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To Those Who Battle in Silence

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Hi everyone! I’m Hannah Currie and I write Young Adult Contemporary Christian Romance books with royal characters (aka YA Princess books, which is way easier to say!). I’m also a very proud Australian. G’day from Downunder! You can learn more about me and my books on my website and on Facebook, Instagram, and BookBub.  My latest release, Heart of a Princess, is the second book in my Daughters of Peverell series.

To the watching world, Princess Alina has it all – maids to serve her, a kingdom to revere her, a prince to marry her, and a wardrobe filled with enough frills, flounces and shades of pink to rival a flower shop. But behind the smile and designer clothes, Alina has a secret. She’s barely holding it together.

After a moment of panic almost ends in tragedy, Alina is sent to a refuge far from the palace to recuperate. Her family claim it’s for her own good but – faced with cows, knife-beaked ducks and far too many of her own insecurities – Alina is pretty sure it will kill her first. And Joha Samson, infuriating man that he is, will laugh as it does.

Only there’s more to Joha than she realises, and more to herself too. When the time comes to take a stand, will she find the courage?

You can read the first two chapters here.

To Those Who Battle in Silence

As you might have figured out from the blurb, Princess Alina has pretty bad anxiety, something I never actually planned on writing about but somehow made its way into Alina’s character despite me. Likely because it’s something I’ve struggled with in my own life since my late teens. Not enough to incapacitate me like it does Alina, but always there. In every decision. Every minute of the day. That voice in my head – sometimes whispering, sometimes so loud it blocks out everything else– taunting me. Telling me I’ll never be enough. That everything is going to fall apart and it’ll be my fault. Playing through ‘what if’ after ‘what if’ after ‘what if’ until I’m all but curled up in a ball from the pressure of it all. 

Anxiety, like many mental battles, is an invisible fight. A silent one. One that more people than you know are probably fighting. One that you, yourself, might be fighting. Especially this year when, along with every new day, comes a new set of news reports, restrictions, and reasons to fear.   

Not giving away any major spoilers here but in Heart of a Princess, Alina never gets over her anxiety. It doesn’t magically go away. She still struggles just as badly with it at the end of the book as she does at the start. What she does find, however, is hope amidst the battle. A hope that helps her to fight.

Today, I wanted to encourage those of you fighting too. Those who don’t wear a cast but ache just as much. Those who are silent on the outside but, inside, screaming to be heard. Those who worry, who wonder, who overthink, and are broken over and over by the little things that they know shouldn’t matter but do.

You are seen. 
You are valued. 
You are enough. 

God sees your battle. He knows how much you struggle. He’s holding you together on those days when even deciding what outfit to wear is one thing too many. 

You don’t have to climb a mountain for him to be proud of you. Take courage, and take the next step, even if it’s more of a shuffle than a stride. Because even on those days when it feels like you’re all alone, you’re not. You are seen, dear one. You are valued. You are enough.

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349 thoughts on “To Those Who Battle in Silence”

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  6. Your book covers are so incredibly gorgeous!!! I haven’t read any of them yet but I hear wonderful from a couple of book buddies about them. I follow your website (not sure if that is the newsletter or not?) and also on FB and IG.

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  10. Loved reading your first two books! Can’t wait for Heart of the Crown!! Also, I especially love reading your books because we share the same name. 😉 Which character, Kenna, Alina, or Wenderly, do you relate to the most?

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    1. Thankyou so much Hannah! (Great name 😀 ) And thanks for stopping by! As to your question, I kind of relate to all of them in different ways – Kenna’s love of people and serving, Alina’s anxiety and struggle to be real (and the way she talks to herself all the time!), Wenderley’s heart and how she hates wearing heels/makeup :p You’ll have to let me know which one you relate to most once you’ve read Heart of the Crown. I’d love to know!

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      1. I love that you put a little piece of yourself into your characters! That makes it real and personal. I definitely will let you know!! 💙💖💜

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    1. Oh, that is sad 😦 Maybe you could request they get them? I did that at my library 🙂 Most of them are all too happy to comply. Hope you get the chance to read them sometime! Thanks for stopping by.

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  23. Nice to meet you!! Your book covers are so beautiful. Love the messages to YA girls that you talked about above! I signed up for your newsletter and am now following you on Facebook!

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    1. Nice to meet you too, Jeanne! Thanks for dropping by. I thank God frequently for the privilege of being able to write books that encourage women and remind them that there’s hope in the world. My greatest prayer is that people will be reminded of that hope through reading them. Hope you’ve enjoyed the hunt!

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  26. This is my favorite part of these events…learning of new to me authors! Your books look fabulous and I can’t wait to read them.

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    1. It’s my favourite bit too! Each time I do one of these, I find new authors and books I HAVE to read 🙂 Thanks for joining in! Hope you enjoy my books if you get the chance to read them 🙂

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  30. I can’t wait for Wenderly’s story!! I wasn’t sure how I was going to like the series when I started, but halfway through Heart of a Royal I was in love! 😊 Of course Prince Thoraben had a little something do with that! 😄

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    1. Eeeee!! I can’t wait to be able to share Wenderley’s story with everyone!! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the books. That makes me smile so big 😀 (And yes, Thoraben is pretty amazing. He’s so sweet!)

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  40. Thank you for the beautiful and uplifting message in your scavenger hunt post. That’s such a needed message for me and many others in these times. I pray that you and yours are being blessed and held in God’s Loving hands.

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    2. Thankyou so much, Kaley! I love it how God’s timing is always so perfect. I had no idea when I wrote this story about a girl with anxiety that it would release in the middle of a year like 2020 has been but clearly God did. It’s so incredible to watch him use these things he’s been teaching me to encourage so many others. Thanks for your encouragement.

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  43. Thanks for participating in the scavenger hunt. I enjoyed reading about your books and will have to put them on my list.

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    1. Thankyou! Is it weird that I put a couple up on my wall too?? 🙂 I love that the things God is teaching me and reminding me of are able to encourage others too. Such a beautiful reminder that we’re all in this together. Thanks for stopping by!

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  47. I want to read your book. You are a new author to me. I enjoy finding new authors on these scavenger hunts. Thanks for the chance!

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    1. Thanks Mary! My favorite part of these scavenger hunts is always discovering new authors and books too. Such fun! Hope you enjoy my book if you do read it. Thanks for stopping by 🙂

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