LIFE, by Wanda L. Harrell, is a random collection of short stories, poems, song lyrics and letters assembled at the request of her FFF: family, friends and fans.

Finally, there is a collection available of Wanda L. Harrell's romantic writings. All penned over a ten-year period and often published separately, Wanda now proudly presents ONE WOMAN'S ROMANTIC SOUL. Within this volume, she shares her innermost thoughts, passions and desires. It is her personal hope her readers will find something among her words and thoughts that will tenderly touch their hearts, stir their romantic souls and ignite the fires of passion within them.

This revised edition of OUT OF THE BOX is the story of one woman's journey "out of the box" of a stifling marriage. Marla Harris Simmons is just one of a multitude of women caught in the imaginary, but nonetheless formidable, "box" of marriage to a controlling husband. Although painfully aware of her limitations of life in the box, she remains there until forced to leave the box's deceptive security and venture forth into the world. Marla begins her search for her place, her personal destiny, by stepping forward into the modern world while going backward to rediscover her heritage.

A great believer in traditions, as are other families around the globe, many of Wanda's family traditions came to include favorite dessert recipes for holidays, cookouts and gatherings of every sort. Over the years, she received more requests than she could count to assemble a collection of these recipes. However, the only time she did so was when each of her children married. She gathered favorite dessert recipes together and presented them to the brides in a hand-bound book at their bridal showers. The requests from other family members and friends continued and increased. So, due to...