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I am not a country-clubbing kind of woman. In fact, I’d rather get a root canal than mingle with the kind of women that socialize at country clubs. I don’t fit in with them. I am what you might call unconventional when it comes to the mainstream ideas of beauty and fashion. But when my best friend – and cousin’s wife – Marilyn invites me to her pool party with her country club friends, I kind of have to accept. First, my children and I have been staying with her and my cousin for the past month while my husband has been away. So we’re already at her house. It would be kind of ...

Being different can feel like a curse… until God turns your life upside down and shows you the true blessing that it is… Angela Parker is at odds with herself. Working at the Crazy Quilt Cabins resort in northwest Arkansas, she has seen beautiful romances unfold between several of the guests, and has been pining for her own happily-ever-after. Then her great-aunts, who own and help manage the resort, decide to take the year 1991 to fulfill their dreams of traveling the country. Angie is left alone for weeks at a time to run the resort by herself, thereby becoming convinced that she ...

What if I told you there's a way to live completely stress-free...without changing a single other thing about your life? There is. It all boils down to becoming aware of negative thoughts and emotions, realizing that they are not supposed to be a part of you, and learning a simple technique that grows easier and more effective with time and practice. In this book, I get to the root of all negative emotions, then explain, from a Biblical perspective, how to keep them at bay. But you don't have to believe in the Bible to benefit from the technique. If you want to reduce stress and anxiety, if...

Few men can stand up to Carla Dennis’s strict standards of character. Jake Harrison, her new brother-in-law, is one of the many who fall way short in Carla’s eyes, made worse because of a couple of “facts” about him. she thought she gleaned at her sister’s wedding several months ago. This has made life much more difficult for Jake, as he fell for the stubborn, unbending woman the minute he set eyes on her almost a year ago. No longer willing to live with the frustration any longer, he determines to set Carla straight about her misunderstanding and then wash his hands of her for ...

One teacher, running toward the will of God... Another teacher, falling fast for her, but running away from the will of God... The child with the open and tender heart who brings them together... And a forgotten envelope that holds the key to everything... [PLEASE NOTE: The language that offended some of the reviewers of earlier editions of this novel has been removed.] Sheila Carson is a Kindergarten teacher in Dallas, Texas, estranged from her family while struggling with feeling more and more dissatisfied with her job. For the same reason she’s avoided her family like the plague these ...

Leila Dennis’ job as an elementary school art teacher fulfills her and is everything she wants in life. Until she meets Brad Riley. A new resident to Pine Grove, Brad is the father of one of Leila’s first-graders, Mary. His initial attentions warm her, make her think that like her two older sisters, she might have found the man who would become her husband. Until he turns cold and practically pushes her out of his life. She’s glad he does it early on, not so glad when Mary’s audition for the annual school holiday program is so outstanding that Leila and the music teacher, Patricia, ...

**Although this novel is part of a series, it can easily stand on its own.** She’s a Christian, pregnant, but not of her own volition… He’s an atheist and quintessential Real Estate tycoon, threatening her very livelihood… The unwanted baby could be the tie that binds them, or the instrument that tears them apart… * ********* Twenty-eight-year-old Lisa Burns has always dreamed of being a wife and mother. But not the one without the other. And certainly not by an act of violence. The gift shop she owns in the small, Midwestern town of Little River Village just meets her needs. But ...

She’s an out-of-work actress, fleeing from an enemy. He’s a handyman-cum-trade writer, fleeing from what is certain to be an awkward and painful family Christmas. Neither one wants a relationship, but when God is in control, wonderful things are bound to happen… Rochelle Erhardt’s goal is to make it from L.A. to North Carolina by car before Christmas. With a new haircut, fresh wheels, and large sunglasses, she is confident no one will recognize her. Until those “fresh wheels” break down in northwest Arkansas. Suspecting that she is being followed by the one person who can ruin ...

A young lady who has known nothing but slavery since the age of nine. A young man who wants to be her hero. And the dark powers that will do anything to keep that from happening... ********** What if you'd been a slave since childhood, and were suddenly thrown out into the streets without a clue about how the world works? This is exactly what happens to eighteen-year-old Dalia. First forced to be a choir member from ages nine to sixteen by a white man claiming to be her adoptive father, then sold off to another white man who kept her chained in a bedroom to do computer work, she dreams of ...

A fifteen-year-old boy, hiding a dark secret that haunts him day and night, and which has ripped his faith in God – and his father – to pieces... ...a fourteen-year-old victim of modern slavery, feeling all alone in the world, and wanting nothing more this Christmas than to be part of a family... ...and a middle-aged mother who fears her family coming apart by the seams if God doesn't show His face soon... ********** Nine years ago, Sam Johnson experienced a traumatic incident that to this day, his family knows nothing about. Between that and the school bully who began tormenting him a ...

The last thing he expects is that his new co-worker would take over his heart in an instant. The last thing she wants is for a white man to give her any attention. They both need a miracle, and soon, or their respective worlds will be turned upside-down... *********** When the young Mexican lady named Antonia goes to work at the motel where Max is the desk clerk, he loses his heart to her from day one. Problem is, she cannot stand the sight of white men. Then one day, several years after Antonia has been working there, he takes a bullet for her – and she is forced to face her prejudices. ...

She’s convinced she was born to fail. He’s afraid to love again. In the meantime, an unknown enemy lurks in the background, threatening to destroy the tenuous beginning of her new life… ********** In her mid-forties, Grace Meyers has wanted nothing more than to live a life of independence. But the emotional abuse and oppression she suffered at the hands of her mother – as well as the emotional and physical abuse she suffered during her brief marriage years ago – have stifled her ability to move forward after her mother dies. While she struggles with taking the next step in a ...

Her deepest desire looks like an impossibility…unless she dares to break down the walls she’s built around her heart, which may be an even greater challenge. He yearns for a lifelong partner and a mother for his sweet daughter, but doesn’t know if he can ever love again. Then her bitter enemy comes along, appearing to have changed for the better, but appearances can not only be deceiving, but also bring chaos and devastation… ********** When Miguel Manriquez lost his wife during the birth of their only child, Diana, he thought he’d lost everything. Now, seven years later, with ...

A woman who has sealed her heart against love… …the man who can’t help but fall for her... …and a bitter enemy with a thirst for deadly revenge… ****** As sister to and talent manager of world-famous rock star Julio Estrella, Danita Ramirez could have the pick of any man she wants. But she has neither the time nor inclination to get involved with a man. Especially not a musician. Numerous past experiences have taught her that her brother’s ability to remain a morally upstanding person is extremely rare in the world of celebrities, especially in the world of rock and pop music. ...

Rosa is running from the storm of emotion that resulted from a serious deception she unwittingly carried out against her brand new husband. Sixteen-year-old Nashe is running away from the injustice of his life as a pastor’s son. But neither planned to get lost in the African bush, and they both soon realize that running away is likely to cause problems a hundred times worse than those that they left behind... ********* The morning after Rosa and George’s wedding, neither could be a happier person. On their way to their honeymoon in Zimbabwe, George’s home country, he eagerly ...

Becky Dennis has two main goals in life. The first is to find a fulfilling job. The second? To stay away from men for the rest of her life. Hurt badly by her last boyfriend, Becky wishes the best for her five older sisters who have found their soul mates, but she herself is convinced she’ll be much happier if she gives up on romance altogether and finds a way to live a fulfilling single life. When Vance Wilder comes on board at the small clinic where she’s a receptionist, she at first doesn’t give him a second glance. However, about a month into his career as an pediatric occupational...

A woman who will protect her young brother at any cost… ...The man determined to win her heart… ...And the fathers whose shadows threaten them all… ********** Twenty-seven year old Talia Lovejoy trusts no one. She can’t, because she never knows who might be working for the father of her six-year-old half-brother, a father in name only, because his intent toward his son is pure malice. But when the keyboardist for a famous rock band, Tiger O’Keefe, sees her signing to worship songs on a DVD, he’s determined to seek her out – even though it means entering a religious fellowship,...

She’s a health and nutrition coach who needs temporary housing after her roommate and best friend elopes. He’s the lead singer of a popular American band who needs a personal chef for a couple of months to help him get his health back on track. What neither one of them needs is for a criminal to be living right under their noses… ****** Violet Carter’s health and nutritional coach business is doing well, but not well enough for her to be able to pay rent on an apartment in a nice part of Dallas all by herself, without having to give up on her financial goals. So when her best friend...