I'm Mary Gauden Hughes, author of inspirational women's fiction and romance



... but we don't get to keep them. Or do we?
I write about second chances, mature love, faith discovered in hindsight, and the quiet strength it takes to begin again.
If you believe the most meaningful transformations often happen beneath the surface, you’re in the right place.
Life doesn't just happen to us. There is one spectacular moment when it happens for us. It happens to change us somehow, to pick us up just when we're heading in the wrong direction..." And therein lies the magic of THE LAST SLOW DANCE by Mary Gauden Hughes.
Mary Livingstone thought her father had forgotten her when he didn't show up for the father daughter dance.
What she didn’t know was that what was lost was also making room for what was meant to be.
But would it be too late?


Are you a real prince?
A knight in shining armor isn’t a man on a horse.
He’s the one who opens a door without expecting applause.
He's a husband who shows up with respect every day and makes sure you have what you need—emotionally and otherwise.
He’s the guy in jeans and a T-shirt, shooting hoops after work, doing ordinary things with quiet decency.
Real knights don’t shine. They show up.
Meet a real prince in this unforgettable journey of spiritual healing, independence, and the unexpected gifts we discover when we finally choose our own path.
The Gift of the Music Maker is so beautifully and powerfully written. It captures your interest from the very first page and carries the reader through to the empowering and unexpected ending. The author is a wordsmith with heart, soul, and wisdom.
I look forward to more books by Mary Gauden Hughes!
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