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Christina Suzann Nelson is an inspirational speaker and the award-winning author of If We Make It Home, Swimming in the Deep End, and More Than We Remember. The Way It Should Be releases February 2, 2021.She writes and speaks about hope after dysfunction. Christina is over the top about her passion for faith, family, fiction, and foster care. When she’s not writing, she’s working with the Every Child initiative, chasing escaped steers, reading, breathing in the sweet smell of her horse, hiking with her dog, or enjoying her just-as-crazy family.

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	What Happens Next 4.21 avg rating — 1,455 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Than We Remember 3.91 avg rating — 1,253 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Shaped by the Waves 4.09 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Echoes From a Missing Generation 4.25 avg rating — 92 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Books have a way of meeting us right where we are—offering hope when we’re tired, escape when we need a break, and courage when life demands more than we feel we have to give. This week, I’ve rounded up a collection of stories that did exactly that for me. If you’re looking for inspiration, heart, or a beautifully told mystery, you’re in the right place.

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Silent Summer (Marley Madison Short Mysteries #3)

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“How do I find a way to move forward without looking over my shoulders at the past?”
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“Isn't there a Barbie somewhere waiting for you to pull its head off?”
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“People might not stay on this earth long in body, but when they gave their hearts to others, when they sacrificed for their well-being, a piece of them went on.”
― Christina Suzann Nelson, Shaped by the Waves

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“You may be a bit presumptuous, Miss Woodhart, and may lack certain habits of good etiquette. But in dancing, you exceed many—and in loveliness, I have known no equal.”
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