Off The Grid Christmas. Mary Ellen Porter
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Название: Off The Grid Christmas
Автор: Mary Ellen Porter
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense
isbn: 9781474075954
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HOLIDAY HIDEOUT
When computer expert Arden DeMarco hacks secret files and discovers evidence of treason, a price is put on her head. What started as a mission to help a friend is now a fight for her life with assassins and the FBI tracking her down. There’s no time to get distracted by her brother’s best friend, Kane Walker, but the security expert promised Arden’s family he’d bring her safely home for the holidays. Instead they’re dodging bullets—and fighting their growing feelings—while Arden races to break the encryption and find out what’s hidden in the files she stole. But as they’re hunted by armed henchmen determined to make sure those secrets are never uncovered, keeping Arden safe is the only Christmas gift that matters...
“Are you crying?” Kane asked.
She wasn’t a crier. She’d never been a crier. Even when she’d discovered the truth about Randy, she hadn’t cried. She certainly wasn’t going to cry now. She sniffed again, trying to prove that truth to herself.
“Why would I be?” she asked, not opening her eyes because she was afraid a tear might slip out.
“Because you’ve been running for weeks? Because you’re tired? Because it’s almost Christmas and you’re far from home?”
Yes. To all those things.
“I’m this close to decrypting that file, Kane. I just want to get somewhere where I can concentrate on doing it,” she responded.
He didn’t say anything. Just let the truck fill with their silences.
That was fine.
She was fine.
Or, she would be.
Once she fulfilled her promise to Juniper and made it back home.
Please, God, let that happen. Please, she prayed silently, her eyes still closed as the truck descended the mountain.
Off the Grid Christmas was especially fun to write because it gave me the opportunity to take a quirky, socially awkward genius and have her save the world and find true love in the process—and who doesn’t like it when the underdog saves the day and gets the guy?
At its core, Arden and Kane’s story is about embracing the things that make you different and understanding that it’s those differences that make you distinctive in God’s eyes. This doesn’t mean you can’t change or evolve; it simply means you should recognize that you have been made uniquely capable of fulfilling the purpose God has for your life.
It’s also a story about faith and forgiveness. God offers forgiveness to those who seek it, yet—like Kane—some of us struggle with letting go of our mistakes. Forgiving is not about forgetting; it’s simply about putting the past behind us and moving forward in God. We must fix our thoughts on what is good because dwelling on regrets drains us of the strength we need to become the person God wants us to be.
Mary Ellen
MARY ELLEN PORTER’s love of storytelling was solidified in fifth grade when she was selected to read her first children’s story to a group of kindergartners. From then on, she knew she’d be a writer. When not working, Mary Ellen enjoys reading and spending time with her family and search-dog-in-training. She’s a member of Chesapeake Search Dogs, a volunteer search and rescue team that helps bring the lost and missing home.
Off the Grid Christmas
Mary Ellen Porter
MILLS & BOON
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I am the Lord. I am the God of every person on the earth. You know that nothing is impossible for Me.
—Jeremiah 32:27
To my parents, Ed and Shirley Porter, whose constant love and encouragement have guided all my life choices and underpinned my successes. Thank you for your unfailing support and for giving me a strong foundation of faith and family.
And to my in-laws, Eldridge and Joyce Grady, for embracing me as your own from the first day we met. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect extended family.
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