When I Was Broken

Her wonderful husband, Marcus, has just finished a Master's program and started his own business. She is the newest associate at a large, prestigious law firm in Atlanta, a few months away from celebrating five blissful years of marriage, and excited she might be pregnant. Yet, despite everything positive going on, she can't shake the feeling that something is wrong.Struggling to focus on work, Angela's concentration is interrupted when Marcus calls her office and demands she come downstairs to meet him. Angela rushes to the lobby anticipating something good. Unfortunately, upon seeing him, she learns the reason for her anxiety and it's worse than anything she could have ever imagined. What should have been a season of celebration now yields a harvest of nightmares, unimaginable to Angela and everyone around her. Fortunately, it is through Angela's brokenness that she births a new life, more beautiful than anything she has ever known.

I could pretend I always wanted to become an inspirational writer - to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Maya Angelou, Susan Taylor, Marianne Williamson, and Iyanla Vanzant. But, that's not even close to true. Though writing has always been my passion, I was far more interested in authoring the next great work of fiction. My goal was to end up on the best-sellers lists and have a nice little Oprah Book Club stamp to show for it. Yep, that was my masterplan! But, then life intervened. You know . . . life. That thing that interrupts the best laid plans at the most inopportune times. The thing that makes you realize bad things sometimes happen to good people. The same thing that eventually teaches you that we all have cocoons in life, but if you just hold on, something beautiful will emerge on the other side. Life made me a writer of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a teacher, life coach, retreat facilitator, and inspirational speaker. Life helped me create three literary works: "I Wrote A Poem" (a collection of poetry), "When I Was Broken" (an inspirational love story about a woman struggling to pick up the pieces after her marriage falls apart) and "You Are Not Alone" (a collection of inspirational thoughts). Life brought my purpose to me and dropped it right into my lap, just when I'd started to question whether I'd ever find my true destiny. Author imani has a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a law degree from Howard University. In addition to writing, she loves music, running - admittedly very slowly, traveling to exotic beaches, and daydreaming (yes, that's an activity!). She is currently working on her next books, "Bittersweet" and "You Are Not Alone On Your Journey To Love."