*** From award-winning author M. A. Malcolm comes the STANDALONE prequel to the Christian Small Publisher 2016 Romance Book of the Year, His Last Hope. ***

Driven and focused, business owner and future pastor Robert Marsden knows exactly what he wants… and what he doesn’t. The Do Not Disturb sign he’s placed on his heart is his way of discouraging the ‘wanna-be first ladies’ who’ve set their sights on him. The way he sees it, Claire Foxwood and women like her are more focused on impressing others than on their eternal souls. As a man of God, it’s his duty to set them straight, right?

Claire can’t help her attraction to Robert, but his decision to make a public spectacle of her hurts to the core. Part of her wants to give him a piece of her mind, but the rest of her remains infatuated with the man who’s too attractive for his – and her – own good. If only she didn’t feel like he has a role to play in her destiny!

Can “Aunt Ruby” Crawford’s words of godly wisdom peppered with humor help the misguided pair look deep within themselves and discover God’s plan for their lives?

* Book 1 in the "His Last Hope Series"
* The prequel to the Award-winning "His Last Hope: A Contemporary Christian Romance"
* Includes a sneak preview of "His Last Hope," the CSPA 2016 Romance Book of the Year
* Approximately 55,000 words