The Chosen One

By: Danyelle Scroggins

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

More Than Chosen is a powerful Christian women’s fiction novel about covenant love, fatherhood, identity, and the unshakable truth that being chosen by God is greater than being chosen by man.

At Faith Temple Cathedral, beneath crystal chandeliers and the steady covering of prayer, generations of women gather for a life-changing women’s night called More Than Chosen. Teen girls with restless hearts sit beside seasoned grandmothers who have survived love, loss, and life. On this sacred night, First Lady Destiny Strong invites one woman to stand and tell the truth about what it really means to be chosen.

She begins with a country road.

At twelve years old, she met a boy who felt like summer—steady, quiet, and full of promise. Their friendship unfolded beneath open skies and cicada songs, forming a bond rooted in faith, discipline, and innocence. But when high school arrived, she mistook loud attention for lasting love and drifted away from the one who truly saw her.

By eleventh grade, her life had shifted. Pregnant. Out of school. Not chosen by the father of her child.

Yet she refused shame. She chose responsibility.

Then the phone rang.

The boy from the country road had become a sailor in the United States Navy. Shaped by military discipline and anchored in Scripture, he returned not with judgment—but with covenant. He married her in T-shirts and tennis shoes. He gave her daughter his name. And he loved them both with a steadiness that reflected Christ more than romance.

But the Secret Sailor’s calling did not stop at marriage.

He became a defender of African American families, a mentor to fatherless boys, a teacher of courage to daughters, and a voice for justice in rooms that resisted his presence. He believed sons should be raised to protect and daughters should be raised to know they are daughters of God before any man ever calls their name.

Told through the voice of a seasoned widow speaking to women ages twelve to sixty-five, More Than Chosen is a deeply descriptive, faith-rooted love story about:

• Black Christian marriage and covenant love
• Teen pregnancy without shame
• Military discipline and spiritual devotion
• Mentorship, fatherhood, and civil rights advocacy
• Widowhood with strength
• Raising courageous daughters
• Legacy that outlives loss

This is not a story about being picked first.

It is a story about being chosen on purpose.

Perfect for readers who love inspirational Christian fiction, African American Christian romance, women’s ministry books, and emotionally powerful faith-based stories that linger long after the last page.