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Mishael Austin Witty
Mishael Austin Witty combines her professional background in psychology with a passion for storytelling that doesn’t shy away from life’s hard realities. Her stories have appeared in Woman’s World and multiple anthologies. Her articles are featured on Medium, Patheos, and mishael.site. Away from the computer, Mishael chauffeurs her two teenage daughters, cares for her aging father, and wrangles six cats and a dog. She enjoys daily workouts in her home gym and bakes banana bread for her husband upon request. In rare quiet moments, she curls up with a love story and a mug of black coffee.
Second Chance at the
Valentine's Dance
It's never too late to choose the brave kind of love.
Toni has spent so long caring for everyone else that she's convinced Valentine's Day—and love—are for other people. But steady, soft-hearted fire chief Chuck Pelletier keeps showing up in all the small moments that matter. A burst pipe, a pancake breakfast, and some meddling book club ladies nudge them toward a tender late-life connection that feels both unexpected and deeply right. With her rose quartz and garnet bracelet as a quiet reminder of hope, Toni must choose between the safety of what she knows and the imperfect, beautiful possibility of trying again.
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