Inspirational Christmas Short Stories

Three motherless children. Two broken hearts. One Christmas miracle waiting to happen. Widower David Beiler's faith is tested when he returns to Spring Haven with his children. His only hope: Mary Hersh, a gentle soul hiding her own painful past. Hired to watch his children, she also brings warmth back to his home. As snow falls on Spring Haven, David and Mary's past struggles and grief blossom into an unexpected connection. But when long-buried secrets threaten to shatter their fragile bond, they must choose: either retreat to the safety of solitude, or risk everything for a love that ...

Five-book Christmas box set, packed with romance, action, and plenty of Christmas miracles! Feel-good, satisfying, small-town Christmas cheer, and uplifting romances in this clean and sweet holiday Collection from bestselling Kindle All-Star Authors Katie Wyatt and Kat Carson! Meet Holly, Daphne, Heather, Camelia, and Jasmine. These brave mail order brides have set their hearts on heading west to find true love—but along the way, they’ll face the hardships of new relationships as well as the challenges of the rugged, dangerous land they now call home. Read all the books in Christmas ...

Stories filled with everything Christmas brings...family, friends, Christmas trees, huge meals, childhood Christmas memories, mothers baking turkey, sibling bickering that goes on into adulthood...and knowing no matter where you are...home isn’t always a place…it’s the people who live there. This includes: Home Again for Christmas (part of the Return to Summit Falls series) Years ago four young men left their hometown of Summit Falls. Each of them ready to take on whatever the world had to throw at them. Now, years later, three of them, Jonah Sutherland, Adam Dane, and Nicolas ...

Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. This sixth collection of Joe Wheeler's treasury of old-fashioned Christmas stories takes readers back to a time when Christmas was more than a frenzy of commercial promotion. These ...

A woman seeking refuge. A man out of his depth. A set of orphaned twins. Rosemary Clark toils daily at the Morton Match Factory. Though she has wonderful friends, she yearns for a family of her own. The Matrimonial Times offers the opportunity to start a new life in Colorado with a dashing sawyer. Before her courtship is complete, Rosemary must flee westward after an alarming incident with the factory supervisor. But when she arrives, no one is waiting. She travels to the sawmill, only to be confronted with the shock of a lifetime... Grant Ferguson loves his work at the sawmill in Hidden ...

Joe L. Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. This ninth collection of old-fashioned Christmas stories will put you in the true Christmas spirit.

There’s really only one thing Fran Wrightmire wants for Christmas…it is also the most unlikely gift that she’ll receive.Her husband, Cade, knows that it’s beyond his power to deliver the one gift he knows would make his wife happiest this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t without other ideas of what will make her Christmas one to remember. He’s taking her home to the hills of Burlington for a reunion with family and friends and the yearly tradition of Christmas dinner at the historic Marshall Street house where so many generations of her family lived . On their ...

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...

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...

What readers are saying... "As always, Sharon Srock delivers a suspenseful, loving, and beautiful story of real life in God’s hands. This series shows the love of God in the everyday life and trials of people doing their best to stay strong in their faith. How blessed we are, Ms Srock shares her tremendous talent with us!" Amazon reviewer SHE FINALLY HAS HER DREAM IN SIGHT. Maggie Hart hasn’t always made the best choices. When the life she was trying to build for her kids is derailed by charges of neglect, she found promise instead of despair. The promise of getting her kids back home ...

Joe L. Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. The theme of this year's Christmas In My Heart volume is "Serenity at Christmas." Joe Wheeler has found that an increasing number of readers are looking for an antidote to the ...

Joe L. Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. This tenth collection offers more of Wheeler's magical old-fashioned Christmas stories, and promises to put you and your family in the true Christmas spirit.

THE MARSHAL’S MAIL ORDER BRIDE ~ Eight brides each find themselves in a compromising situation – and the only way out is to escape west and become a mail-order bride. But will trouble follow them? Good thing they are heading into the arms of a law man. All the brides have a different, stand alone story ~ Read each one and don’t miss out! With danger and redemption swirling around them, can a Christmas miracle be found in Virginia City? Schoolteacher Joy Stewart has never been lucky. Her father died before she was born. Her mother left her in the care of her grandmother so that she ...

Love is not enough. Irish immigrant Katherine Murphy has learned that lesson the hard way. Despite her fiercely independent nature, she opened her guarded heart to city boy Jonathan Schoon, who gave up the lucrative New York City future he was groomed for to court Katherine and make a permanent home in his uncle’s tight-knit Iowa farming community. When Jonathan is called home to New York City after his mother’s carriage accident, Katherine’s familiar fears surface. She vows not to be the reason he is separated from his New York family. When he returns at Christmas to re-claim their ...

Silvia Bell moved to New England to discover her parents' hometown and roots. Purchasing a run-down fixer-upper, she was determined to make it work. She arrived with a pocketful of hope, and a dash of reality. A feel-good story of courage, hope, and perseverance.

A woman seeking authenticity. A man devoted to his ranch. A matchmaking mother. Eliza Longridge's life of privilege and ease in New York City rings hollow, leaving her yearning for something real. Reading The Matrimonial Times is a way to escape but when her parents agree to a proposal on her behalf, it becomes more than a daydream. On the heels of a quick exchange of letters, she boards a train bound for Colorado but her prospective groom wasn't the one writing... Cody Miller's focus is his ranch, not his love life. When his mother Nell presses him about finding love, he lets her place an ...

Joe L. Wheeler was raised by a mother who loved deeply moving inspirational Christmas stories. It shows: his Christmas in My Heart series is today the longest-running Christmas story series in America. Readers believe there is a reason: unless a given story touches the heart, or takes the reader somewhere new, the story will be rejected. And he considers the spiritual dimension of a Christmas story to be paramount. This wonderful fifteenth collection contains stories that continue, generation after generation, to be the most loved and cherished. These tales will bring out the joy, wonder, ...

A snow storm. A warm cozy fire. Two hearts that desperately need grace and healing and a Christmas miracle. After college, Kane Kirkland returned home to Mistletoe Mountain a changed man, fifty pounds lighter and a new Christian. Six years later, with a successful real estate career and a fresh boost of confidence, all he wants for Christmas is a chance at love with longtime crush Sydney. Something happened to his sweet friend while he was away. Something dark and life-altering ripped the joy from her spirit. And he intends to find out what… After a disastrous relationship unraveled ...

Jenna Camden knew nothing would be the same again. She felt like a guest in her own home...empty rooms echoed with precious memories, quiet nights filled with shadows of so many cherished yesterdays. Nothing was the same. Not even Christmas.A Christmas love story of hope, courage, and the enduring strength of love… Jenna didn’t have to look around her home with its colorful and shining Christmas decorations, the tall Christmas tree in her front room with the many Christmas ornaments that told in a special way the story of her family, to know that no matter what she did it would never ...

From an impoverished student riding the rails home to be with the love of his life for Christmas to a family donating their Christmas to help a struggling neighbor, this is a book of 16 stories on the power of the spirit of Christmas. We must recognize that the world is but a looking glass, reflecting back on us the kindness and charity we show one another.