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<\/a>One kiss. That\u2019s all it took to land TJ Halverson firmly in the friend zone. But he\u2019s tired of letting fear of a repeated rejection hold him back from Melody. So tired he\u2019s willing to stoop to a desperate level\u2014one that might put their whole friendship on the line.
Melody Reed is a perpetual disappointment. Ask her mother. Or the cast in the disastrous play she\u2019s directing. Her best friend TJ just can\u2019t see it because she\u2019s never let him\u2014a fact she doesn\u2019t plan on changing. It\u2019s a relief when she finds herself spilling her secret fears and failures to a new online love interest, instead.
When TJ\u2019s feelings are forced out in the open, he\u2019s terrified of losing Melody completely. With her best friend\u2019s heart in her hands, Melody is faced with an impossible decision. Stay where it\u2019s safe and let TJ go for good\u2014or risk her entire identity for a chance at something better.
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Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Forever Yours, Lucy (Book 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n With All My Heart, Joy (Book 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Always and Forever, Elizabeth (Book 4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their wounds run deeper than either could have imagined. Will they let God have final say about their future?<\/strong> Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Faithfully Devoted, Jacob (Book 5) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Can a lost past become the key to their future?<\/strong> Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hugs and Kisses, Charity (Series Prequel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two workplace rivals, one competition. But can he win her heart?<\/strong> Hugs and Kisses, Charity<\/em> is free to all newsletter subscribers. Sign-up here<\/a>! It is also available for purchase in ebook or print format on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Scripted Love series is a Christian romance series set along the shores of Lake Michigan. Join the Halverson siblings as they grow their faith and find love through the written word. With Love, Melody (Book 1) Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now! Forever … Continue reading “Scripted Love”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"emilydana87@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/author\/emilydana87gmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Scripted Love series is a Christian romance series set along the shores of Lake Michigan. Join the Halverson siblings as they grow their faith and find love through the written word. With Love, Melody (Book 1) Available on Amazon in print or ebook form. Also free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Buy now! Forever…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1231"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1555,"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1231\/revisions\/1555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/lucy-2-200x300.jpg\")
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<\/strong>Silas McIntyre is a successful entrepreneur who lacks for nothing\u2014except a woman in his life. That\u2019s because he has a bone to pick with womankind. So, it\u2019s especially galling for him to realize how dependent he has become on his all-too-female personal assistant.
If Lucy Halverson can ever figure out how to make a good choice instead of a foolish one, she\u2019ll be happy. Starting over sounds good. Leaving her grumpy boss, all the better. Not even a secret admirer with a penchant for writing swoon-worthy words can change her mind, whoever he is.
When Lucy announces her intent to leave Silas\u2019s employment, he\u2019ll do just about anything to keep her\u2014even make her fall for him. But when he\u2019s the one to fall instead, his battered heart is on the line.
As Lucy learns there is more to Silas than she ever dreamed, she has to make a decision. Will it be her best one yet\u2014or another disaster to add to her list?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/joy-darker-1-200x300.jpg\")
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<\/strong><\/strong>Joy Halverson isn\u2019t living up to her name. Being a killjoy to those around her\u2014and hiding reality from her online fans\u2014only makes her depression worse. With the holidays coming, it\u2019s time to do something about it. But there\u2019s one thing she didn\u2019t expect\u2014to be attracted to her counselor. Her much older counselor.
Isaac Miller\u2019s only priority in life is providing a stable environment for his disabled daughter. He has no time for flakey women who can\u2019t commit to Paisley. When the young counseling client he can\u2019t stop thinking about steps in to skillfully care for his daughter in a pinch, he is caught by surprise.
As a client, Joy is off-limits to Isaac. He could never deserve her, anyway. An anonymous Christmas card exchange is enough romance for him, right?
<\/strong><\/strong>Besides, Joy doesn\u2019t believe any man would want her for long in real life, no matter his age. Her counselor tries to challenge her thinking\u2014but what will she do when he captures her heart?
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Elizabeth O\u2019Toole never expected to be a widow with three children to support. She\u2019ll do what it takes to survive, though, since her adoptive parents are no help\u2014even if it means taking a job from the man who shattered her heart in high school. All she has to do is keep her distance.
Widower Victor Halverson has his hands full juggling a career as a doctor, raising three small children, and drowning in guilt over his wife\u2019s death. He\u2019s desperate for a nanny, but can he handle facing his worst regret on a daily basis when she applies?
When Victor discovers a life-altering secret about Elizabeth, he knows what he must do. Marrying her ought to atone for the past. And maybe it would if Elizabeth had stopped loving him the first time he broke her heart. The last thing she needs now is marriage to another man who doesn\u2019t love her. Too bad he\u2019s her only option, for better or for worse.
Content warning: contains sensitive references to domestic violence, sexual violence, and the death of a child.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jacob2-1-200x300.jpg\")
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When Jacob Halverson wakes up in the hospital, he doesn\u2019t know where he is. Worse yet, he doesn\u2019t know who he is\u2014or the woman claiming to be his wife of forty-two years. But when she\u2019s at his side, he feels like everything will be okay.
Arlene Halverson never imagined her husband could forget her. Now she is tasked with filling in the blanks of an entire lifetime for Jacob, reminding him of their life together, the family they built, and the love they share.
With the help of old love letters, Arlene journeys through time at Jacob\u2019s bedside, visiting memories both painful and poignant. Together, they search for the reason Jacob hid his illness from her while Arlene finds the courage to share her greatest mistake in hopes Jacob can forgive her a second time.
Will Jacob choose to trust God with an uncertain future? And can Arlene trust Jacob with the past\u2014again?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/emilydanabotrous.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/scripted-love-prequel-cover-200x300.jpg\")
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Charity Griffith has her eyes on the prize. The prize of her workplace competition, that is. If she wins, she can afford the house renovation needed to accommodate her mom\u2019s lost mobility. She will not be distracted\u2014especially not by the handsome new coworker bent on getting under her skin. There\u2019s no way his attention is sincere, even if his pesky emails tempt her to wish so.
Ben Halverson is back in his Michigan hometown after leaving a trail of mistakes behind him. His goal is to find himself again and find God\u2014not a woman. The icy sales manager who works beside him at his new job is begging to be teased, but if she knew the truth about him, she\u2019d misjudge him like everyone else, including his family.
What Ben needs is independence. That workplace grand prize would go a long way toward his dream of owning a home. But when he falls for his biggest rival, he has to choose which matters more: winning the competition\u2014or winning Charity\u2019s heart.
If she\u2019ll even give him a chance. And that remains to be determined.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n