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    A Ray of Sunshine: 1
    A Ray of Sunshine: 1
    A Ray of Sunshine: 1
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    A Ray of Sunshine: 1

    By Marissa Marchan

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    Mary and Theo, a deformed couple living in a small town, face constant mockery. They have driven away from the place they called home. With only a few possessions, Theo and Mary travel to the forest, where they discover a world of beauty and happiness. They soon had a child. A handsome little boy named Ray was born to them. They dedicate their lives to him and love him dearly. To Theo and Mary's surprise, he has healing abilities and a connection to the elements. This allows him to heal, talk to animals, and control the weather. Theo and Mary are unsure how he can perform such feats since they have never heard of these abilities before.

     

    Will Ray's magical abilities teach the town the true meaning of unconditional love? Can people finally accept Theo and Mary despite their unappealing appearances? Find out in this charming tale of a family with special abilities.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher3 Ways Publishing
    Release dateFeb 1, 2022
    ISBN9781953577061
    A Ray of Sunshine: 1
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    Marissa Marchan

    Marissa Marchan writes middle-grade fiction, young adult, contemporary romance, and short stories. She is the author of two children’s books: A Ray of Sunshine, and Ray and Haley in the Kingdom of the Gobtrolls. Her inspiration for the story came from her grandson, Ray Angelo. Everyone expresses grief and loss in their own way. When Marissa’s father passed away many years ago, she discovered she had an amazing gift in creating the most wonderful world of pure imagination. She spent hours alone imagining things and making up stories. That was her way of dealing with grief. Another tragedy was soon to strike Marissa’s family as her sister, Mirla, died later. She took a long time to cope with grief and loss. She thought it was the end of the world for her. Ray Angelo gave her the strength and courage to move forward. He pulled her through the most trying moment in her life.  He gave her love and inspiration. He gave her confidence and the power to survive during those years when she was lost and afraid. Then she turned into writing, and she finally put her imagination into words. Writing not only helped her heal, it gave her an anchor. It helped her to let go.  Since then, she is excited to pursue her writing career and has written two books in the Spoiled Brats Book Series: Forbidden Love and Runaway Romance. Four more novels in the series are in the works. She wrote Mrs. Millionaire Short Story Book Series out of the blue. The idea for Mrs. Millionaire character came to her in a dream.

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      "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."Reading this book, I can't help thinking about one old episode of a Twilight zone, wherein the whole episode, you could only see the actors' bodies, not their faces. In that episode, the plot was that some girl had multiple plastic surgeries on her face because she was ugly. After the final surgery, they took the bandages off at the end of the episode. Everybody was appalled by her face, the camera raised and showed that she was beautiful. Then the camera showed other people's faces who were by this world standards completely deformed. Beauty is just another standard, and that makes it a lie.This book is wonderful. It shows every human virtue and every human flaw. Read this book! Don't judge people by their look, judge them by their souls. I know this sounds like a utopia, but we will fail as human race unless we learn to appreciate others' spirit and soul.

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