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Longing
$15.99Add to cartLonging, book three in the Bailey Flanigan Series, picks up where Learning ended. After a long and lonely silence from Cody Coleman, Bailey Flanigan becomes closer to her one-time Hollywood co-star, Brandon Paul. Nights on the town in New York City and long talks on the balcony of Brandon’s Malibu Beach home make Bailey dizzy with new feelings and cause her to wonder if her days with Cody are over forever.
Meanwhile, Cody’s work coaching a small-town football team has brought him and his players national attention. In the midst of the celebration and success, Cody finds himself much closer to a woman who seems to better understand him and his new life. Even so, never does much time go by without Bailey and Cody experiencing deep feelings of longing for each other, longing both for the past and for answers before they can move forward.
Will an unexpected loss be the turning point for Cody? Will Cody and Bailey find a way back together again for the first time in more than a year? And if they do, will their brief time together be enough to help them remember all they’ve been longing for?
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Janitor Brigade
$15.49Add to cartThe Janitor Brigade is guaranteed to make the reader think about his or her life like never before. Robert Bush does a masterful job of integrating the characters of the book into real-life scenarios that many of us face each and every day. Jonathan Gunn’s life is about to be exposed, as the battle around him begins to unfold. As Jonathan’s mind takes him back to yesterday’s world, he finds himself afraid of what may be waiting for him in the darkness. As the war around him intensifies to a fever pitch, his life is exposed and he is able to see within his own soul. Afraid of what may lie on the other side of the door, Jonathan desperately searches for answers before it is too late.
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Weed Man : The Remarkable Journey Of Jimmy Divine
$19.99Add to cartWeed Man – The Remarkable Journey of Jimmy Divine – is John McCaslin’s account of the unbelievable exploits of a Jimmy Moree – a law-abiding citizen turned million-dollar drug trafficker, who, amidst sometimes unbelievable, hilarious and escalating circumstances, risked life and limb to both make – and give away – a fortune. Shiploads of Colombian weed Sack loads of cash Island huts made of marijuana bales. Trafficking drugs while directing the neighborhood crime watch Crooked cops and politicians and CIA operatives, Weed Man details exploits of one of the biggest drug traffickers to infiltrate the United States.
D.C. political columnist John McCaslin’s account of a law-abiding citizen turned swashbuckling Caribbean Robin Hood is an unbelievable, entertaining – and true – story of crime, high jinx on the high seas. It was on a secluded cay in the Bahamas one otherwise ordinary morning that Jimmy Moree went for his usual jog on the beach-one that changed his life forever. After all, how many people stumble upon several million dollars while exercising? Soon, millions more would fall into his lap. And with every million, Jimmy spins an amazing yarn, each more incredible than the last-like when he tried to poison a mean neighbor with a deadly barracuda; how ungodly deception caused him to steal the holy garments and identity of his Catholic school priest and principal; why several thousand pounds of particularly potent marijuana came to be stored in the crawl space of a church during its Easter services; his extreme generosity shown to the poor farmers and fishermen who helped care for his ailing mother; and his unlikely view as of one of the world’s biggest drug smugglers from his pew at the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana.
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There Youll Find Me
$14.99Add to cartWhen Finley travels to Ireland as a foreign exchange student, she hopes to create a new identity and get some answers from the God who took her brother away and seems to have left her high and dry.
But from the moment she boards the plane and sits by Beckett Rusheenstar of the hottest vampire flicks, nothing goes according to Finley’s plan.
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Shadow In Serenity
$17.99Add to cartCarny Sullivan grew up in the zany world of a traveling carnival. Quaint and peaceful Serenity, Texas, has given her a home, a life, and a child.
Logan Brisco is the smoothest, slickest, handsomest man Serenity, Texas has ever seen. But Carny Sullivan knows a con artist when she sees one—and she’s seen plenty, starting with her father. As far as Carny Sullivan can tell, she’s the only one in town who has his number. Because from his Italian shoes to his movie-actor smile, Logan has the rest of the town snowed.
Carny is determined to reveal Brisco’s selfish intentions before his promise to the townspeople for a cut in a giant amusement park sucks Serenity dry. Yet, as much as she hates his winning ways, there is a man behind that suave smile, a man who may win her heart against her will. Shadow in Serenity is a modern-day Music Man, penned by a Christy Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author.
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Hong Kong House
$17.95Add to cartMany different people lived in the three-storey building at 167-169 Boundary Street. Built in 1938 when an airport was opened on the beach near the walled city, it was first used as a Police Station with housing for British officers upstairs. The Japanese used it as a headquarters during their occupation. It was leased several groups, then finally to a Mission group. It was torn down in 1999, and replaced by a 10-storey one when a new airport was opened and the height restriction was canceled. Four novellas tell about the people who lived in the apartments, their hopes, dreams, fears, and lessons learned.
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From Ashes To Honor
$16.99Add to cartMinutes before two jumbo jets change U.S. history forever, New York City cop Austin Finley and his buddies are in a coffee shop blocks from the World Trade Center. Two days pass before he has time to listen to his twin brother’s final cell phone message, recorded moments before the Towers imploded. Four years later, plagued by nightmarish guilt, Austin’s superiors have no choice but to demand that he seek counseling.
Enter Mercy Samara, a half-British/half-Saudi psychologist with plenty of her own dark, painful memories. When one of her patients commits suicide, she blames herself, resigns, and eventually becomes a high school guidance counselor.
Nearly six years pass when Austin’s unit responds to an emergency at Mercy’s school. Their first meeting rouses painful memories, yet they find themselves attracted to each other. Though love blossoms, can they get past harsh judgments and harsh words brought about by the horrific events of 9/11?
Will his faith – and her suspicion of it – finally bring them closer, or drive them farther apart?
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Heres To Friends
$16.00Add to cartIn the final book in Melody Carlson’s popular series, the four Lindas learn that life doesn’t stop for the holidays and even a cruise can rock your boat.
Here’s to Friends carries our favorite fifty-somethings through the holidays to a New Year cruise to a romantic hometown wedding with plenty of bumps in between. As they struggle to reinvent themselves at midlife–coping with marital woes, a creative crisis, a financial tsunami, a prodigal child and (scariest of all!) a home remodel–Abby, Janie, Caroline and Marley must all come to terms with the need to give their worries over to God. And they learn once more that in your fifties, friendships aren’t just fun. They’re an absolute necessity!
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Rivers Song
$16.99Add to cartFollowing her mother’s funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents’ belongings, as well as her own turbulent life.
Situated on a picturesque coastal tributary, Anna’s distinctive family home is filled with a wonderful assortment of nostalgic memories. Anna soon learns, however, that more than just her past resides along the banks of the Siuslaw River – her future will be discovered there as well.
For the first time since childhood, Anna begins to embrace her native heritage and river roots. She finds healing and hope, restores some old relationships while initiating new ones, explores romance, and begins to grow into the woman that God intended her to be.
By transforming her old family home into Shining Waters Inn, Anna creates a place of healing – a place where guests experience peace, grace, and new beginnings.
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Flywheel : In Every Mans Life Theres A Turning Point
$15.99Add to cartWhat’s the most important thing in your life?
Jay Austin did what it took to get ahead and make the quick sell at work. Problem was-the more successful he was, the more he traded what really mattered. His integrity. His relationship with his wife. His time with his son.
He was chasing things that had no eternal significance. It wasn’t until God slowly unraveled everything that he saw how empty his life had become.
Now it will take a courageous heart and a saving grace for Jay to finally turn his drive into a desire for a more authentic life with God as well as with his wife and son.
In a world filled with cheap imitations that distract us from God’s higher plans, Flywheel is a powerful parable for all who hunger to live an authentic life.
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Safely Home : It Cost Him Everything He Had But He Gained Everything That M (Ann
$17.99Add to cartIs this the day I die? Li Quan asks himself this question daily, knowing that he might be killed for practicing his faith. American businessman Ben Fielding has no idea what his brilliant former college roommate is facing in China. He expects his old friend has fulfilled his dream of becoming a university professor. But when they are reunited in China after twenty years, both men are shocked at what they discover about each other. Thrown together in an hour of encroaching darkness, both must make choices that will determine not only the destinies of two men, but two families, two nations, and two worlds.
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Sweet Sanctuary
$17.99Add to cart“Without the storm, how would we know the sweetness of shelter?” -Ruth
Out of the clear blue, Wren’s Grandma Ruth arrives on her doorstep, dreaming of a grand party to celebrate her 95th birthday. Wren and her young son Charlie love the idea, but it quickly gets complicated: Ruth wants Wren’s estranged siblings to attend and she wants Wren to sing her all-time favorite song: “His Eye Is On The Sparrow.” It’s the very song Wren sang one fateful day during her childhood . . . and Wren hasn’t sung a note since. Though she’s glad to have Grandma back in her life, Wren’s sleeping on the couch in her own house now . . . and worried about the expenses piling up. After all, her job at the community library is in jeopardy after budget cuts, and the fancy music program she wants for her son is getting farther and farther out of reach. What’s more, Paul-the guy she’s drawn to yet avoids-ends up being a major part of an important library project.
With family arriving and old wounds resurfacing, Wren’s about to fly when she discovers something special-a gift of grace beyond her wildest dreams.
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Tomorrows Dream
$17.00Add to cartBeloved Authors’ Touching Story of Hope with a Fresh Look
Kyle Rothmore has reunited with her long-lost family and married Kenneth, the man who helped her find them. When she learns that she and Kenneth are going to be parents, her future couldn’t look brighter.
Then, tragedy disrupts Kyle’s idyllic world and her faith is deeply shaken. As her dreams of happiness and fulfillment disappear before her eyes, she falls farther away from Kenneth, her family, and her heavenly Father. The strength and hope of those who love her don’t feel like enough, but when help comes from an unexpected source, Kyle is faced with deciding what matters most in her life.
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7 Days In Utopia
$14.99Add to cartYou never really know when you might meet someone who will change your life. Golf’s Sacred Journey is a story about a “chance” meeting between a fictitious golf professional and his unorthodox mentor. As the story unfolds, we-along with the pro-learn lessons about golf and life that we never expected to learn in places we never expected to learn them. Many have picked up Golf’s Sacred Journey looking for the secret to a better game but instead found the secret to a meaningful life.
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Survivor : For Matties Surviving Was Just The Beginning
$12.99Add to cartMattie Troyer has faced more in her twenty-three years than she ever imagined. After finally successfully battling cancer, she’s ready to re-enter the world with hopes for her future. But while she was in and out of hospitals, facing a devastating surgery, and debilitating chemotherapy, other girls her age were courting and finding the men they would marry. Mattie can’t believe she’s made it this far. But the only man whose ever made her heart beat fast is her best friend, Graham Weaver. He’s been there for her and comforts her like no one else, but they’ve always kept things platonic. Could it be the time to finally see whether they could ever be anything more?
But when gossip starts to spread that says Graham’s the father of the baby Jenna Yoder’s carrying, all their hopes for happily ever after may be destroyed.
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Fireproof : Never Leave Your Partner Behind
$18.99Add to cartINSIDE BURNING BUILDINGS, Captain Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter’s adage: NEVER LEAVE YOUR PARTNER. Yet at home, in the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules.
Growing up, his wife Catherine always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter . . . just like her father. Now, after seven years of marriage, she wonders when she stopped being “good enough.” Countless arguments and anger have them wanting to move on to something with more sparks.
As they prepare for divorce, Caleb’s father challenges him to commit to a 40-day experiment: “The Love Dare.” Wondering if it’s even worth the effort, Caleb reluctantly agrees, not realizing how it will change his world forever.
Surprised by what he discovers about the meaning of love, Caleb begins to see his wife and marriage as worth fighting for. But is it too late? His job is to rescue others. Now Captain Holt must face his toughest job ever . . . rescuing his wife’s heart.
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Facing The Giants
$15.99Add to cartIT’S BEEN SIX YEARS without a winning season and Coach Grant Taylor’s job is on the line. Unless the Shiloh Christian Eagles turn things around-and fast-he’s history. Unfortunately, their leading scorer has just left for a rival school and the team has lost its drive. The pressure is on.
On the home front, things aren’t much better for Grant. His house is falling apart. His old clunker of a car keeps dying, and the coach and his wife have been unsuccessful in their attempts to start a family.
But God is on the move-in many ways.
When Grant receives a message from an unexpected visitor, he searches for a stronger purpose for his football team. When faced with unbelievable odds, Grant and his Shiloh Eagles must rise above their fear and step up to their greatest test of strength and courage.
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Broken Wings : A Novel
$21.99Add to cartOnstage, the singing duo of Gabe and Mitzi Steiner captured America’s heart for more than two decades. Offstage, their own hearts have throbbed as one for sixty years. Only now, Gabe has retreated into the tangles of Alzheimer’s, leaving Mitzi to ponder her future alone.
On the other side of Tulsa, everyone believes Brooke Woodson has found the perfect man–a handsome lawyer with sights on becoming Tulsa’s next District Attorney. If only Brooke felt more sure. If only her fiance could control his anger. If only love didn’t come with so many scars.
When an accident lands Brooke in the hospital where Mitzi volunteers, the two women quickly develop an unlikely friendship birthed by providence and bathed in grace. And with Mitzi’s help, kindness, and insight, Brooke learns how to pick up the broken pieces of her life.
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Learning
$15.99Add to cartThe book millions of fans have been waiting for from New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Learning is the second volume in a new series that features members of the popular Baxter family and finally completes the Bailey Flanigan/Cody Coleman story.
Bailey Flanigan is growing closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York while Cody coaches a small high school football team … on and off the field. But neither feels complete without the chance to share their dreams with one other.
Can distance truly make the heart grow fonder? Or will Cody learn to turn to others to share in his happiness? And when tragedy strikes? Who will be there to provide comfort in the face of loss?
As Cody’s past catches up with him, he must learn to reach out for help or risk withdrawing permanently inside himself. Both Bailey and Cody find themselves learning significant life lessons in this poignant love story, featuring members from Karen Kingsbury’s popular Baxter family.
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In Front Of God And Everybody
$9.99Add to cartIf God wanted April Grace to be kind to her neighbors, He should have made them nicer! Growing up in the country is never easy, but it sure is funny-especially if you happen to have a sister obsessed with being glamorous, a grandma just discovering make-up, hippie friends who never shower, and brand new neighbors from the city who test everyone’s patience. From disastrous dye jobs to forced apologies and elderly date tagalongs, you’ll laugh ’til you cry as you read the Confessions of April Grace! Here are just a couple of April’s thoughts: On her sister, Myra Sue: “How anyone can be that dumb and still be able to eat with a fork is beyond me.” On senior citizen lovebirds: “What if they started smooching right at the table in front of God and everybody?” In spite of all the loony characters in her life, April Grace is able to learn from her parents as they share the love of God-to even the craziest of characters!
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Relentless Pursuit : A Novel
$19.00Add to cartRich with the Cajun flavors of south Louisiana, this final book in the Secrets of Roux River Bayou Series is a story of what it means to find true peace in an uncertain world.
Sax Landry left home at seventeen to escape his father’s abuse, leaving his mother and sister to fend for themselves. Now, twenty-eight years later, both parents are dead, and guilt compels him to find his sister and make peace. His search leads to Les Barbes, Louisiana, where authorities fear a bio-terrorist has injected cyanide into juice cartons and fresh produce at the grocery store. People are dead. It’s not safe. Sax stays, fearing death less than living another day without peace. A divine appointment is about to change all that forever.
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Seaside Letters
$14.99Add to cart“No matter where you are or how long until we can be together, I’ll keep searching for you.” -Tucker Sabrina never intended to fall in love with Tucker McCabe, the man she serves coffee to every morning at a Nantucket cafe-especially since he’s unwittingly tied to a past she deeply regrets. But she’s fallen hard, though she’s kept her feelings a secret. When Tucker learns Sabrina is the research assistant for a local mystery writer, he asks Sabrina to help him with a little sleuthing of his own. . . locating an elusive woman he’s fallen for online. If Sabrina accepts the job, she’ll spend her evenings in close proximity to a man who can never be hers. If she turns him down, he’ll hire someone else-and that would be a disaster. Because if someone sifts through all those letters and finds out the truth, Tucker will discover her secret. . . That the person he’s trying to find is her.
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Abigails New Hope
$17.99Add to cartAs an Amish midwife, Abigail Graber loves bringing babies into the world. But when a difficult delivery takes a devastating turn, Abigail is faced with some of the hardest choices she has ever had to make. Despite all her efforts, the young mother dies-but the baby is saved.
A heartless judge confines Abigail to the county jail as the investigation begins, and the possibility of prison and separation from her husband, Daniel, and young children looms. Abigail’s younger sister, Catherine, comes to care for the home and kinner while Daniel works in the barn and fields. Catherine makes a difference in all their lives, but in return her life is completely changed. She meets Daniel’s cousin Isaiah, and an unexpected birth of another sort takes place in Wayne County.
A deeply moving look at some of life’s most tender and rewarding moments from beloved author Mary Ellis.
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Roadside Assistance
$12.99Add to cartA very bumpy ride. Emily Curtis is used to dealing with her problems while under the hood of an old Chevy, but when her mom dies, Emily’s world seems shaken beyond repair. Driven from home by hospital bills they can’t pay, Emily and her dad move in with his wealthy sister, who intends to make her niece more feminine—in other words, just like Whitney, Emily’s perfect cousin. But when Emily hears the engine of a 1970 Dodge Challenger, and sees the cute gearhead, Zander, next door, things seem to be looking up. But even working alongside Zander can’t completely fix the hole in Emily’s life. Ever since her mom died, Emily hasn’t been able to pray, and no one—not even Zander—seems to understand. But sometimes the help you need can come from the person you least expect.
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Time To Heal
$16.99Add to cartChristopher Marshall is a weary and wounded ex-soldier who just wants some peace in his life. He met Hannah in the hospital and later corresponds with her. When he visits her and Matthew, he envies them their happiness. Then he meets Matthew’s sister. Rebecca Bontrager, and there’s a clash of cultures and value between the former career military man and the gentle, pacifist Amish woman. Yet there also is a deep attraction between them, and they fall in love.
Born and raised on a Kansas farm, Christopher finally finds peace in this simple community helping Matthew with the crops. Christopher expects resistance to his presence from the Amish but is appalled when he and Rebecca experience threats. He has no fear for himself. But to protect Rebecca, he resolves to leave everyone and everything he has come to love in this place he calls, “God’s country.” When he discovers who his enemy is, he realizes he must stay and reveal a secret that has sent him into a different world than he has ever known.
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Leaving
$15.99Add to cartThe Bailey Flanigan series begins with Bailey leaving Bloomington for the adventure of a lifetime. She has won an audition for the ensemble of a Broadway musical in New York City. She’s determined to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but is she really ready to leave family and friends for the loneliness of the city? And what of Cody? His disappearance has her worried about their future and praying that their love can survive. In order to be closer to his mother in jail, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. New friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey Flanigan. Love, loneliness, big opportunities, and even bigger decisions highlight the first book in the new Bailey Flanigan series that features members of the popular Baxter family and finally completes the Bailey Flanigan/Cody Coleman story.
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Caregiver
$12.99Add to cartWounded hearts find hope and healing in the Amish village of Jacob’s Crossing. The Caregiver to her cancer-striken cousin, widow Lucy Troyer is struggling after suffering spousal abuse. When she meets Calvin Weaver, she wonders of God has brought him into her life for a reason. But can she ever trust a man again?
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Inn At Angel Island
$22.00Add to cartFirst in a brand-new series from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Cape Light novels.
Liza Martin arrives on Angel Island eager to sell off the rundown inn she inherited from her aunt and return to her busy life in Boston. Back home await an unstable career as an advertising executive-and a broken marriage. Angel Island is just one more burden.
But as Liza recalls the golden summers of her childhood, she begins to have second thoughts. And she wants to know more about Daniel Merritt, the charming handyman who’s helping repair the inn, but Liza doesn’t have time for romance… or much else. Sometimes Liza sees her life flying by-and, at the same time, going nowhere. It may take a band of angels to mend her broken wings and redirect her soul.
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What The Heart Sees
$16.99Add to cartTogether for the first time, three Amish romances from Kathleen Fuller.
“A Miracle for Miriam” from An Amish Christmas
Miriam fell for Seth, but he broke her heart. Years later, after he’s nearly killed in an accident, Miriam sees him at a Christmas party and notices something is different about him-not just how he looks, but how he acts. When Seth pursues her, she must decide whether to guard her heart or accept his love.
“A Place of His Own” from An Amish Gathering
When Josiah left Paradise the first time, he didn’t even say good-bye. Now he’s back, ten years later, and he’s changed. Why is he so distant and bitter? Where is the boy who used to be Amanda’s best friend? Amanda is learning that there are things even a capable Amish girl can’t fix. But can she stand there and watch him walk away…again?
“What the Heart Sees” from An Amish Love
A tragic accident rocks a peaceful Amish community, leaving Ellie Chupp blinded and Christopher Bender’s future shattered. But they find love and forgiveness in a place they least expect.
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Convenient Groom
$16.99Add to cartFive hours before her Nantucket beach wedding–and on the eve of her big book launch–celebrity marriage counselor Kate Lawrence has everything in place.Everything, that is, but the groom. She might not have a career, either, when her nationwide audience finds out their marriage guru has been left at the altar.
Enter Lucas Wright, who offers to stand in for the missing husband-to-be and marry her. Kate’s desperate enough to agree–although she’s sure this Mr. Wright is completely wrong for her. Can they pull it off? And why would Lucas marry her in the first place? With her life spinning out of control, Kate wonders what good her carefully laid plans are if they only lead to chaos. Could it be that “Dr. Kate” doesn’t know the first thing about love? When she seeks God’s will instead of her won, Kate finally discovers true and lasting love.
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Cowboys Touch : A Big Sky Romance
$16.99Add to cartFour years ago, rodeo celebrity Wade Ryan gave up his identity to protect his daughter. Now, settled on a ranch in Big Sky Country, he lives in obscurity, his heart guarded by a high, thick fence.
Abigail Jones isn’t sure how she went from big-city columnist to small-town nanny, but her new charge is growing on her, to say nothing of her ruggedly handsome boss. Love blossoms between Abigail and Wade–despite her better judgment. Will the secrets she brought with her to Moose Creek, Montana separate her from the cowboy who finally captured her heart?
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Angels Of Humility
$16.99Add to cartFresh out of seminary and called to be the minister of a rural church, Pastor Paul is full of zeal. The question is . . . zeal for what? As he chases affirmation and prestige, his guardian angel grows increasingly frustrated. When Paul dismisses the prophetic gifts of an elderly parishioner—deeming her a “wacko”—-will heaven intervene?
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Larkspur Cove (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartAdventure is the last thing on Andrea Henderson’s mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After surviving the worst year of her life, she’s struggling to build a new life for herself and her son as a social worker. Perhaps in doing a job that makes a difference, she can find some sense of purpose and solace in her shattered faith.
For new Moses Lake game warden Mart McClendon, finding a sense of purpose in life isn’t an issue. He took the job to get out of southwest Texas and the constant reminders of a tragedy for which he can’t forgive himself.
But when a little girl is seen with the town recluse, Mart and Andrea are drawn together in the search for her identity. The little girl offers them both a new chance at redemption and hope-and may bring them closer than either ever planned.
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Who Is My Shelter
$17.99Add to cartThe tables have turned and Gabby’s estranged husband–who threw her out when she didn’t live up to his image of a “corporate wife”–needs her in a way neither ever expected. He’s begging for reconciliation,but Gabby has moved on, finding purpose and a future in the House of Hope. Not only has she found shelter for herself and her sons there,but she’s able to help provide shelter for homeless moms and their kids.
And yet . . . there’s a hole in her life. Is God leading Gabby down a new path and giving her something–and someone–new? Or is He redeeming what she thought was gone forever?
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Swinging On A Star (Reprinted)
$14.99Add to cartBella Rossi’s life is nearing perfection. She’s got the perfect guy, she’s running a successful business, and she’s about to plan her most ambitious wedding yet, a Renaissance-themed fairy tale come true, complete with period costumes and foods, horse-drawn carriages, and even a castle. There’s just one hitch. The best man just happens to be Brock Benson, Hollywood’s hottest and most eligible bachelor. Oh, and did we mention he’s staying at the Rossi house to avoid the paparazzi? With all the pressure surrounding this wedding, Bella’s not sure she’s going to make it through. Add her starstruck sister, her feuding aunt and uncle, and a trio of large, sequined church ladies with even bigger personalities, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster–and a lot of laughs. This hilarious romantic comedy is sure to delight both fans and new readers alike.
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Love Of The Father
$14.99Add to cartA Young Boy is Lost in the Mall…and the Clock is Ticking Someone is trying to kidnap children from the local mall. So when ten year old Mark Albright wanders away from his older brother at the mall and disappears, many expect the worst. Who was the old, bearded man in the grubby clothes who was last seen talking with Mark? It soon becomes clear that it is up to Jason Albright, CEO of Bright Idea (computer and networking systems powerhouse), to save his son’s life. Just when all hope seems to be lost, Jason encounters a strange man with a powerful story to tell, a story that provides the key that he needs to save his son. But is there still time? Is he willing to pay the price? Can Jason move through the pain of his past, reclaim the fiery faith of his youth, and learn to rely on a power far greater than his own…the power of the love of the father to save his son? Love of the Father is a captivating story of enduring faith, unwavering hope, and the special bond of love that can exist between a father and son. The Author… New to the literary world with Love of the Father being his first novel to publish but surely not his last. Through the experiences of his life, being very difficult at times, David has lived with the Love of the Father and His direction. His personal journey has equipped this author to write these great works. David, his wife Charlotte and their son Jason continue to live their life serving the Lord and His people.
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Surrender Bay
$15.99Add to cartOnce childhood friends, Samantha and Landon are now separated by distance and secrets. Will Samantha’s return to Nantucket bring her the peace she longs for?
Samantha Owen’s estranged stepfather has died, leaving her his cottage in Nantucket–a place she left years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Samantha can’t afford to pass up on a financial windfall like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down.
As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Samantha must face a past that left her with a fear of abandonment and the fact that Landon still doesn’t know why she left the island.
Will Sam finally find the God who never abandoned her? The secrets she’s hidden all these years could tear her and Landon apart . . . unless his love is really as unconditional as he claims.
A heart-tugging tale of shattered trust and enduring love . . . all in a romantic, seaside setting.
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Save The Date
$16.99Add to cartWhen Alex and Lucy pick out wedding invitations, they wonder if they can be printed in vanishing ink. Former NFL star Alex Sinclair is a man who has it all–except the votes he needs to win his bid for Congress. Despite their mutual dislike, Alex makes Lucy a proposition: pose as his fiancee in return for the money she desperately needs. Bound to a man who isn’t quite what he seems, Lucy will find her heart on the line–and maybe even her life. When God asks Alex and Lucy to scrap their playbook and follow his rules, will they finally say, “I do”?
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Evangelist Caper
$24.99Add to cartIn Mr. Malta’s first published novel, Evangelist Caper, Nassau County Detective Michael Ryan never dreamed that a charitable function would provide such profound changes to his life. Along with his partner Peggy Younger, he has become embroiled in the brutal murder of the wealthy and beautiful Evangelist, Tamara Steele. The case leads the two detectives down a path of intrigue where deception and corruption become the order of the day. The Tamara Steele murder forces Mike into corridors he can not otherwise avoid: the unsolved killing of his wife Katie, the care of his disabled son, Jamie and his relationship to Peggy, who is a born-again Christian. Who killed the charismatic Tamara? What was the motive for this brutal murder? Could it be greed, jealousy? Or was it the working of a deranged killer seeking revenge?
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Hand Of Fate
$17.99Add to cartWhen the host of a popular radio talk show is murdered, the suspects seem to out number his millions of listeners. Outspoken radio talk show host Jim Fate dies tragically when poisonous gas fills the studio while his polarizing show, “The Hand of Fate”, is on air. In the ensuing panic, police evacuate downtown Portland–and the triple threat of FBI Special Agent Nicole Hedges, Crime reporter Cassidy Shaw and Federal Prosecutor Allison Pierce begin piecing together the madness, motive and the mystery of what just happened. And this time it’s personal since one of the women was secretly dating the host and has access to his home…and secret evidence. In the days following Fate’s murder, these three colleagues and friends must confront a betrayal of the team while piecing together the not-so-public life of Jim Fate. Together, they must uncover the stunning truth of who killed him, how close the killer really is, and what the ultimate motive is for this cold-blooded murder.
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Dining With Joy
$17.99Add to cartJoy Ballard has a secret: she’s a cooking show host who can’t really cook. When her South Carolina-based cooking show, Dining With Joy, is picked up by a major network, Joy Ballard’s world heats up like a lowcountry boil. Joy needs help. Then she meets chef Luke Davis who moved to Beaufort after losing his Manhattan restaurant. A cook at the Frogmore Cafe, he’s paying debts and longing to regain his reputation in the elite foodie world. Luke and Joy mix like oil and water-until Joy is exposed on national television. With her career and his reputation both under fire, they’ll have to work together to fix the mess. Is it possible that they can learn to feast on God’s love and dine with joy?
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Long Time Coming
$16.99Add to cartFaithful Christian Deidre Clark-Morris is a professional career-minded woman with a loving husband, but no children. Kenisha Smalls has lived in poverty all her life. She has three children by three different men and has just been diagnosed with inoperable cervical cancer. While the meeting between these two women appears accidental, it becomes their catalyst of hope. Neither woman expects the blessing that God has in store for them. While Deidre guides Kenisha on the path to eternal life with Jesus Christ, Kenisha teaches Deidre how to stand strong against the hard knocks of life.
Kenisha and Deidre come to terms with the bleakness of their situations while still climbing that high mountain of faith and hope. Long Time Coming presents readers with the question: What would you do when there is nothing left to do? Can you still trust God even when faced with infertility and the impending demise of a loved one? It is a story of hope and inspiration that will leave readers profoundly touched.
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Christmas Snow
$14.99Add to cartChristmas is more about pain than joy for Kathleen, whose father abandoned her 30 years ago. When she and two unlikely roommates—Sam, an older man, and Lucy, her fiance’s daughter—are trapped in her home by a blizzard, she’s haunted by her past. Is she ready to give the gift of a lifetime—forgiveness?
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Time To Love
$16.99Add to cartWounded hearts seek peace in Paradise, Pennsylvania, hoping to find refuge and heal their wounds from bombings overseas. Their entrance disturbs the calm, ordered community as their English ways collide with the Amish lifestyle. Will they find a way to build new lives and renew their faith?
Jennie King gets horribly injured in a car-bomb attack on the other side of the world. When she awakens in a stateside hospital, she finds herself covered in one of her grandmother’s Amish quilts. An accoompanying note invites her to visit Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to heal her body, mind, and spirit. During her recuperation, she renews her friendship with her grandmother’s neighbor, Matthew Bontrager, a man Jennie had a secret crush on years ago. Matthew had intended to ask Jennie to marry him, but when her father objected, Matthew acquiesced.
Now, when Jennie and Matthew meet again, they discover their feelings for each other have not changed. But Jennie has emotional and physical scars and though she feels she has come home to this man and this place, she’s not sure she can bridge the difference between their worlds.
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Love Starts With Elle
$17.99Add to cartShe’s the last of six Lowcountry sisters to tie the knot, so when Elle Garvey’s quarterback-turned-minister boyfriend Jeremiah pops the question, the family resolves to give them the send off of the century. But as Jeremiah leaves Elle to plan the wedding and moves ahead to Houston for a large pastorate there, Elle listens for her own call to the ministry-but none seems forthcoming. And with the influx of new residents in coastal Beaufort, South Carolina, Elle’s art gallery business has never been more fruitful. She’s even begun to successfully show her own paintings-paintings she created after Jeremiah left town. Soon Elle’s widowed tenant, Frank, arrives, throwing a real wrench in the works and offering a new kind of love that soon takes hold-and blossoms.
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Grace : A Christmas Sisters Of The Heart Novel
$15.99Add to cartIt’s Christmastime at the Brenneman Bed & Breakfast, and everyone is excited about closing down for the holiday. Anna and Henry will be celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple, and for Katie and Jonathan Lundy, it’s their first Christmas with baby Stefan. Winnie and Samuel Miller plan to stop by as well for a wonderful two weeks of family and rest.
But when two unexpected visitors show up, hoping to stay for Christmas, the family must test their commitment to hospitality. Levi is a widower who lost his wife four years ago and can’t bear the thought of another Christmas alone. And Melody is a young pregnant woman who won’t open up about how she ended up on her own at Christmas at almost nine months pregnant. Anna, who knows a thing or two about keeping secrets, doesn’t trust her, and strives to find out the truth about these two strangers who have disrupted their holiday.
But as the Christmas spirit descends on them all, as well as snow that traps them in the inn, a healing and hopefulness takes over, allowing new relationships to be built, and the boundaries of family to be extended.
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Sweet By And By
$17.99Add to cartA redemptive story from multi-platinum recording artist Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck.
Jade Fitzgerald left the pain of her past in the dust when she headed out for college a decade ago. Now she’s thriving in her career and glowing in the light of Max Benson’s love. But then Jade’s hippie mother, Beryl Hill, arrives in Whisper Hollow, Tennessee, for Jade’s wedding along with Willow, her wild younger sister. Their arrival forces Jade to throw open the dark closets of her past–the insecurity of living with a restless, wandering mother, the silence of her absent father, and the heart-ripping pain of first-love’s rejection. Turns out Beryl has a secret of her own. She needs reconciliation with her oldest daughter before illness takes her life. In the final days leading to the wedding, Jade meets the One who shows her that the past has no hold on her future. With a little grace, they’ll meet in the middle, maybe even before that sweet by and by.
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1 Lane Bridge
$14.99Add to cartJ. D. Wickman has a thief stealing from his restaurant, a daughter struggling at college, a demanding mother in a nursing home-and he may be losing his sanity too.
What J. D. needs is a little peace and quiet. Between his business and his family he has plenty to think about. One tranquil evening, he takes off on a ride in the country-and promptly has car trouble. He asks for help at an old farmhouse and finds a family living in abject poverty, and vows to help. When he returns with groceries, he can’t find them or the house-although he’s not lost. While J. D. struggles to make sense of this riddle, his behavior creates doubt in his marriage, and his best friend thinks he’s crazy. This charming tale reminds readers that “God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform.”
