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Heart wrenching and thought-provoking,
these stories take you on an emotional journey to a crossroad
where you will be inspired to love unconditionally. It begins
with the Author’s Notes and insightful descriptions of the
Ages of Unconditional Love. The journey continues with
the touching story of Nia’s mysterious return in The Visit.
Has she come to receive unconditional love?
From there you travel through the provocative
story, The Breakup. It will challenge you to determine
whether love or obsession inspired Victoria to walk away from
her dreams. But is mere love ever enough to sustain a relationship?
That is the question Elizabeth must answer in the enlightening
story Second Thoughts. Will she walk away from the
“perfect” wedding and the “perfect”
groom? This is a must read for anyone considering a romantic
relationship.
In the probing story, Setting A Screen,
guilt is clearly the motivating emotion. Through daily journal
entries, the protagonist examines her personal demons as well
as God’s reasons for Hurricane Camille and Katrina. How can
a basketball play help her?
The journey concludes with a look at the
tenaciousness of parental love. In the true story, Troubled,
Cameron’s parents determine that he is on a path that
can only lead to incarceration or death. Their unconditional
love induces them to make an excruciating decision. Conversely,
in Coral’s Apology, an unexpected change in mind-set
causes Coral to comprehend the pain that she’s inflicted on
her parents. Who will apologize?
Query: Is your love truly...unconditional?
This collection of short stories was inspired
by what Nycki Whiting calls her blessed season of challenges.
During that season, she discovered her ability to capture
emotions in writing. She also realized that she could create
works that others want to read.
Unconditional is the first publishing
of her endeavor into fiction and creative non-fiction. In
the spring of 2006, she will complete the first installment
of the highly anticipated Stone Trilogy, Grieving a Rollin’
Stone ©2006. The trilogy is influenced by the life
and death of her father, a notorious Detroit gangster, bigamist
and abuser.
Ms. Whiting is a native of Detroit and
a graduate of Cass Technical High School and Wayne State University.
She also completed Georgia State University Law School in
Atlanta where she is a practicing transactional attorney.
She resides with her husband, is the mother of two children,
and the grandmother of Carter Wilson Clay.
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