Courageous Love

by Paul Nankivell

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Courageous Love

by Paul Nankivell

Published Apr 25, 2022
312 Pages
5.5 x 8.5 Black & White Paperback
Genre: FICTION / Romance / Erotica


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Courageous Love is a powerful contemporary romance that challenges stereotypes and celebrates the resilience of the human heart.

Alan Jones and Catherine O'Malley have something in common beyond their successful careers and determination to succeed. Both live with cerebral palsy, and both have spent their lives navigating a world that often sees disability before individuality.

Alan is a successful systems analyst who secretly struggles with feelings of inadequacy and fears that no woman could truly love him. For years, he has suppressed his growing feelings for Selena Harris, the devoted caregiver who has become his closest friend and greatest source of support. What Alan doesn't realize is that Selena harbors feelings of her own, but fears and life-altering circumstances threaten to keep them apart.

Meanwhile, Catherine is a highly accomplished attorney who has built her life around professional achievement and self-reliance. When an unexpected romance begins to develop between her and her longtime friend Nicole, Catherine must confront deeply rooted insecurities, societal expectations, and the possibility of opening her heart to the love she never believed she deserved.

As both couples face personal struggles, emotional barriers, family challenges, and questions about their futures, they discover that true love requires more than courage. It requires vulnerability, trust, and the willingness to believe that they are worthy of happiness.

Written by an author who has lived with cerebral palsy his entire life, Courageous Love offers an authentic and heartfelt portrayal of disability, romance, friendship, and self-discovery. Moving, inspiring, and deeply human, this unforgettable novel reminds readers that love is not defined by limitations but by the courage to embrace it.

 

Book Excerpt


Unlike most people, Alan Jones doesn’t abhor Mondays.  Monday, is the start of a new week.  And, another chance to prove his worth to a society that frowns upon individuals who don’t fit.  And, by no fault of his own, his power wheelchair stands out like an orchid in a rose garden.  Orchids can be beautiful in their own right. But, nobody expects to come across one in a homogeneous field of 
roses.
He has worked at P & N Networking Solutions in downtown Los Angeles since graduating college eighteen years ago.  Beginning as a junior programming intern and slowly climbing the ladder to his present position of senior systems analyst.  Now, at age forty, he enjoys the perks of being one of the top analysts in the city.

 

About the Author

Paul Nankivell

Paul Nankivell was born with cerebral palsy. He became one of the first differently-abled students to mainstream into public schools in the 1970s. Since graduating from college, he's advocated for disability rights,

 

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