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The No They Never Expected: Six Love Stories One Powerful Word
Paperback
Series: Curvies
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ISBN13: 9781970696479
Publisher: Plus Size Women
Published: Feb 19 2026
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
There is a moment in every woman's life when God gently interrupts her routine-not with condemnation, but with compassion. A moment when Heaven whispers a word she was never taught to cherish.
No.
For Brenda, Tasha, Marisol, Ruthie, Gwen, and Elder Miriam, that moment arrives when years of faithful service finally cost more than they can give. Each woman has done what was asked-and more. They have been dependable, prayerful, capable, and strong. They have cooked, organized, counseled, supported, funded, and fixed. They have shown up early and stayed late. They have carried families, churches, workplaces, and ministries on their backs while quietly unraveling inside.
And they have called it faithfulness.
But God calls it something else.
When the women gather at Grace Hollow, a quiet retreat tucked away from expectations and demands, none of them arrive looking for rebellion. They come tired. Some come broken. Some come afraid. Some come unsure if they are even allowed to rest.
What they discover instead is a holy reckoning.
Brenda has spent decades being the reliable one-the ministry wife, the church helper, the woman whose loyalty never wavered even as her body and soul begged her to stop. When her health collapses under the weight of unending obligation, she is forced to confront the truth: she has mistaken exhaustion for obedience.
Tasha, confident and capable, has learned to compensate for rejection with generosity and achievement. A provider to everyone around her, she does not know who she is without being needed. Her journey is one of unlearning performance and discovering that love does not require proof.
Marisol carries generations of expectation on her shoulders-family loyalty, cultural obligation, and quiet guilt. Her struggle is learning that honoring God does not mean sacrificing herself to keep others comfortable.
Ruthie has mastered sweetness, politeness, and charm, believing peace comes from never disappointing anyone. But true peace demands honesty, not compliance-and learning to disappoint people becomes her first step toward freedom.
Gwen is the strong one-the professional, the problem solver, the one trusted with responsibility because she can handle it. But when strength becomes survival and survival becomes isolation, she must decide whether she will continue rescuing systems at the cost of her own well-being.
And Elder Miriam, a seasoned woman of faith, stands as both guide and fellow traveler-finally learning that even spiritual mothers are allowed to receive.
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