You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. - Jeremiah 29:13
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Diane Yates
Author & Speaker
"I write to be read. I want my readers to laugh, cry, and rally for my heroes and heroines. And when they read the words ‘THE END,’ and close the cover, nothing would please me more than if the book they’d just finished would inspire and encourage them." ~ Diane Yates

Halley is going on a Christmas cruise with Candace, but when she boards the ship and opens her door, all hopes of a merry cruise evaporate. Candace has sold her ticket to Devon, the mean-spirited bully who took pleasure in tormenting Halley in high school. Now she must share the same room, attend the same excursions, and eat at the same table with the one man she never wanted to see again.
This Christmas, join the cruise where enmity meets forgiveness and hatred falls for love.

The sixteen-year-old spunky daughter of a judge falls in love with the son of a school teacher in the Ozarks prior to the Great Depression. Clella believes their love will never die, but times and people change. Six children and two decades later, Clella feels desperate. The man she thought would always be by her side is miles away while she tries to remain faithful and pick up the pieces in another town. When a chance meeting changes everything, Clella’s faith and beliefs are tested.
Follow Clella through her true story about love, loss, betrayal, and the courage to love again.

Fate Series Book 2
David Drake falls in love with his childhood best friend, Aliyah Zimmerman, but theirs is an impossible fate. Can David bridge the gap between his Christianity and Aliyah’s Jewish Faith in time to save their relationship and prevent her impending marriage, or will their love be forever lost?
"With passion, honesty, pain, and respect, this book definitely lights the fire of the soul. "~ Aharon Levarko, Israeli Tour Guide

Fate Series Book 1
Shattered expectations and unwitting mistakes drag a couple through the trial of their lives, a marriage of convenience, and ultimately a lesson on the importance of faith, love, and family.
When Beth discovers the one she loves has deceived her, she flees New York City without telling him she’s carrying his child. Two years later, she must return to New York from Connecticut and face her baby’s father. Just when Phil decides to forget his love for Beth, she reappears with shocking news. He won’t forgive her for what she’s done, but he’ll do anything to rescue the little girl he didn’t know existed. With Phil and Beth at odds, nothing short of a miracle from God will change Melissa’s fate.

In this second book, the true story continues with Clella “Catherine” and her family in 1957. Life holds such promise as they travel to new destinations and adventures, from one job and town to another. Catherine loves her husband and he loves her; isn't that all that matters? She soon learns her trials are not over. It's through these trials and adversities, however, that Catherine and her daughter, Diane, discover the will to overcome through the one and only true love, which is all that matters.
Now Available in Audiobook Format!

Fate Series Book 1 Audiobook
Shattered expectations and unwitting mistakes drag a couple through the trial of their lives, a marriage of convenience, and ultimately a lesson on the importance of faith, love, and family.
When Beth discovers the one she loves has deceived her, she flees New York City without telling him she’s carrying his child. Two years later, she must return to New York from Connecticut and face her baby’s father. Just when Phil decides to forget his love for Beth, she reappears with shocking news. He won’t forgive her for what she’s done, but he’ll do anything to rescue the little girl he didn’t know existed. With Phil and Beth at odds, nothing short of a miracle from God will change Melissa’s fate.
Now Available in Audiobook Format!

Halley is going on a Christmas cruise with Candace, but when she boards the ship and opens her door, all hopes of a merry cruise evaporate. Candace has sold her ticket to Devon, the mean-spirited bully who took pleasure in tormenting Halley in high school. Now she must share the same room, attend the same excursions, and eat at the same table with the one man she never wanted to see again. This Christmas, join the cruise where enmity meets forgiveness and hatred falls for love.