title: Sweet Ellie Mae's Road Trip: Seeing Beyond Imperfections
author: Katie Russell
description: Katie Russell finds and restores furniture and collectibles for Shades of Shabby, her vintage shop in Waco, Texas. She loves driving country roads (often behind the wheel of Sweet Ellie Mae!) looking for unique finds that need her special touch. She holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Baylor University and a Masters in Education from Stephen F. Austin University. She worked in public education for 30 years. She lives in Hardin with her husband, Craig. They have two sons, Jake and Luke. Julie Weeks is an illustrator who has a private counseling practice in Groves, Texas. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from East Texas Baptist University and a Masters in Education from Lamar University. She worked in public education for seven years. She lives in Groves, with her husband Len and their daughters, Bella and Bethany.
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  # IT TAKES THREE TO FLY
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Sweet Serenity 3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  MENAGE EVERLASTING
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Sweet Serenity 3
  
  
  
  
  
  It Takes Three to Fly
  
  
  
  
  
  “Love doesn’t run. It flies.”
  
  
  
  
  
  After learning at a young age how much loving someone can hurt, Katie-Anne
  Blakemore shut herself off emotionally from everyone around her. She has spent
  years cloaking herself in a tough-as-nails exterior, keeping everyone at a
  distance. But, with hiding come secrets.
  
  
  
  
  
  Shane Jacobs has secrets of his own, only his stem from a past he wants to
  forget. Jaded by his childhood, Shane allows himself to be blinded to the real
  woman in Katie-Anne—until one night changes everything.
  
  
  
  
  
  Trapped in the web of hidden truths by both of the peopl