Böcker av Cheryl J McCullough

The Sum of Our Experience is the ending to what started as the "Hattiesville Trilogy." The first installment, The Wedding Party introduces the readers to the characters, and the fictional town of Hattiesville, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. It ends with an unanswered question and disturbing news. Absent...One From Another picks up three years later, answers the question, and introduces a few new characters whose lives are entangled in situations of the characters we already knew. Christmas Dinner wraps it up and ties it neatly with a bow. But the package is full of heartbreak, revelation, contemplation, regrets, lies, and even love. The Sum of Our Experience picks up where Christmas Dinner ends and exposes wounds that never healed, questions priorities, and the definition of a mother's love. There is a major lie at the foundation of one relationship, and a whirlwind decision in another. This story sums up the matters of crime, alcoholism, trust, friendship, love, and marriage.

Does true love really conquer all, no matter what?Leah Robinson is a fun-loving, high-spirited girl who is the daughter of the well-known bishop of Hattiesville Community Church. She seems to have it all: wonderful friends, a near-perfect life, and a wonderful fiancé, Grant Sturdivant, with whom she is deeply in love. Grant is in the army and is stationed in Germany, so before he comes home, she begins planning their dream wedding. After Leah suffers a significant headache one day that puts her in the hospital for an indefinite amount of time, her friends begin to worry about her and whether or not she and Grant will still get married. Meanwhile, Janis Mitchell, Grant''s ex, is jealous of Leah and her relationship with Grant and does everything in her power to break them up. She tells Grant he is the father of her two-year-old daughter, Carmen, and even shows up at the airport upon his arrival from Germany.Will Leah ever recover from her illness in order to marry the love of her life? Will Janis succeed at breaking up Grant and Leah for her own selfish gain? In this compelling novel by author Cheryl J. McCullough, you will follow Leah and Grant, as well as their family and friends, as they face adversity and persevere in spite of how life happens. The Wedding Party is a dynamic story about relationships with a surprising twist ending that you won''t want to miss.

"Christmas Dinner" is the finale of the "Hattiesville Trilogy." It picks up immediately where the second episode ends. The first installment, "The Wedding Party" introduces the characters and the fictional town of Hattiesville, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. It ends with an unanswered question and disturbing news."Absent…One From Another" picks up three years later, answers the question, and introduces a few new characters; whose lives are entangled in the lives of the characters we already know. "Christmas Dinner" wraps it up, and ties it neatly with a bow. The package is full of heart break, revelation, contemplation, regrets, lies, and even love. The theme throughout the story is relationships and how fragile they can be, the importance of nurturing them, and of making good decisions. The characters we have come to love, become friends and a part of our lives. In the midst of past loves, past hurts, kidnapping, terminal illness and sibling rivalry they show us their resolve. But this is not necessarily "happily ever after"… the story and the trilogy end with a surprise.