title: Age before Beauty (Sister-to-Sister, Book 2)
author:  Virginia Smith 
description: What will she give up to have it all? Allie Harrod is ready for a new career. She doesn't want to go back to full time work and risk missing her baby's first smile. But she does want to contribute to the family income, and a home-based business seems like the perfect solution. Sure, she dropped out of Girl Scouts because she was lousy at cookie sales, but selling makeup is different, right? Still, the challenges Allie faces seem to be rising as fast as her credit card balance. None of her clothes fit, her mother-in-law is driving her batty, and her husband only leaves the couch to go help his beautiful--and single--coworker with her home repairs. What's a working girl to do? A lighthearted story of family and finding focus, Age before Beauty is the second book in the Sister-to-Sister series. "A fun and touching story of motherhood, marriage, and sisterhood."--Sharon K. Souza, author of Lying on Sunday and Every Good &amp; Perfect Gift "Smith entertains and enlightens through down-home characters you can welcome into your heart like family."--Ann H. Gabhart, author of The Outsider "Smith strikes a beautiful balance between humor and poignancy in her tale of one woman's struggle to be all: wife, mother, sister, and daughter."--Tamara Leigh, award-winning author of Splitting Harriet and Faking Grace Virginia Smith is the author of eight novels, including Stuck in the Middle. In 2008 she was named Writer of the Year at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference. She and her husband, Ted, divide their time between Kentucky and Utah, and escape as often as they can for diving trips to the Caribbean. Learn more about Ginny and her books at www.VirginiaSmith.org.
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  It was 2 years ago. . . .  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  My name is Wazu  
  
  
    
  
  
  15 years old with black hair and black eyes, medium build and height, it was
  very ordinary man appearance. My parents are common townspoeple living in the
  Imperial City. I was also an ordinary brother of two cute little sister that
  adored by poeple around.  
  
  
    
  
  
  However, even such ordinary people like me have a childhood friend of the same
  age that I can be proud of.  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  Her name is Aria  
  
  
    
  
  
  She has a gentle azure eyes and blue long hair like the sky.  
  
  
  Her figure is still like a child but there is no doubt that she will become
  well-balanced beauty in the future. She has calm personality, also kind to
  anyone without discrimination.
  
  
  She always smile when with me, but sometime her dark. . . no, it’s not good to
  speak badly about poeple, let’s stop there. . .  
  
  
    
  
  
  When Aria and I are 12 years old, we promised to each other to be always
  together in the future.  
  
  
    
  
  
  I wo