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Destined: A Friends to Lovers Contemporary Christian Romance
A woman left at the altar. A man praying for the woman made for him.
When Morgan’s fiancé calls off their Valentine’s Day wedding minutes before she was to walk down the aisle, everything changes. She retreats into herself questioning how she allowed this man to change who she is and what she wants out of life. And why she wasn’t enough.
Finally emerging from the embarrassment of being a jilted bride, she slowly comes back to life with the help of her friends, family, and a friendship that turns into much more. If she allows him to knock down the walls she erected around her heart.
Andrew’s everything her fiancé wasn’t. And when she learns he prayed for a wife, the one God destined for him, she wonders if this is the man meant for her all along. Through a shared love for cooking, country music and close family ties, they grow closer. Can Morgan overcome the doubts her ex planted and give in to true love?
Click the BUY NOW button to see Morgan and Andrew fall for each other and realize God’s timing is the only one that matters.
When Morgan’s fiancé calls off their Valentine’s Day wedding minutes before she was to walk down the aisle, everything changes. She retreats into herself questioning how she allowed this man to change who she is and what she wants out of life. And why she wasn’t enough.
Finally emerging from the embarrassment of being a jilted bride, she slowly comes back to life with the help of her friends, family, and a friendship that turns into much more. If she allows him to knock down the walls she erected around her heart.
Andrew’s everything her fiancé wasn’t. And when she learns he prayed for a wife, the one God destined for him, she wonders if this is the man meant for her all along. Through a shared love for cooking, country music and close family ties, they grow closer. Can Morgan overcome the doubts her ex planted and give in to true love?
Click the BUY NOW button to see Morgan and Andrew fall for each other and realize God’s timing is the only one that matters.
238 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 14, 2024
About the author
Tara Taffera
9 books63 followersTara Taffera is an avid reader and the author of A Divine Love Series. She writes contemporary sweet romance enveloped in hope and faith. Book two and three in her series, Love Unfailing, and Love Reunited, won the silver medal in the 2022 and 2023 Illumination Book Awards in the romance category. Love Unfailing was also a semi-finalist in the Indies Today Awards. And Love Reunited was nominated in the romance category in the 2023 Christian Indie Awards.
She lives in Virginia with her husband of almost 25 years, a non-reader himself who provides valuable advice on her books—all those baseball scenes! He is one of her biggest cheerleaders, along with her three daughters.
You can find Tara on all the major social media platforms, and her books are available on Amazon.
She lives in Virginia with her husband of almost 25 years, a non-reader himself who provides valuable advice on her books—all those baseball scenes! He is one of her biggest cheerleaders, along with her three daughters.
You can find Tara on all the major social media platforms, and her books are available on Amazon.
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March 12, 2024
Great Christian romance novel! I am enjoying this whole series and look forward to the next one. Andrew and Morgan's story is realistic but also a sweet love story.
February 15, 2024
Once again, this author's story has won my heart. The tale of two friends who slowly become more is sure to be a reader favorite. Morgan and Andrew are characters who endear themselves to us. Morgan is hurting and vulnerable. Andrew wants to help her heal and become the man she longs for. But he must be careful with her broken heart. As they get to know each other better as friends, they begin to feel the draw of love, and begin the healing process together. I love the supportive friends and families looking out for both of them and encouraging each of them to seek God's will for their lives, and to open their hearts to the possibility of love. A truly heartwarming story that has left me eager for this author's next book.
March 1, 2024
When her fiancé calls off their Valentine’s Day wedding minutes before walking down the aisle, she tries to find where the confident woman she used to be went…Is Andrew , Morgan’s meant to be? He’s vulnerable and sweet and his prayers may just have been answered … Beautiful heart and soul romance, well written and sweet . I read a forwarded book and I’m leaving my review voluntarily in my own words
February 14, 2024
This was a beautifully written, tender-hearted romance with a cast of authentic characters that you will fall in love with.
Morgan is living every woman's nightmare when her future husband literally leaves her at the altar. She is already dressed in her beautiful wedding gown when she receives a text from him stating he cannot marry her. Yes, I said text. She is beyond mortified. I felt such empathy for her at this stage of the book. Her brothers are talking about what they would like to do to Brandon for hurting their sister, and she just wants to crawl into a hole. She completely withdraws from her family and the outside world. She just works and goes home. Her self-esteem has been dealt a devastating blow that she cannot get past. However, she has wonderful friends and family who love her, and they are determined to bring her back out into the world.
Andrew has prayed for his future wife for many years. His friends think they would make a wonderful couple, but Morgan, needless to say, is a little uncomfortable. She agrees to go out with her friends, including Andrew to listen to bands for their friends' future wedding. There are some uncomfortable moments for them. They are so much alike with their love of cooking. Their wonderful families are a lot alike as well. It is almost as if they were destined to be together.
This was a heartwarming romance that will warm your soul. This story shows that true love often has hurdles, but it is worth it all in the end. The families of both main characters, as well as their wonderful friends, were a true testament to how having these kind of relationships can help heal someone in their time of need. This was a heart happy book with a faith infused story woven into the fabric of the storyline. It was the perfect book to be released on Valentines Day. Romance lovers will enjoy this clean, sweet romance.
Thank you to the author for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Morgan is living every woman's nightmare when her future husband literally leaves her at the altar. She is already dressed in her beautiful wedding gown when she receives a text from him stating he cannot marry her. Yes, I said text. She is beyond mortified. I felt such empathy for her at this stage of the book. Her brothers are talking about what they would like to do to Brandon for hurting their sister, and she just wants to crawl into a hole. She completely withdraws from her family and the outside world. She just works and goes home. Her self-esteem has been dealt a devastating blow that she cannot get past. However, she has wonderful friends and family who love her, and they are determined to bring her back out into the world.
Andrew has prayed for his future wife for many years. His friends think they would make a wonderful couple, but Morgan, needless to say, is a little uncomfortable. She agrees to go out with her friends, including Andrew to listen to bands for their friends' future wedding. There are some uncomfortable moments for them. They are so much alike with their love of cooking. Their wonderful families are a lot alike as well. It is almost as if they were destined to be together.
This was a heartwarming romance that will warm your soul. This story shows that true love often has hurdles, but it is worth it all in the end. The families of both main characters, as well as their wonderful friends, were a true testament to how having these kind of relationships can help heal someone in their time of need. This was a heart happy book with a faith infused story woven into the fabric of the storyline. It was the perfect book to be released on Valentines Day. Romance lovers will enjoy this clean, sweet romance.
Thank you to the author for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 15, 2024
Great book!
I loved how strong Andrew's faith was as he spent years praying for God to provide a wife for him and how he didn't just settle for anyone. I loved how he cared so much for Morgan as a friend, not realizing that she was the one God chose for him.
I found the story realistic and the characters engaging.
I received an ARC courtesy of StoryOrigin and this is my honest, voluntary review.
I loved how strong Andrew's faith was as he spent years praying for God to provide a wife for him and how he didn't just settle for anyone. I loved how he cared so much for Morgan as a friend, not realizing that she was the one God chose for him.
I found the story realistic and the characters engaging.
I received an ARC courtesy of StoryOrigin and this is my honest, voluntary review.
February 3, 2024
Love doesn't try to mold someone into what it wants her to be and then leave her at the altar. love might have been there all along, waiting and still loving. I also love how Andrew prayed for his wife long before he knew who she would be. Very good!
March 10, 2024
This is a sweet romance of two people looking for the right one for them. Morgan and Andrew are on a very interesting path and journey and their romance is beautiful. I enjoyed their story.
September 10, 2024
Some of my favourite romances are those based on a solid friendship that slowly becomes more and God is honoured in the way it is done - and this book ticked all those boxes so neatly. Andrew and Morgan's story is tender and sweet, with believable pacing and realistic characters. I enjoyed the interactions with all the family and the strong friendships in the group. I really liked this book and am looking forward to book 3 in the series.
This is a standalone story, but would be nicer to read in order. A clean, sweet romance (no blushing required, no swearing). There is a large faith element to the story, but would have been nice to have the MCs relying even more on God for day-to-day living.
* I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of the book.
This is a standalone story, but would be nicer to read in order. A clean, sweet romance (no blushing required, no swearing). There is a large faith element to the story, but would have been nice to have the MCs relying even more on God for day-to-day living.
* I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of the book.
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