He was searching for somewhere to belong…
Searching for a place to call home, Merrick Taylor's journey takes him to sunny California, but instead of finding solace, feelings of loneliness and despair consume him. A broken man, Merrick has always been told he is a failure, and growing up with a narcissistic mother and an absent father only made things worse.
She could be the family he needs…
But everything changes when he meets Hollyn Steele, a survivor of her own traumatic past. As they bond online over their shared experiences, Merrick sees a glimmer of hope and a chance at a new family. However, when he suddenly disappears, Hollyn is left wondering what happened to him. But just when all hope seems lost, a phone call changes everything.
In this heart-wrenching tale of healing and redemption, will Merrick finally break free from the chains of his past? And will Hollyn's unwavering support be enough to mend his shattered heart?
Readers can read each book in the Steele Family Saga as a standalone, but the characters do cross over. If you want to meet all the members of the family, it is best to read the books in order.
Coming Soon: Finding Home Again (Steele Family Saga Book 3)
Coming Soon: Finding Home Again (Stele Family Saga Book 3)
Read the Prologue: Belonging Season (Steele Family Saga Book 2)
Looking for a great read? This is the prologue from Belonging Season, the second book in the Steele Family Saga series.
Read the Prologue: Someone to Catch My Teardrops (Steele Family Saga Book 1)
This is the prologue for the first book in the Steele Family Saga series, Someone to Catch My Teardrops.
Before Us: The First Three Chapters.
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Read the First Pages of Brock's Bad Temper (And The Time Machine)
His sister, Brenda, was the kindness queen. The total opposite of Brock, always nice and never mean. She was good to her friends and always helpful to her teachers. Sometimes on Sundays, she would take baked goods to their preacher. Even though she loved him, Brock was really a pest. Once in a while, his sourpuss attitude would put her friendships to the test. They would get so tired of him. For crying out loud, would he give it a rest? She would just shrug her shoulders and take it in stride. Together they would smile and roll their eyes, then decide where to play, indoors or outside.
One day at recess, Brock was being so mean, stomping and snorting and causing a scene. Brenda went over to put her own words to the test.
"Brock Edward Bean, stop being so mean! It's not all about you. You won't always get your way. If you keep this up, you may get a black eye someday. Everyone is tired of your stomping and snorting and causing a scene. Eventually, you'll wind up in the bad temper time machine!" she yelled at him.
"Bad temper time machine?! What is that? What do you mean?!" he shot back.
"Don't kid yourself because it happened to me. I used to get red in the face and have a temper streak. But one night I was in my room, putting on my pajamas. Suddenly I looked up and my heart went bananas. I wasn't in my closet anymore. I was in a cabin, standing on the hardwood floor. Then I got a whooping with a switch before I went out the door. I ran and ran, I screamed and I cried. Then suddenly in our home I was back inside."
"That could never happen. It will never happen to me," he shot back.
"Well, when we go home tonight, you'll have to wait and see," she said, turning around and walking away.