#HEAGiveaway Happy Endings

This is a bit of a crazy week for me with both personal and writing deadlines. So I’m leaving you to take some time to check out this wonderful Happy Endings Giveaway Blog Hop! Take a moment to read this happy ending story and leave a comment here or tweet/share the following for a chance to win a copy of THE VAMPIRE’S CONSORT and NIGHT OF THE COUGAR novellas as well as a $10 gift card to your online book retailer of choice.

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So here goes for my happy ending story!

After Castro came to power in Cuba, my family had to leave in a hurry. My mom and dad were forced to leave first to avoid imprisonment, leaving my sister and me behind with my maternal grandparents.

It took my parents over a year to get us out and when the word came to be ready, the house was in quite an uproar. My grandparents were not only getting us ready to leave, but giving away everything we had so that Castro and his people would not get it.

One of the things my grandma gave away was a bath robe to a friend and neighbor since she thought her friend would like it.

When the day came for us to leave, my grandmother could not find her engagement ring anywhere. She left Cuba without it and my grandfather knew just how much she missed the ring.

Times were tough here at first, but my family worked hard to achieve the American Dream. My grandfather also worked hard and set aside a little bit from each paycheck. He located the jeweler who had originally made my grandmother’s engagement ring and in time, he had another one made.

A ring of love for his wife of so long.

Fast forward a dozen years from when we left Cuba. We were living on Long Island and one day there was a knock on the door. I opened it to find someone who said he had been an old neighbor and friend in Cuba. He had been visiting Cuban friends nearby who happened to mention where we were living. He said that when he heard where we were, he had to come and return something: My grandmother’s engagement ring.

The ring had been in the bath robe that my grandmother gave to his wife.

It brought tears to my eyes to know that he had held onto the ring all those years, knowing the suffering he must have had in Cuba and how selling the ring would have helped. He was a man of great honor to keep it and return it.

A ring of honor and of love.

I hope you enjoyed this Happy Endings story!

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56 Replies to “#HEAGiveaway Happy Endings”

  1. I love story like that especially when they are true. Shows how God grants us or wishes and sometimes our desires. Your book sounds wonderful. Keep writing so I can keep reading.
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  2. Awww this story brought tears to my eyes. I could feel the love your grandfather has for your grandmother. I wish I had that kind of love. And you said it, what a great man to have kept it and returned it to your grandmother. Your story really touched me and thank you so much for sharing this Happily Ever After story with us all. Thank you for being a part of this fun and awesome blog hop!!
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  3. That’s a sweet story. I really love HEA, although I alwas end up with tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful story

  4. Just beautiful. I’m sitting here with tears. What honor and integrity he had to hold onto all those years and return it. Thank you for sharing this HEA.
    Carol L.

  5. I hope you are able to meet your writing deadline. Thank you for sharing the excerpt. I tweeted from @spoildbrat31.

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    Marlena
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  6. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful, personal story. He must’ve been so pleased to be able to finally return the ring! I love those moments that restore our faith in humanity.

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  7. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful story. There are wonderful souls in the world we just need to remember to look for them. Thanks for the contest.
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  8. That is such an amazing story! While most people shock me with their rudeness and ignorance, stories like this restore my hope in people’s kindness. Very touching 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

  9. My happy ending story is the birth of my son my husband and I had been trying to have a baby for years and after 6 years and no baby we thought it would just be the two of us and then one day we were blessed with the grearest gift in the world

  10. Oh that is so precious! So glad the ring made its way home! Actually had tears come to my eyes! Love HEAs!

  11. What a touching story caridad, brought tears to my eyes! What a great man! And how wonderful that you and your family could come to the States and find a good life there.

  12. What a beautiful story…he shows that there are still people out there with integrity who do the right thing.

  13. What a wonderful Happy Ending! When my mother passed away, I kept her wedding ring and with it many happy memories.

  14. That story was so beautiful! It is amazing that your grandfather got her another ring and amazing that the neighbour held on to it for so long. Such an amazing story 🙂

  15. Thank you so much for sharing. It brought tears….a true HEA, and what a wonderful friend to your Grandparents~

  16. That is an amazing HEA story! I love HEAs that is probably why I have been reading romance novels since I was 13. Thanks for the great giveaway!

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  17. Awww… That made a tear fall! What a beautiful story! Thank you so much for sharing that with us all! <3

  18. What an amazing story! It shows that there are still honest people in the world who love doing what is right. The happiness he brought your family is so special. thank you for sharing!!

  19. Caridad, What a beautiful story… I know how much rings mean… My first engagement ring that my husband gave me… My mom gave to him… It was hers from my dad… it was nothing flashy just a white gold ring with a small diamond in it… But it means so much to me… The diamond fell out when i was working and I never found it… I called my mom and husband(in Japan) in tears as my heart felt like it got ripped out. I have a wedding ring set which hubby has ring to match….But i got my first ring in my jewelry box where it is waiting because My mom told me to keep it for my eldest son for when he wants to propose so he can have it made how he wants it.

  20. I’m a sucker for the H E A which is why I like the romance books. I especially like the paranormal or futuristic romance books with hot sexy alpha heroes and kick-ass heroines. They can be futuristic, or go back in time, or be contemporary or even on another planet as long as they get me hooked from the very first few chapters. My favorite HEA book is Go Fetch by Shelly Laurenston.
    Thanks for the chance to win. reneebennett35 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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