Seeing Us


 Table of Contents
 
 
 
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 Title Page
 
 
 Copyright
 
 
 Dedication
 
 
 What People are Saying
 
 
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 A Devotional Moment
 
 
 Pecan Pie
 
 
 Author Bio
 
 
 Thank you
 
 
 You Can Help!
 
 
 God Can Help!
 
 
 Free eBook Offer
 
 
 
 Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Dedication What People are Saying One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty-One Twenty-Two Twenty-Three A Devotional Moment Pecan Pie Author Bio Thank you You Can Help! God Can Help! Free eBook Offer Seeing Us Audrey Wick This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental. Seeing Us COPYRIGHT 2023 by Audrey Wick All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author or Pelican Ventures, LLC except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. eBook editions are licensed for your personal enjoyment only. eBooks may not be re-sold, copied or given to other people. If you would like to share an eBook edition, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. Contact Information: [email protected] All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version(R), NIV(R), Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com Scripture quotations, marked KJV are taken from the King James translation, public domain. Scripture quotations marked DR, are taken from the Douay Rheims translation, public domain. Scripture texts marked NAB are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition Copyright 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Cover Art by Nicola Martinez White Rose Publishing, a division of Pelican Ventures, LLC www.pelicanbookgroup.com PO Box 1738 *Aztec, NM * 87410 White Rose Publishing Circle and Rosebud logo is a trademark of Pelican Ventures, LLC Publishing History First White Rose Edition, 2023 Paperback Edition ISBN 978-1-5223-0422-7 Electronic Edition ISBN 978-1-5223-0413-5 Published in the United States of America Dedication To Yvette, a generous friend with a giving spirit. What People are Saying Past Praise for Audrey Wick •Featured in the Family Fiction Summer Reading Guide •Featured in Writer's Digest as a "Breaking In" profile •Featured in Southern Writers Magazine as a "New Voice in Town" profile •A Contemporarily Ever After Top Pick of the Week at Frolic Past Praise for Island Charm "Who doesn't love a beach romance? Especially when it's delivered in a way that is both entertaining and well crafted. Wick has a way of creating characters who stay with you long after you read the last page. Island Charm is perfect for an arm-chair traveler longing for romance and a suntan without leaving the comfort of home." ―Beth Wiseman, HarperCollins Christian Fiction bestselling author "Wick creates an enchanting world of mellow island charm as a lovely backdrop for effortless, breezy romance." ―Susan Sands, Tule Publishing author of the Alabama series "Likeable characters in a charming setting make this story the perfect little escape. I could almost taste the key lime pie." ―Beth Carpenter, Harlequin Heartwarming author of the Northern Lights series One Hundreds of sets of eyes seemed to be staring at Danica Lara as she stepped into the waiting room of Spectacle Optique, Seguin’s new eyewear apparel shop and optometry office. Rows upon rows of eyeglasses passed judgment from displays that surrounded the waiting room. But she didn’t want a shred of attention. Not any more than she had already received from her coworkers after mistaking the salt for sugar during her morning coffee routine. Or the jab from her best friend, Paige, when she’d sworn a quarter on the floor was her lost hinged hoop earring. Yet today, Danica felt like all eyes were on her anyway. She hoped she wouldn’t have to wait long for her appointment. She didn’t know how much longer she could stand the staring. Or her own vision. She tugged nervously at her earlobe. The silver pair of drop lever-backs that dangled from them had not been her first choice this morning, but at least she could find them both. Seeing clearly wasn’t her strong suit as of late. So at age thirty-two, she had made her first optometry appointment. A too-perky receptionist greeted Danica as enthusiastically as if she were visiting her longtime hairstylist instead of an unfamiliar eye doctor. “We are so pleased to see you.” Danica choked back a laugh at the irony of the greeting. She slid her identification and debit card toward the attendant. “Dr. Urban will be with you in a moment. While you wait, feel free to look around.” Danica signed her name on the digital check-in screen and wondered how many more puns the office staff had practiced. She wasn’t sure how much word play she could stand. “He’s very proud of the new shop,” the receptionist said. Simple ergonomic chairs and accent pieces in crisp white coloring spoke to their newness. Indeed, the environment was much more chic than Danica had expected. Not that she expected much.