Religious Marriage

Escape with the Andersen Family...stories about second chances, single dads, strong heroes and heroines, complicated family entanglements, long-overdue reconciliations, life-long friendships, and later-in-life new beginnings. Inspirational and heartwarming women's fiction that will touch your heart. CONTENTS: Book 1- Betrayal, Book 2 – Resolute, Book 3 – Broken, Book 4 – Found THE ANDERSEN FAMILY SAGA This is an ongoing series and best read in order. Book 1 – Betrayal Pamela Andersen is in the lawyer’s office with her twin brother and finds herself uncharacteristically stunned by ...

He runs his own business and coaches Little League. She drives a minivan, and she'd be lost without her trusty BlackBerry. They go on date nights. Their kids attend public schools, play sports, and take music lessons. They live in a roomy house in the 'burbs. They're about as mainstream as families come. They're also polygamists. The Dargers move the conversation away from child brides, Warren Jeffs, and the FLDS to more mainstream polygamists who willingly enter into plural relationships as adults.

A Resilient Heiress. A Tormented Man and a Decision That Could Change Everything. Laurel Bryant daughter of a renowned hotel magnate, travels to Utah, with the aim of dissolving a Mail Order Bride arrangement for her maid. Upon arrival in the dusty streets of Red Rock Junction, she discovers the man she sought, Percy, a tormented soul and owner of a crumbling hotel, is oblivious to the arrangement. In the neglected halls of the hotel, Laurel sees a glimmer of hope not only in the structure, but also in Percy's brooding eyes. Offering her expertise to rescue the hotel from decay, she ignites...

In this magisterial work, leading cultural critic Mary Eberstadt delivers a powerful new theory about the decline of religion in the Western world. The conventional wisdom is that the West first experienced religious decline, followed by the decline of the family. Eberstadt turns this standard account on its head. Marshalling an impressive array of research, Eberstadt shows that the reverse has also been true: the undermining of the family has further undermined Christianity itself.

Cole and Savannah LaBrant’s lives have been a series of trials and triumphs - but also full of redemption and grace. They were on seemingly different paths but were brought together by God in a surprising way, which culminated in a public love story on the Internet that was witnessed by millions of viewers. Now Cole and Sav are giving listeners a chance to go beyond the small glimpses of their lives offered on their YouTube videos, sharing the full richness of God’s work in their lives through their powerful, inspiring story. Listeners will be reminded that hope is always possible.

A penniless but pretty girl...a wealthy young man on his way to war--what could draw them into a marriage of convenience? In April 1898, Sophia Schiffler boards a train and meets Gannon Moore, both on their way to Chicago. Gannon is going to enlist to serve in the Spanish American War. Teddy Roosevelt is gathering his rough riders to invade Cuba. Mourning the recent loss of his sister, Gannon is shocked when Sophia reveals she is going to marry a man she's never met. When this suitor doesn't meet Sophia at Union Station as planned, what they discover there catapults Sophia into a situation ...

Discover a story of healing and personal transformation. Marlena’s childhood was full of contradictions. Her father was both a heroic doctor for people with leprosy and an abusive parent. Her Mennonite missionary community was both a devoted tribe and a controlling society. And Marlena longed to both be accepted in Paraguay and escape to somewhere new. In Nothing Bad Between Us, follow Marlena’s journey as she takes control of her life and learns to be her authentic self, scars and imperfections included.

When a reunion of childhood best friends leads to a marriage of convenience, can it lead to love, too? Ex-convict Giovanni Moore is back at the family ranch and still can’t believe his rebellious teen daughter and his missing ex-wife’s sweet child were entrusted in his care. But no matter what his past, he can’t stand the idea of losing custody. When his former best friend, Meredith, needs help—and a husband—he proposes a marriage in name only. Because even as his feelings for her grow, he’s a broken man now, so what else can he give her? After a violent assault, successful ...

On November 2, 2006, Gayle Haggard's life changed forever when her husband, Ted Haggard, founder of the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado Springs and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, was publicly exposed in a scandal. In the days and months ahead, everything in Gayle's life was at stake—her beliefs, her marriage, and her relationship with the church community she had been a part of for more than 20 years.

A Must Read Religious Novel For Book Lovers! Love isn’t just about fate. It’s about fighting for your forever. Golden child, Diana Matthewton, may be blessed with beauty, brains, and a future full of promise. But sometimes life isn’t always that simple. High school heartthrob, Henry Richardson, is used to getting what he wants. And he wants Diana. After dating briefly, she refuses to be just another conquest, but her rejection only fuels his obsession. Once at college, Henry is a memory. Especially when fate throws Doctor George Smith in Diana’s path. She thinks he’s perfect. He ...

Relentless is the fifteenth 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. Some look back at what else has been lost to them. Chris Andersen is looking forward with anticipation to the future spread that's out in front of him…one that he didn’t expect. But he is also looking behind him at what was lost and never ...

Rose feels like an outsider. Even though her family is in Rocky Ridge, she doesn’t belong here. She’d been living her dream running her own art gallery, but that was gone now. She should be thankful she’d been able to find a job, but working as a waitress would never take the place of being immersed in art every day. Mike has been quietly obsessed with the Reese family for as long as he can remember. They keep their distance from him, even though they’d given him a job. He had a bad reputation that he’d earned. The guilt and shame were what had made him leave Rocky Ridge. But now ...

As a senior at West Point, Harold Earls dreamed of summiting Mount Everest after graduation and bringing awareness to the issue of PTSD in soldiers and veterans. But as a novice mountain climber and newlywed, could he really leave his wife, Rachel, on the other side of the world to pursue such a dangerous quest? The husband and wife behind the popular Earls Family Vlogs share their inspiring love story of how an expedition to climb Mount Everest deepened their faith, strengthened their commitment, and sharpened their vision to make a difference in the world.

He's tried and failed in country music - and women - before. She wasn't supposed to be at the ranch that summer. When Maddy shows up unexpectedly, will she and Kyle have their second chance romance? Or will the call of the stage lure him away? Kyle Stewart toured with a popular band for a year, but he couldn't get a record label to pick up his music. He's been back at his family's ranch, using his country music contacts to arrange summer concerts for the tourists who come through the Texas Longhorn Ranch for a unique western experience. Lately, he's had some interest in his music again, ...

Suddenly he pointed the gun at me and said, “Get out!” “What? There could be mountain lions or bears or who knows what else could be out there. Are you crazy?” “I don’t care,” he said. “Get out!” He cocked the pistol and I clearly remember hearing a click. P.B. Castle was born in Arizona but spent much of her childhood in a small village on the ocean in Mexico. There she had a sheltered existence until, at fourteen, she met X, a very cute nineteen year old guy who was seemingly destined to be a success in life. In fact, he was somewhat older than he claimed and intent on ...

An orphan longing for security, a reclusive rancher bound by the stipulations of his inheritance, and a proxy marriage that will meet their needs in ways they never expected. Clementine has nothing to her name but a quilt and some second-hand clothing. She's aged out of the orphanage and can't afford to be choosey. But she is determined to make the best of things. "If it's true that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, surely any minor flaws like my sassiness will fade away with the aroma of fresh bread." Disappointed in love, Caleb Ellis is content to live a reclusive lifestyle...

Revenge isn't always sweet. Can her captive heart be freed to dream, to dare, to love? A quest for revenge ends in a marriage of convenience and a feisty Irish lass discovers that not everything is as it seems as family secrets are revealed. An Irish cop, bent on saving the fallen women of Five Points, New York, finds himself thrust into the role of husband with a woman determined to break down a notorious crime boss. Can these two pull together and find a love bigger than they are?

A handsome Italian film producer. A beautiful Mexican dancer. A match made on a movie set and a lavish Beverly Hills wedding. The beginning of Camille Franzese's story takes on the shade of an exotic fairy tale. But a closer look at her marriage to mafia capo Michael Franzese exposes more than a decade of anguish endured in the shadows of her husband's crimes. The fear of arrest, the prison sentences, the house raids from federal agents - Camille lived through it all. Discover how Camille's devotion to her marriage and her faith in God's larger plan led to deliverance from devastation.

Conquerors, Brides, and Concubines investigates the political and cultural significance of marriages and other sexual encounters between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula, from the Islamic conquest in the early eighth century to the end of Muslim rule in 1492. Interfaith liaisons carried powerful resonances, as such unions could function as a tool of diplomacy, the catalyst for conversion, or potent psychological propaganda.

What readers are saying... "I love how she integrates God into every facet of peoples lives. Sharon writes about listening to God's small voice & the doing what He says. She also makes it very human." Amazon reviewer Needed: One Christmas miracle When Jillian Rishi shared the news of her pregnancy with her boyfriend, Wesley Price, he left the country. Unable to stay away from the woman he loves, he returned five months later to reclaim Jillian and their unborn daughter. Now they’re on the run, hiding from the dishonest lawyer who’s determined to take their baby. And hope is running out...