Book About Being Brave Novels & Stories

“Mother… will he come for me?” I knelt before her, placing my hands gently on her shoulders. “No one can touch you without my permission, Lyla,” I said firmly. “Do you understand?” She nodded, but her small mouth trembled slightly. “Even him?” “Even him,” I said, voice softening. “But you must be brave… because sometimes, bravery isn’t about fighting. It’s about standing still and knowing that someone stronger will protect you.” Her tiny hands clutched mine. “I’m brave,” she whispered.

“But you’re the brains behind the operation.” “Doesn’t make you any less important.” I leaned a shoulder against the shelf to study her turned back. “I wouldn’t have done this without you. Wouldn’t have had the courage.” Vanessa turned halfway. “You don’t think so? I do. I think you’re one of the bravest people I know.” “Brave.” I snorted, and this time it was my turn to look away. “Is it brave to soldier on when you’re trapped in a world you never asked for? Brave to bow your head when you should fight?”

I could always tell. “No, sweetheart,” she said. “Not today. But you know why, don’t you?” “Because she’s being brave,” I said. “That’s right.” Bianca went back to brushing, gentle through my curls. “Your mummy is the bravest woman I know. She’s out there doing something very important. Something good, for a lot of people. Even when it’s hard. Even when it’s scary. That’s what brave people do.” Her voice wobbled a little at the end. “You should be very proud of her.”

The host, a young librarian named Camille, welcomed the crowd and introduced Leah with warmth and reverence. “She taught us that silence isn’t safety,” Camille said. “It’s just the space where courage begins.” Leah stepped onto the small stage, heart pounding. She looked out at the crowd, then down at her notebook. “I wrote this book because I didn’t know how to speak,” she began. “I wrote it because I thought I was the only one who felt like she was disappearing. But I wasn’t. And neither are you.”

She slid her chair closer until her knee touched the bedrail, rested her bandaged hand on the blanket at Lucia’s shoulder, and opened to the first page. Her voice started small, the way you begin when you’re not sure the room wants sound. It warmed as it went, the words finding their own pace. She didn’t perform. She read like someone telling a story to a person who already knows how it ends and needs only the comfort of hearing it again. “…and the fox,” she said, “wasn’t brave because he didn’t feel afraid. He was brave because he stayed.”

She is beautiful, but her lips are cruel. And she is strong. How do I beat her? I'm not as powerful as her. Then again, I've never let that stop me before. I never bowed down to my alpha regardless of Dior's authority, and I'm not about to let that change. I listen to no one—I'm a fighter who creates her path, and I will not surrender. I breathe in and out, letting fear overwhelm me yet not destroy me. Because being brave means being afraid but not allowing ourselves to be controlled by it.

Letting anonymous threats control my choices. "I'm scared, Rose. Really scared. Not for me, for you. For Emma. For all of us." "I know. But Mama, we're already afraid. Having police following us. Having to check under the car before we get in. Having Dad walk us into school. We're already living in fear. So if we're going to be scared anyway, shouldn't it be for something important? Something that matters?" "When did you get so wise?" "I learned from you. You taught me that being brave means doing things even when you're scared. So, be brave. Even though you're scared."

Chapter Thirteen — The First Argument Avery's POV Avery had always believed she was brave. She could face down difficult clients without flinching, call out bad ideas in packed meetings with calm precision, and tell Jamie the unvarnished truth even when the truth felt like broken glass in her throat. Bravery wasn’t something she summoned; it was her default setting, stitched into her spine years ago. But standing outside Levi’s loft at 7:12 p.m. on a Friday, plastic takeout bags cutting into her palms and a bottle of decent red wine tucked under her arm, she felt anything but brave.

"You've always been brave." I shook my head gently. "No." "No?" "I've always been afraid." He looked at me curiously. "Then what's bravery?" I smiled. "Taking the next step anyway." When we reached home, I changed into comfortable clothes and sat by the fireplace. The leather-bound book from the previous year rested on the coffee table. I opened it to the blank pages after my final message. Someone had written beneath my words. A different handwriting. Probably one of the Fellowship graduates. Because you chose yourself...

"I'm so proud of you for being brave enough to perform in front of everyone." "Were you scared when you first gave business speeches?" she asked as we walked to the car. The question caught me off-guard. "Very scared. But I learned that being brave doesn't mean you're not afraid—it means you do important things even when you're afraid." "Like how Mommy was brave when she fought to keep me safe? And Daddy was brave when he came back to help us?" "Exactly like that." I helped her into her car seat, struck again by this child's ability to understand complex emotions. "Emma, what would you like to know about our family? About being a Romano?"