This Bud of Love

Sam
Loving Lil Harper felt so real it terrified me. Back when we were seventeen and playing Romeo and Juliet, I remember thinking, If this wasn’t real, then I had no idea what real love would feel like.
But we crossed lines we weren’t ready for, and instead of facing it, I ran — into choices that numbed the guilt but wrecked me.
It wasn’t until college, when God pulled me out of the mess I’d made, that I finally understood what love was meant to be… and that I still wanted a future with her.

Lil
Sam Park was the boy who made me believe in gentle, honest love — until he walked away and left me with a heartbreak I didn’t know how to carry.
I tried to heal, but deep down I knew the truth: there was a wound in Sam I couldn’t heal… only God could.
Years later, every time our paths cross, the same quiet ache returns — familiar, tender, impossible to ignore.

Now we’re older.
We’ve lived enough life to understand grace and the cost of real love.
Maybe the question isn’t what if anymore, but whether we’re finally ready for the love God was growing in us all along.

This Bud of Love is a clean, faith‑infused YA/NA romance about forgiveness, timing, and the kind of first love that becomes something deeper when you let God lead the way.

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“This was wonderful Christian YA/NA teenage love, coming of age story with real life experiences and conflicts… Everyone has problems. Everyone needs love and forgiveness.” Jeanine Reed

“I appreciated how his story showed that no matter how long you’ve known ABOUT Christ you still have to KNOW HIM for yourself. Lil’s faith and testimony in spite of little to no support from family was truly inspiring.” Parker Jane

“We are reminded that God’s love is irresistible and that He will always pursue us and is ready with His love and grace whenever we are willing to turn to Him and receive it.” Carla

“I went in expecting your normal teen love story. I was blown away by the depth of the characters. Sophie did a phenomenal job showing vulnerability, growth, and flaws in BOTH characters. No insipid female or purely brawn male. Lil and Sam were some of the most realistically developed characters I have read in a long time.” Sydney Hannah