The Letter continues the story of Jessi from Until Forever as she comes to grips with being abandoned by her parents as she was growing up. Jessi softly returned the phone to its cradle. She knew this day would come although she didn’t expect it so soon. She had prepared herself but she still felt some odd stirrings within her that were most unexpected. Truthfully she had thought she would feel nothing. Mark wrapped his arms around his wife. “I’m so sorry, honey.” He held her and she sobbed on his shoulder. Not because she mourned the man who fathered her, but because she mourned the relationship they never had and would now never have. Can healing and forgiveness take place beyond the grave? The Letter tells the tale of a broken father/daughter relationship and how communication can bring healing if the heart is willing. The Letter is the first book in the Forever Novella series. This series tells the stories of the secondary characters of the Women of Prayer series. This novella is a companion to Until Forever, Darlene Shortridge’s full-length debut novel.

WANDERING TOO FAR FROM A GIFTED HEART WILL MAKE YOUR WHOLE BODY HURT. Widowed at a young age Julia left everything she has ever known to accompany her brother, Mark, to Wisconsin. Will new surroundings prove to be the answer to healing her heartache? Will her tenuous relationship with her mother be strained beyond repair? Or will their bond grow stronger because of the miles between them?