Contemporary Inspirational

TIMELOOM 100 Poems Weaving Past, Present, and Future by Gresham Hall Timeloom is the newest collection of poems from Gresham Hall. Arranged in three panoramic movements—Embers & Echoes, Pulse & Paradox, Circuits & Conscience—these poems carry you from humanity’s flint-lit beginnings through today’s screen-bright contradictions and into horizons where AI and empathy must learn to coexist. Wrestle with yourself in “Mirror Wrestle,” a spoken-word clash between ego and truth. Sail past the sun in “Solar Swarm Migration,” where light-chasing panels unfurl like sapphire ...

Dixie Young needs a husband. Her ranch is failing and the only hope for her family is to find a partner. Her mother wants her to fall in love and marry a man to help, but Dixie is more realistic. And she’s on the rebound. After a nasty breakup, she finds out she’s pregnant and having a child out of wedlock will not work for her mother. Junior Shipley has lost at love. Recently. In fact, he’s on the rebound when he finds out about Dixie’s need to get married. He has no grand illusions of marrying the girl of his dreams. He’s well beyond that place now. But he’s willing to settle ...

Fall in love with the Bryant sisters in the Rocky Brook Cowboys trilogy. Long Journey Home Holly knew what she wanted, but a visit to her family’s small-town ranch makes her question her life’s choices. Is it possible that everything she really wanted was right in front of her all along? Change of Heart Kaitlyn was born for ranch life, but when her father wants to open the ranch to tourists, Kaitlyn is distraught. The situation gets even worse when she goes head-to-head with Luke, the man in charge of all the changes happening to her home. Their disagreements are heated, but a spark ...

Faith can Move Mountains… Sasha has battled depression in the past but has been blessed to overcome it for the most part. With her thirtieth birthday around the corner, she feels stuck in life. While her siblings are thriving in successful careers, she's only been able to find work as a low-paid cashier and lives in her parents' basement. Her parents' disappointment only adds to her frustration and self-doubt. But when a handsome stranger with a genuine love for Christ steps into the picture and shows her unexpected kindness, things begin to turn around for Sasha. For once, she starts to ...

She has sass. She has spunk. She has a devastating secret. Terra Froese likes to keep people at arm's length and change her address regularly. It keeps life simple and uncomplicated. But when an abusive boyfriend forces her to make wrenching choices she flees the city and across the country. Terra takes her emotional baggage on her trip to her sister, Leslie, hoping to discard it along the way. But when forced to stay in Holmes Crossing, Terra has to face her past and decisions that still haunt her. She also has to figure out what to do about Jack DeWindt, a cop who would like to convince ...

Wally Chastain is wildly talented an his fans idolize him and the music his band makes. He’s happy when he’s writing but performing is the rush that keeps him alive. Shiloh Whitefeather is a free spirit who gets as much as she can out of life every day. Optimism and being a light for others is part of who she is in spite of the difficulties she’s facing. An unusual electricity vibrates between her and the rockstar gorgeous man she meets by chance at her second job. He looks familiar, but she can’t place him. They swap numbers and she doesn’t recognize his name. She wouldn’t ...

Sometimes the heart must break before grace can bloom. Grace in Bloom A Christian Romance of Redemption, Renewal, & Unfailing Love After decades of devotion, Beatrice Foley unraveled—her marriage ended, her purpose blurred, and her heart felt forgotten. But just when the silence threatened to swallow her faith, God whispered a new beginning. Drawn into an unexpected friendship with a widower whose quiet strength both unsettles and comforts her; Beatrice is faced with a question she thought was no longer hers to ask. What if love can rise from the ashes? Set against the backdrop of small-...

"Heartbreaking and at times hilarious" -- July 2009 Book of the Month --LoveWebRadio.com After she loses everything, Cass hits Pause on life, only to learn life isn’t done with her yet. And neither is love. When Plan A for her life goes south, Cass moves in with single friends from church and reluctantly decides to mentor an at-risk teenager. Never mind that she knows nothing about substance abuse or criminally-minded loser boyfriends. Once the prickly, dog-whispering Nadina enters her life, everything is up for grabs. There's new employment at a video game company with a charming fellow ...

What would you do if you found yourself seated next to the Sexiest Man Alive? Beautiful, brilliant, and determinedly single, Dr Anna Mortimer has everything under control—her thriving career as an anaesthesiologist, her perfectly ordered London life, and her firm belief that romance is best avoided. After all, she's seen enough to know that love leads to heartbreak. But when a routine flight to Los Angeles seats her next to the Hollywood heartthrob recently crowned Sexiest Man Alive, Anna's carefully constructed defences begin to crumble. One thing leads to another and before she knows ...

Some bonds are unbreakable...Chris Andersen had spent years throwing himself into one project then another...one painting and then the next one...all in an effort to bury the profound grief he had never completely faced... Enduring is the seventeenth novella in the ongoing story of the Andersen family. Livia Andersen was a woman who held her family together with a quiet smile and an iron will. It’s been months since her death and her children and grandchildren she leaves behind continue to grapple with the shifting changes in their lives now that she’s gone. Chris Andersen is searching ...

LaToya Johnson is a beautiful girl, but she didn't have the most beautiful of childhoods — that's because she grew up poor. Her mother has convinced LaToya that the only way out of her dire circumstances in life is to use the charms and beauty that God has given her to find a well-to-do husband. When LaToya snags a man who she thinks will gave her a secure future, things don't exactly turn out the way she'd thought they would. But fortunately, God is always willing to come in and save the day...especially when a saved and fabulous sista like LaToya has an over-abundance of faith.

Dr. Claire Thomson has it all—love, a career, and even her own castle. Even though she has a coronation and wedding approaching, Claire is determined to juggle her chaotic life. She’s addicted to schedules, planners, and doing everything herself. Who needs help? Maurelle, her evil stepmother, had been banished to the ends of the earth—or at least the summer castle. Will she return, this time more resolved than ever to obstruct Claire’s path to the throne? Claire has resolved to handle everything on her own. Will she burn brightly as the star of Amorley and make it to Coronation Day ...

Two days. Longer and they’ll run out of food – and starve. If they leave, the blizzard may take them quicker. What to do? How to survive? Two people are stranded in the wilderness in a blizzard. They must make a decision while there’s still time. Jase’s bad leg complicates everything but Laurie’s secret knowledge may save them. If it’s for real. Once they decide on a course of action and carry it out, what will happen? If they survive, what about the future? Read this story and fall in love the north woods in winter with all its beauty and danger, to pray for two people dealing ...

Faith... She's got plenty of that! A Great Career... She's cinched it in the bag! Fiancée... She finally has one! Yep, that had definitely been Alicia’s story until her life’s narrative changed almost overnight. When this gorgeous engineer with a big heart loses it all, will her faith keep her grounded and get her back on track? Despite circumstances, will she end up living the charmed life she’s always dreamed of?

A young widower dedicated to his daughter and his dream job. The woman who followed him to college only to watch him fall for someone else. And the little girl who just might bring them together. Luke Duncan dreamed of starting an organic farm as an addition to the family ranch and now that dream is reality. But losing his wife before he could prove his idea has driven him to succeed. With Christmas drawing near, his ideas to support the holiday theme will either take him to the next level or embarrass him publicly. Allie Patrick was so certain that if she got Luke away from their home town...

Quinn Sullivan lost the love of her life when her boyfriend, Trent, died in an accident their junior year. In an attempt to get closure, she reached out to the recipients of his donated organs. Though some answered her letters, the one Quinn feels matters most - the person who received Trent's heart - has been silent.

I fell in love with my best friend, but he only ever loved me like a sister. So I moved on—with idiots. In an attempt to ignore the fact that my best friend, Ty, would never love me the way I wanted him to, I dated a lot. I even got engaged to Ty’s cousin. Except my ex-fiancé wasn’t the man I thought he was. When he broke off our engagement and fled to LA, I was left devastated and emotionally wounded. Leaning on Ty—the only man who has ever stayed by my side—I drowned myself in work and helping Ty renovate his new house. When Ty confesses he’s in love with me, I’m torn. ...

He's had a crush on her for years. She doesn't want to date until her daughter is out of the house. Will June take a chance on Judge when the success of his Christmas light display depends on her networking abilities? Judge Glover has been trying to win Three Rivers' Christmas lights display contest for over a decade. He's never been able to do it, but he's more determined than ever. To do what he wants, he needs to upgrade his WiFi network to get the lights and sound to take things to the next level. And to do that, there's no one better than Juniper Nichols. She owns Nichols Networks, and...

If she wasn’t on the run, she’d leave...But she’s stuck with him like Persephone with Hades. Welcome to Billionaire Bachelor Mountain Cove. Off the grid, exclusive and remote, it’s the best place for a man to lick his wounds and heal. Jett Eastwood’s climbing accident changes the course of his life forever. Hannah Noah must escape an abusive ex who will do anything to get her back, even frame her for murder. When she finds refuge with the brooding Jett, she promises to train his broken body so he can climb again. But can he return the favor and heal her broken heart?

Can faith and love be enough to give Becca the strength to hold onto the one thing she wants most? When a little girl unexpectedly comes into Becca's life, she believes that her prayer for a family has been answered. But as with most plans from God, Becca learns that there is more to this path that she's intended to walk when the little girl's uncle, Marty Reeves, plans to raise his niece himself. Reluctantly Becca opens her life to Marty, if only for the sake of the little girl, and learns he may not be the insensitive man she initially thought he was. But when she begins to feel something...