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Chandra Sparks Taylor is the author of the young adult novels Spin It Like That and The Pledge. She is also a contributor to the updated Essence bestseller Souls of My Sister anthology and has written for several publications.

She is the owner of Taylor Editorial Service, which specializes in line editing and ghostwriting manuscripts by both aspiring and established authors. Her clients have included bestselling authors E. Lynn Harris, Michael Baisden, Travis Hunter and Gloria Mallette. In addition to serving as editor for the Arabesque romance line, Taylor has also done editing for Kensington Publishing, Random House, Harlequin, Moody Publishers, Kimani Press (formerly known as BET Books) and Hyperion. She also served as an editor for Brides Noir and Weddingpages magazines; a copy editor for Good Housekeeping magazine, Newsday and The Morning Call and a reviewer for Romantic Times magazine and QBR.

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Josie's daughter grows up in California and falls in love with a missionary who marries her and takes her to Hawaii, where adventures await them.