Religious Love

Relationship experts and award-winning authors Les and Leslie Parrott believe the same forces that can tear down a marriage can become the catalyst for new relational depth and richness--provided you learn the secrets to using everyday problems to strengthen your marriage. In this book they explore how a marriage survives and thrives when a couple learns to use problems to boost their love life, to literally love each other more.

The role of organized religion in our society is undergoing monumental changes. Church attendance is decreasing at unprecedented rates. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people who identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Clearly, the need for religion remains as strong as ever, yet more and more, people are seeking spirituality elsewhere. Why? What accounts for these trends? Can organized religion still play a valuable role in today’s world?

The protectors. They'll risk their lives to protect the woman in jeopardy. But will they risk their hearts? When the ex-wife scientist Colt Jarvis assumed left him for another man returns, his attraction to her flares. But he can’t trust her. During their brief marriage, she kept way too many secrets. She still does. For the past year, they’ve only seen each other during her visits to their children. Fiercely independent security expert Mirabella Jarvis didn’t choose to leave her husband and children. An accident followed by years of amnesia weren’t part of her plan. Slowly, she’s...

Like millions of other women, CNN’s HLN and truTV’s In Session anchor Christi Paul blamed herself for the emotional abuse heaped on her by her first husband, whose violent, profanity-laced tirades left her feeling as though she had no value, no self-worth, and nowhere to turn for help. Then one day, when Christi was taking refuge in a church parking lot, the verse “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” popped into her head. In that moment she realized she did have someplace to turn after all.

For the Kilpatrick family of Cranberry Bay, the choice was really very simple. Their family had been torn apart by a heartbreaking tragedy…now they were coming together again determined that nothing else would.A recent tragedy reminds the Kilpatrick family what they have always known…that no matter how dark the future may look, family is everything…especially when so much of what was always taken for granted can be ripped away in a stolen moment. Marcus Kilpatrick and his adult children are learning that some of life’s greatest challenges are not always about the big choices or the ...

She works constantly, never really leaving the family ranch where she's the evening manager. He's not who he says he is... Can Holly and Silas find their way through their troubles to a happily-ever-after? Holly Stewart needs a break. Plain and simple. She's been working seven days a week on her family ranch for far too long. She's hired several new people in recent months, one of them being the mysterious Silas Money. She knows he's not who he says he is. He went by a different name in college. Holly knows, because they both went to and graduated from Texas A&M at the same time. Silas ...

Miles away from home and love, young Ryan Woods strikes out alone. But the harsh cowboy life has more surprises in store for the young man who left all riches in Spain in search of independent fortune. Love may be hard to find, but flings are easy. Antonio may be older, but loneliness does not respect age. Ryan works for Antonio on his ranch and wants to help him to love again. Ryan falls in love with an older woman. What will happen when Antonio's heart finally ignites to love, but he chooses Tina? Love On A String is a beautiful story of youthful liberties and priorities. Maturity, deceit...

The protectors. They'll risk their lives to protect a woman in danger. But will they risk their hearts? When his stepbrother disappears and his niece and nephew are in danger, wealthy security expert Brett Jarvis doesn’t hesitate. His responsibility is keep the twins safe. Even when they come as a package deal with their pretty, faith-filled nanny. Being forced to spend more time with her convinces him he’s not the man for her. She’s a forever kind of girl, and as he can’t offer her that. Ashley Lamott won’t leave the children she cares for when their lives are threatened. But ...

Sarah Langley returns to her hometown during the Christmas season, a time when joy is sung in carols and jingles, and hope is offered to all who believe. But for a newly divorced woman who feels that hope has been handed over to her ex-husband’s new wife and joy is for other women whose marriages have made their wedding-day dreams come true, the holidays are a bitter reminder of disappointment and her own sense of failure. Christmas miracles? They don’t happen anymore. Sarah wanted a marriage that would last, and children, but her husband’s unfaithfulness has left her feeling empty, ...

The Yoder Family Saga follows widow Miriam Yoder and her four unmarried daughters, Megan, Rebecca, Josephine, and Lillian, as they discover God’s plans for them and the hope He provides for a happy tomorrow. Miriam Yoder is unsure about Abe Schmidt’s role in her family’s life despite the fact that her daughter Josephine has been working for him and sees him as a father figure. When Josephine discovers that Abe and her mother were once in a romantic relationship, she enlists the help of her sisters to reunite them. Will Abe forgive Miriam for past hurts? Will Miriam allow herself to ...

Available as a value box set amazon.com/dp/B08F4MJLYL (copy and paste the link into your browser) Julie wants to leave a fast! ...looking to change here big city New York lifestyle and buy a small book store in a small town Roseville. Christmas time is difficult for her to do to past events and this wonderful town is Christmas crazy! Julie wants to leave a fast as she got there, but will she? Hansome Brandon Cartwright has caught here eye, is it enough to heal old memories and find true love again? Julie gives a tremendous gift of life, however, it makes cost her own life in the process, ...

It's rarely obvious when a group is a cult. Most cults don't advertise themselves as such: They are groups of people who look and act just like you and me. Not dangerous. Not deranged. At least, not at first. In this award-winning memoir, Alexandra Amor shines a light on cults so that others might learn from her heartbreaking experience. Amor gracefully and sensitively explains how ordinary and intelligent people get seduced into joining cults, why they stay despite the emotional and psychological abuse, and what the long process of recovery looks like once someone leaves a cult.

The ink on Carrie’s divorce papers was barely dry when she got the frantic call from her ex-husband’s sister...Carrie’s young niece trusted when she shouldn’t have and everything in her young life changes. Without a second thought Carrie agrees to her former sister-in-law’s request to allow Addie to spend time with her in Burlington. Regardless of the divorce she is still family. Within hours of Addie’s arrival Carrie realizes the damage done to her young niece is far worse than she could have anticipated and that a few shopping excursions weren’t going to do the trick. She ...

Rule #1: Don’t date a fireman. Rule #2: Don’t fall for your best friend. Rule #3: Never forget rules one and two. Firefighter Colton Myers lives for his work. His relationships with women are only pleasurable distractions for the moments when his pager is quiet. The only exception is his childhood-friend Amy, who would never expect him to put her before his duty anyway. When Amy moves back to town, Colton is happy to let her stay at his place until she can get back on her feet. Amy Powell is sure of two things. One, she’ll always stay in Colton’s friend zone. Two, she’ll never ...

The finale of the E Love Series is the Extravagant is getting the town….The Jourdain girls are getting married and this time, they’ve chosen with their two future husbands, Jacob and Dwight, to have a double wedding. Love is finally trending on them and Jamecia and Jayla could not be happier. Unfortunately, the same enemy who sees the blessings being handed out in their lives, is the same one who thrives on testing their resolve. And this time, the blow would be enough to altar all of their lives. Joseph and Lydianne Jourdain have built a wonderful family. For forty-two years, they’ve...

Jonah thinks his life is finally back on track when he agrees to stay in the Amish faith and plans to marry his love, Mary Lou. The bliss is short-lived because Mary Lou falls into a coma. While waiting for Mary Lou to awaken, Jonah tries to make amends with his past and prepare for the future. Jonah enlists the help of his childhood best friend, Samuel, to build Mary Lou’s dream house. Samuel convinces his younger sister, Catherine, who’s now all grown up, to help as well. Will Mary Lou wake from her coma? Will Catherine’s presence distract Jonah? Does God have other plans? This is ...

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.

Can Alex’s faith rekindle Penny’s trust? The Civil War drove Penny and Alex apart for a third time. Alex disappeared near Santa Fe in the South’s fatal drive north. With no word from Alex and no money to care for their baby daughter, Penny falls back on the only life she knows, singing in a saloon. She’s a grand success and gathers a ragtag family of misfits around her as she builds her business. But she loses faith in love and humanity, especially after a local businessman sets out to destroy her best friend and her business. Released from a prisoner of war camp, Alex searches for ...

Nelia has a secret; she can see envy as green slime, evil as tar, shame as sparkling rubies. She thought her gift was meant for something special. But then war took her husband’s kindness, famine took her grandfather, and a plague took her son. It's as though her gift, and her life, is meaningless. With nothing to lose, Nelia sets out to see the king. The man who claims she possesses a purpose. Let him prove it. And if the king can’t give her the answer she needs, then the despair that threatens to consume Nelia will have its victory.#speculativefiction #magicalrealism #historyretelling...

New beginning or new heartache? Nurse Lana Smith gives herself a gift for Christmas, a fresh start in a small town. After escaping a dead-end relationship with a celebrity, she avoids her patient's grandson, a pro football player. When Arturo gradually thaws her frozen heart, can her Christmas wish for family and affection come true? Football is Arturo De La Vega's life, but he returns to his hometown to help his ailing grandfather. Lana challenges Arturo to reach for stars of faith and love. Is Arturo's quest for glory worth crushing Lana's dreams and sacrificing his heart's true desire?