Welcome!
If you are a returning guest, thank you for your loyalty! If this is your first visit, I thank you for stopping by. When the Heart Believes is officially released!
You may purchase it through the publisher at www.publishamerica.com or just click on the link below. (ISBN# 1-4137-5755-3)
Amazon Shorts
Stop by the Amazon Shorts page to view several short stories by my favorite authors. My own short, "Most Valiant Warrior" is also available through this page. This short is a heartwarming true story about the life struggle of the extremely premature infant and his triumphant survival despite the odds.
Review of "The Glade"
REVIEW OF "THE GLADE" by Aryn Stephens
"The Glade" is a sweet romance, a thrilling adventure, a fantastical dip into a world not so far from ours. Lianna, an innocent slave girl, steals away to spend her time surrounded by the woods and its creatures she loves. But she is soon swept up into palace intrigue and village rumors. The Maker is about to call his believers to the Promised Land, and Lianna will lead their exodus. Lianna has been given a gift by The Maker, the gift of light that shows the way.
In a vision, Lianna visits a beautiful castle where she meets the prince and is swept into loving arms, experiencing the passion and acceptance she’s craved her whole life. Realizing she is destined to be with the Prince in order to fulfill prophecy, Lianna rebuffs the attentions of Dorian, a neighbor and friend she grew up with. But Dorian's love for Lianna reaches far beyond the ordinary, as he relies on his Creator to supply him with the faith that Lianna will be his. In the unfolding events, Lianna comes to realize that she does indeed love Dorian, yet is torn knowing that her destiny is to be with the prince of their homeland. Knowing she is in love with another man, will the Prince still want her for his Queen?
This book is filled with imagery and lively dialogue. Biblical references are written with tongue-in-cheek, kaleidoscopic vision. If you like fantasy and romance, this is an excellent choice. Well done, Aryn!
Lynda Hales
Author of TREACHEROUS LOVE
Spring 2005
About the author
Aryn Stephens is a resident of the ever growing city of San Antonio, Texas. Born on the Alaskan Island of Kodiak, her family moved several times over the United States until her parents settled in the suburbs of Houston, Texas where she spent her high school years. After high school, she attended nursing school in San Antonio. San Antonio has been her home for over twenty years where she practices nursing in a Neonatal Intensive care unit. There is only one other job she would trade this for, and that would be to write novels full time!
Her favorite hobbies besides writing are reading and travel.
