart than together. Though plans remain unfulfilled, their hearts seek to re...

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  Scrumptious Independence: Merriweather Island
  

  • Aug-2020
  • / Christian
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  Independence Islands - 2
  

  Taste and see that the Lord is good.And so is Beth's cooking! It's a good thing, too. After a lifetime of her family's smothering embrace, a whole new world opens to her with the passing of her beloved grandmother.Armed with an inheritance she never ...

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  Heart Pressed: Elnora Island
  

  • Feb-2021
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  Independence Islands - 8
  

  Crushes are great for grapes, wine, and romance-not so great for hearts.The Sweetheart Festival, an Elnora Island institution, has sparked more than a few romances over the years, but who would have thought it would light a fire in two hearts from tw...

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  Seasoned Grace: Hooper Island
  

  • Aug-2021
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  Independence Islands - 14
  

  You can run from your past, but you can’t escape it. Though he disappeared that day, Raylin McReynolds never believed her father died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. So, when a mysterious letter arrives from Breakers Head, informing her th...

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  Blended Lives: Sparrow Island
  

  • Feb-2022
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  Independence Islands - 20
  

  Wedding bells are ringing on the islands, but more than romance is in the air. Seth Mikels experienced a fulfilling marriage with his wife until her sudden death left him alone to raise their two daughters. As they approach their teens, it’s obv...

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  Delicious Devotion: Breakers Head
  

  • Aug-2022
  • / Contemporary Romance
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  Independence Islands - 26
  

  Why do weddings do their best to ruin relationships? Friends, family-even the couple!Beth Stevens didn't come to the Independence Islands to find a guy, but thanks to her beloved Gram, she had a place to go and the skills to start a business she love...

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  An Unexpected Gift
  

  • Aug-2023
  • / Christian
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  Something's up in Suamalie, and it's looking like love!When Kiana, Lulu, and Meilani decide it's time for the islands to have affordable wedding options, Something Suamalie becomes the marriage of skills, friendship, and wedding splendor on the islan...

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