Hope on the Plains

Hope on the Plains

Linda Byler

Amish / Christian Fiction / Romance

Hannah, a feisty young Amish woman, lives on her family's farm in North Dakota. After moving halfway across the country and struggling to land on their feet, Hannah's family is finally feeling settled. The cattle business is doing well, and other Amish families have moved into the area.Feeling betrayed by Clay Jenkins and unimpressed with her own father, Hannah is hesitant to trust the men around her. Jerry Riehl, intrigued by her intelligence and strong will, will try anything to earn Hannah's respect.Just as the local Amish community begins to thrive, a terrible drought befalls the plains. Hannah's family tries to remain hopeful, but the continuing drought and a windmill fire devastate their business and the community. Running out of options, the Amish families decide to move back to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hannah is faced with difficult decisions: Should she stay in North Dakota or follow the others to Lancaster? Does Jerry deserve her trust?
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A Kingsbury Collection

A Kingsbury Collection

Karen Kingsbury

Christian Fiction / Children's / Romance

Three Page-Turning Novels in One Volume! Where Yesterday Lives Ellen Barrett is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of her picturesque hometown and the love she left behind. The eldest of five siblings, she longs for the time, long ago, when they were a happy family. Now Ellen’s beloved father is dead, and she returns to her childhood home to make peace–with the people who still live there, with the losses and changes that time has wrought, and with the future God has set before her. When Joy Came to Stay Maggie Stovall is one of the golden people. She has it all together...at least on the surface. Ben Stovall is a godly husband and successful attorney. He has no idea of the darkness about to overtake his life. Amanda Joy is a child of society–abused, broken, thrown away. But her trust in God is still alive. When Joy Came to...
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Buried Sins

Buried Sins

Marta Perry

Romance / Mystery / Christian Fiction

SUMMARY: WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVEHad her brand-new husband been involved in something shady? Before Caroline Hampton could confront him, he was killed in a car crash...or so it was claimed. Unsettling incidents-escalating in danger-warned her he could be very much alive. And so Caroline fl ed for the safety of her sisters' Amish country inn. But someone who suspected her-handsome police chief Zachary Burkhalter-was waiting for Caroline. Waiting for her to slip up. And watching her every move. Daring her to trust him with all of the truth.
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Becky Meets Her Match

Becky Meets Her Match

Linda Byler

Amish / Christian Fiction / Romance

Becky Esh has lots of spunk. Never mind that she's Amish, she regularly confronts authority figures. Her beautiful singing touches those who hear her so deeply that even men cry. In Becky Meets Her Match, Linda Byler crafts an unforgettable character who is quick-witted, good-humored, and thrives on independence—but inwardly struggles with her own self-consciousness. Overweight at sixteen, Becky is frustrated by her inability to lose weight and anxious about finding love.An opportunity arrives to leave her Wisconsin home and care for her ailing grandparents in Pennsylvania. Becky is happy for a change of pace and to avoid the drama that is sure to unfold as her slender, good-looking friends begin courting boys. Maybe her new responsibility will help distract her from her size and her own yearning for a date. But at the Christmas Eve party for the Amish young people, Becky unexpectedly gets the perfect Christmas gift. Shocked, she loses her confidence and leaves the...
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The Rancher Next Door

The Rancher Next Door

Betsy St. Amant

Romance / Christian Fiction / Contemporary

Riskiest Business of AllFor firefighter Caley Foster, every day is an adrenaline rush. Now that she's back in Broken Bend, Louisiana, it's clear that putting down roots may be just as tough as putting out fires. To her surprise, sweet Ava next door makes Caley's new nanny job feel fulfilling. But Ava's single father, rancher Brady McCollough, is a play-it-safe kind of fellow…not what Caley's used to facing. He's focused on protecting Ava—yet he can't ignore Caley's incredible effect on her. Or on his guarded heart. And with a leap of faith, they might both find life's best adventure: love.
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Bringing Maggie Home

Bringing Maggie Home

Kim Vogel Sawyer

Christian Fiction / Historical / Historical Fiction

Decades of Loss, an Unsolved Mystery, and a Rift Spanning Three GenerationsHazel DeFord is a woman haunted by her past. While berry picking in a blackberry thicket in 1943, ten-year old Hazel momentarily turns her back on her three-year old sister Maggie and the young girl disappears. Almost seventy years later, the mystery remains unsolved and the secret guilt Hazel carries has alienated her from her daughter Diane, who can't understand her mother's overprotectiveness and near paranoia. While Diane resents her mother's inexplicable eccentricities, her daughter Meghan—a cold case agent—cherishes her grandmother's lavish attention and affection. When a traffic accident forces Meghan to take a six-week leave-of-absence to recover, all three generations of DeFord women find themselves unexpectedly under the same roof. Meghan knows she will have to act as a mediator between the two headstrong and contentious women. But when they uncover Hazel's...
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Hero Dad

Hero Dad

Marta Perry

Romance / Mystery / Christian Fiction

FINDING THE COURAGE TO LOVE... Life was much safer at a remove, or at least so Julie Alexander thought. Her photojournalist job allowed her to view life through her camera lens, a job that would help her learn if a man she'd never met was a good father to her estranged late half-sister's child. But Julie's efforts to be a detached observer were challenged by firefighter Seth Flanagan and his warmhearted family, and her detachment was completely shattered by her unexpected love for three-year-old Davy. Yet Julie wasn't the only one facing issues; the still-grieving Seth made it clear that love didn't feature in his future plans. Could God's love build a bridge to connect the two? The Flanagans: This firefighting family must learn to stop fighting love.
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A Woman's Revenge

A Woman's Revenge

Sherri L. Lewis

Christian Fiction

Three prolific Urban Christian authors have teamed up in this anthology that proves revenge isn't always so sweet. Musik Jalice Carter is in love. The only problem is that she doesn't believe the man is in love with her. What makes it even worse is that the man is her husband. Musik really starts to doubt his love for her when she uncovers secrets on his social networking page. Having given that man 15 years of her life, Musik is not going to walk away without getting answers, and more importantly, without getting revenge. Sabrina Rogers is devastated when she finds out that the man of her dreams has another woman. She's mortified when she discovers it's her mother! At odds for years, mother and daughter finally settle their differences to join forces against Blake Harrison. Revenge never tasted so sweet as they team up to put this player out of commission for good. But after the dirty deed is done, will forgiveness and faith be enough to keep their relationship together...
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Love Me, Trust Me

Love Me, Trust Me

Barbara Gee

Christian Fiction / Romance / Christian

Libby Simon is finally content. Living at the Full Heart Ranch is her dream come true, and building a veterans retreat center on the land is a project far more fulfilling than anything she’s ever done. She expects life to stay calm and predictable for a good long time, just the way she likes it. And then her brother's friend comes to the ranch—the most irresistible man she’s ever encountered. He seems made for her. Unfortunately, he’s not meant for her.Detective Ryan Anderson isn't a man who leaves things to chance. He sets goals, works hard, and reaches them. He's on the verge of becoming Chief of Police, and then everything screeches to a halt. Someone is trying to ruin his career, and maybe even eliminate him altogether. With no leads and no idea who his enemies are, getting out of town for a while seems the wise thing to do.At his best friend’s urging, Ryan heads to the Full Heart Ranch, where there is plenty to keep him busy while he seeks to identify the people trying to get rid of him. The only problem with that plan–the beautiful and distracting Libby. She’s Ryan’s type and then some, but she’s also a forever kind of girl, and he won’t allow himself to think in those terms.The surprises aren’t over for Ryan, and he finds himself relying on Libby’s strength and support a little more every day. Both of them are desperately fighting their attraction, but for very different reasons. Neither of them believe they can ever be more than friends, but it seems God has plans far greater than their own.As life comes together in ways he would have never predicted, Ryan begins to see his forever after all. And it includes Libby Simon. He sets a new goal, his biggest one yet, and with a little help from above, he’s up for the challenge.
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Through the Deep Waters

Through the Deep Waters

Kim Vogel Sawyer

Christian Fiction / Historical / Historical Fiction

A past filled with shame can be washed away with a love that conquers all Born to an unloving prostitute in a popular Chicago brothel, timid seventeen-year-old Dinah Hubley was raised amidst the secrets held in every dark, grimy room of her home. Anxious to escape, Dinah pursues her dream of becoming a Harvey Girl, waiting tables along the railroad in an upscale hotel. But when she finds out she isn't old enough, her only option is to accept a job as a chambermaid at the Clifton Hotel in Florence, Kansas. Eager to put everything behind her, Dinah feels more worthless than ever, based on a single horrible decision she made to survive.The Clifton offers a life Dinah has never known, but blinded to the love around her, Dinah remains buried in the shame of her past. When a handsome chicken farmer named Amos Ackerman starts to show interest, Dinah withdraws further, convinced no one could want a sullied woman like her. Despite his self-consciousness about his...
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Wings of the Morning (Kensington Chronicles)

Wings of the Morning (Kensington Chronicles)

Lori Wick

Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

Product DescriptionVictoria “Smokey” Simmons stands silently on deck as her father’s body is lowered into the Atlantic, asking God for the strength she will need to command the Aramis alone. Not wanting to remain at sea forever, Smokey dreams of the time when she can trade her life aboard ship for a home and family. When she meets another captain, Dallas Knight,  Smokey believes her dream will finally come true. But circumstances beyond their control and the schemes of a cunning pirate threaten to destroy this young couple’s hope for the future. Wings of the Morning carries readers on a tender journey of love in which painful events become lasting blessings in the Father’s care.
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