Contemporary Inspirational

You’re Not a Girl in a Movie is a new collection of powerful poems by Hala Alyan, winner of the Arab American Book Award in Poetry and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In these nine extraordinary poems, Alyan wrestles with the intimate themes that have driven her acclaimed body of work to date: the aching loss of homeland, the image and worth of women, and the violence of love. In Beirut, Brooklyn, and roads in the American West, she unravels the effects of decades of war and displacement on love and human worth and identity.

A Marine, a maid, and a match made in heaven. Tate Benson can't believe he's come to Nowhere, Utah, to fix up a house that hasn't been inhabited in years. But he has. Because he's retired from the Marines and looking to start a life as a police officer in small-town Brush Creek. Wren Fuller has her hands full most days running her family's company. When Tate calls and demands a maid for that morning, she decides to have the calls forwarded to her cell and go help him out. She didn't know he was moving in next door, and she's completely unprepared for his handsomeness, his kind heart, and ...

♥The Candy Beach Series ♥What would you do if you suddenly became a single mom to a seven-year-old child? Overnight, Monica Crawford finds her neatly organized life is turned upside down. Her sister abandons her blind son, Scotty, leaving him on Monica's doorstep. Caring for a child was not in Monica's carefully-laid plans. After all, she's working on her MBA while pursuing a marketing director job at The Chocolate Dreams Candy Company. However, caring for a special-needs child brings unexpected conflict-and unexpected joy. When John French volunteers to tutor Scotty, he's drawn to ...

When Meghan DeFord is forced to take a six-week leave-of-absence after a traffic accident, she chooses to spend the time with her grandmother. Meghan has wonderful memories of childhood summers with her Grandma Hazel and anticipates a time of relaxation and filling a scrapbook with pictures of their time together. Meghan's mother arrives unexpectedly and brings her long resentment towards Hazel for her overprotectiveness and near paranoia. During their time together, Hazel confesses her long-held secret....

Thirty-something, Shawntriece, is a well-paid executive at a Fortune 500 corporation. Her life is practically perfect — at least to her it is. She has a beautiful home, an expensive car, a family who loves her, and two adorable twin daughters to cherish and spoil. However, despite everything that she has in the material world, she's sorely lacking in the spiritual realm. When life throws her a curve ball, will it end up being the chance she needs to find her way back to Christ? Will the relationship she develops with a saved, good-looking, single father grow into much more? Somehow, some ...

Joya Hernandez, newly graduated from nursing school, takes a part-time job in the town’s fitness center. She had planned to become a nurse at the local hospital but then the facility closed, shutting the door on her original plans and forcing her to find a job where she can. But she likes working at the fitness center; she gets along with the members and she cares about the people. She’s from the wrong side of the tracks, the daughter of a single mother who owns a bar in a down-at-heel part of town. Life hasn’t been easy for them, but thanks to her mother’s determination and resolve...

Great Value! 17 Book Box Set of Contemporary Christian romance stories for a very special holiday price of 99c, limited time only. Makes a great gift! DOWNLOAD FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED These 17 stories will have you believing in, and rooting for, love. There's no better time to read about love than during the holidays! Searching for love may not be easy, but when love is found, the heart and soul rejoice. For God has a plan for all of these couples, and His plan will never go awry. Happy endings are possible! The set includes... A Chance at Forever A Change of Heart A Portrait of Destiny ...

Despite the disapproval of her Amish community, teacher Lizzie Fisher has fought for an independent life—even going so far as to tutor at the English school. Alex Wilson, a young English painter hired to paint the school, is used to being ridiculed because of his learning disabilities. He questions why the smart, pretty, Amish woman treats him differently. When Alex finds himself framed for a crime, he believes there is no hope for him, but Lizzie is sure her community will come to his aid. Except, their forbidden relationship may give Lizzie the independence she thought she always wanted...

He has no interest in the fiery rebel with her heart set on another man. But God has other plans. Chay Barkley has spent years guarding his heart, content with the solitude of his Rocky Mountain ranch. But Katrina Milton storms into his life—reckless, stubborn, and far too tempting for his peace of mind. From the moment they meet, she’s seared into his soul. With her deep regrets and secrets, Katrina knows better than to fall for a man like Chay—untouchable, successful, and way out of her league. But when shadows from her past resurface, threatening everything she’s fought for, Chay...

She's Been Scarred... She's Broken... Shannon is striving to become a successful professional. After a tragic event occurs in her life, she's left feeling guilty and unworthy of love. She’s on a journey to correct the mistakes of her past, and with God’s help, she knows she can do it. When a familiar face from days long gone shows up in her future, will she be able to open her heart to receive all the love, joy, and happiness that the Lord is trying to offer her? In the end, will Shannon see that God is trying to answer her unspoken prayers? Her unspoken prayer for a happy-ever-after ...

She's Alabama country, He's New York City, thrown together by an inheritance they both desperately need. *** In Martin Chapman’s will, his final request is a peculiar one. Upon the day of their marriage, his caregiver Lily Meyers and his grandson Bryce Fowler will become joint beneficiaries of his entire estate, which includes the Chapman Quarter Horse Ranch. There’s only one problem, Lily and Bryce have never met. For the past three years, Lily and her five-year-old son Joey have lived on the ranch with Martin, never knowing they might inherit anything. Will Lily uproot her son from ...

A place of refuge… or life-changing secrets? When Pastor Charles returns to Bayou Refuge, he expects peace and familiarity. Instead, he finds a strange fog that won’t lift from the grounds, long-time friends avoiding his questions, and a mystery that refuses to stay buried. What if your next conversation was your last? As Charles reconnects with old friends, and is tasked with sharing about the power of God’s love with three individuals, he begins to uncover the startling mystery of what’s actually happening at Bayou Refuge. He must rely on his faith in Christ, draw strength from ...

The Marrying Nashville series features four romances that are as hot as the Southern sun and as sweet as molasses. The Charles brothers—Jonathan, Lance, Gareth, and Morgan—have looks, money, and charm, but can they find true love in Nashville, at the crossroads of country charm and city spice? This box set includes: Marrying a Country Star Marrying the Billionaire Marrying an Athlete Marrying a Cowboy If you love clean contemporary romances you will love the Marrying Nashville series. Author’s Note: These are all clean stories with a HEA.

When Texas Ranger Ben Calhoun returns undercover to his hometown of Crossroads Creek, the last thing he expects is to lose his heart to Sergeant Mandy Peters, the local officer he's forced to deceive. Despite her dedication to the job, Mandy's faith-filled spirit and tender heart call to the guilt he's carried since his family's tragic death years ago. For Mandy, trusting again seems impossible after her infant daughter's kidnapping destroyed her marriage eight years ago. But the new police captain who stole her promotion challenges her carefully constructed walls, even as his secrets ...

Escape and get immersed in this sweet romance collection full of love, new beginnings, hope, and memorable men and women searching for true love. Two authors bring you a collection of clean and wholesome Amish and Contemporary romance stories that will have you rooting for the couples and their happily ever after. The collection contains: Amish Secrets Amish Questions Amish Fate Amish Choices Amish Defiance A Chance at Forever Her Way Home Love’s Second Chance Searching for Forever Her Lost Love

A billionaire and a single mom have the perfect deal—until love breaches the contract. Paul needs a fiancée to inherit the family business. When his motorbike fails on way to an all-important meeting, he's stranded late at night in a large, wintry forest. After trusting the wrong guy, Nina is left desperate for a job to keep a roof over her little girl's head. When Nina saves Paul from the snowstorm, he's quick to offer her the perfect deal: a few days pretending to be his fiancée to keep her daughter's home. They shake-- and soon find that fooling others is easy. But can they fool ...

Can the youngest Fuller sister tame the beast of a Police Chief? Or will their romance fizzle because of his temper? A modern-day retelling of Beauty and the Beast! Berlin Fuller has struck out with the dating scene in Brush Creek more times than she cares to admit. When she makes a deal with her friends that they can choose the next man she goes out with, she didn't dream they'd pick surly Cole Fairbanks, the new Chief of Police. Not only is Cole twelve years older than Berlin, he doesn't date. Period. His friends call him the Beast and challenge him to complete ten dates that summer or ...

Kai Drevon spent his whole life trying to blend into the background, doing whatever it takes to stay out of trouble. But on his eighteenth birthday—Christmas Day—everything falls apart. Fresh out of jail and heading to a strict halfway house, Kai hopes for a clean slate… except the universe has other ideas. When a run-in with an old enemy sparks a power inside him, he never knew he had, Kai’s world flips upside down. Magic is real—but it’s a far cry from a fairy tale. His abilities are raw, dangerous, and make him a prime target in a world where power means everything and ...

He's a seasoned cowboy on a delivery mission. She's a resilient hobby farm owner braving the winter storm. Can Keith and Lindsay forge a bond in the heart of a tempest and find love in the calm that follows? Keith Whettstein is no stranger to life's challenges - a seasoned cowboy from the renowned Hammond Family Farm, he's weathered his fair share of trials. Yet, as he finds himself caught in the thick of a snowstorm, delivering a horse to the remote Lewis farm just days before Christmas, life takes an unexpected turn. When an unfortunate slip leads to Keith's injury and the horse falls ...

Willow Shorts has told herself the same thing for years – she doesn’t want a divorce. But deep down, she knows there’s more to life than laundry and loneliness. Her husband, Charlie, had promised to give up his workaholic ways this summer. But it’s been months, and nothing has changed. In an act of desperation, Willow leaves her husband a note, drives south through the night, to stay at her best friend’s summer cottage on Sanibel Island. The first few days are filled with sandy streets, sunshine and crystal blue water, just as she imagined. It’s only after 4 days have passed ...