Contemporary Inspirational

About STRUGGLE She has always seen me for who I am… Not what I was trying to be. And it frightens me that despite the things I’ve gone through, she still seems to be waiting on me. My struggles caused me to run from her, but her love stayed solid. Even when I turned my back on her and left her holding to fend for herself, she never gave up on me. Most women would never want the challenge of being with a man who’s decided to do the total opposite of what the world feels is right. But she’s convinced… Her God told her that I was her husband and she doesn’t care what I’ve done, ...

The phone call to Doreen’s fiancé Bill is frightening. The woman swears he has a child. Bill vows he never had a romantic relationship with the Italian shoe heiress. Is he lying? Could the woman have seduced him during his modeling stint for the famous motorcycle company? Maybe Doreen should put off their wedding plans until the truth comes out. Doreen’s friendship group, the Candy Canes, gather around her to pray. She’s a nervous wreck until she adopts Happy Arthur. Will the little fluffy canine help her take her mind off her troubles? Bill’s dad does some sleuthing on social ...

Joya Hernandez, newly graduated from nursing school, takes a part-time job in the town’s fitness center. She had planned to become a nurse at the local hospital but then the facility closed, shutting the door on her original plans and forcing her to find a job where she can. But she likes working at the fitness center; she gets along with the members and she cares about the people. She’s from the wrong side of the tracks, the daughter of a single mother who owns a bar in a down-at-heel part of town. Life hasn’t been easy for them, but thanks to her mother’s determination and resolve...

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 ...

When she left him at the altar on their wedding day, she thought she was doing the right thing. Lucas hasn’t seen or heard from Harper since the worst day of his life—the day she left him at the altar without any explanation. Since he hasn’t seen or heard from her since the day before the wedding that never happened, he’s not expecting to see her again. But running into her at a dude ranch of all places, is almost shocking. Seeing her awakens all the old feelings, and he resolves to put her betrayal aside and win her back. But first he needs to figure out what went wrong the first ...

Small-town romance with faith, humor, and more than a dash of danger! Can a plus-size teacher with a daughter and a dangerous secret and an ex-cowboy player with wanderlust build a future together? Genevieve loves her daughter, books, and sweets, in that order—mostly. Since men just see her as a friend, she gave up on romantic relationships. Besides, nobody outside her family can know her secret. Especially not her new friend and tentative crush, Declan O’Neill, who leaves foreign countries and gorgeous women behind him easier than she can set aside a good book and a cup of cocoa. ...

Rochelle is a gorgeous sista who finally decides that instead of doing wrong, she wants to do right. Unfortunately, in the environment that she grew up in, doing right is a hard task to accomplish. It takes some trial and error, but she eventually gets her life on track…meaning by God’s grace, Rochelle is finally able to turn her failures into successes. When she meets a brotha who has the right ingredients to steal her heart, she soon finds out he’s already taken. But Rochelle’s a praying type of sista—she’s vowed to give God her all. Even though the man she’s fallen for is ...

Can two broken hearts find healing in a single kiss? After years of enduring the pain of his past, Jackson Carter is a man haunted by guilt. A tragic accident took the life of his wife, and the weight of that loss has kept him from daring to hope for a second chance at love. When he meets Chloe Reynolds, a compassionate nurse with wounds of her own, something stirs inside him—a flicker of hope and connection he never thought possible. Chloe has been through her own heartache, reeling from a bitter divorce that shattered her trust in men. When she takes on a temporary job caring for Sophie...

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. ...

Maggie Montgomery lives a life of adventure. Her job as a cinematographer takes her from one exotic locale to the next. When Maggie's not working, she loves to rappel off cliffs or go skydiving. Nothing frightens her. Nothing, that is, except Ivy, Texas, where a family emergency pulls her back home to a town full of bad memories, painful secrets, and people Maggie left far behind...for a reason. Forced to stay longer than she intended, Maggie finds her family a complete mess, including the niece her sister has abandoned.

What if Cinderella's fairy godmother was actually the town's billionaire playboy? When Poppy finds herself wandering the streets with a “Hungry” sign around her neck, she never imagined life could get any worse. But it does. A tragic misfortune forces Poppy and her brothers to take refuge in the home of Tucker Bentley - the enigmatic, wealthy playboy who isn’t quite what everyone represents him to be. Yet as Poppy and Tucker adapt to one another, they discover not everyone supports their growing connection. How far will this playboy go for the girl he's falling for? And will their ...

Tides of Renewal—the riveting second installment in the Kemet Island Series—plunges readers into a world where love, faith, and survival intertwine. After a cataclysmic disaster nearly claims his life, Ruben Smith journeys with his father and brother in search of new land. But when Blake, driven by his own choices, embarks on a separate adventure, Ruben is left to shoulder the full weight of their father's legacy alone. Just when hope seems lost, an unexpected reunion occurs, and a captivating Frenchwoman begins to tug at the strings of Ruben’s heart. Meanwhile, Ruben’s brother Joe,...

Robert Harlan has three loves: his wife, his daughter, and his writing. But when his thirst for success causes him to lose focus on his happy family life, ambition begins to consume him. When a stranger appears with a mysterious message about the brevity of his future, he discovers the truth about himself: who he has become, what he has lost, and what it will take to find love again.

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 ...

Small-town romance with faith, humor, and more than a dash of danger! A woman fighting to survive. A cowboy fighting for her. But news about her missing child could tear them apart… Escape to Cowboy Crossing, where people care about each other, romances are sweet and swoony, and six cowboy brothers with hot Irish blood fall in love when they least expect it. After being brutally beaten up by her ex-husband and left helpless and jobless, Courtney Rogers reluctantly agrees to recover at the only safe haven she knows. A ranch where one of the cowboy brothers could steal her heart if it ...

The Complete Christmas holiday tales Sweet Clean Contemporary Romance - All 5 books in one boxed set! True love, faith, and family. Tis the season! A rancher who is about to lose all he’s ever loved. A soldier haunted by her past. An executive who once upon a time loved Christmas but now barely remembers why. They and others in this series are all seeking a reason for the season. And they’ll find it…but not without a few bumps in the road first. Is it Christmas that finds them as the spirit catches hold and sorrow turns to joy when the snows begin to fall? This New edition has been ...

She’s happily planted roots. He has a serious case of wanderlust. Will joining forces prove opposites attract? Former novelist Becky Ellison adores her close-knit community. So as the dedicated editor of the local magazine, she’s apprehensive about her next boss being an out-of-towner. And when he turns out to be the same cynical reviewer who destroyed her author career, she’s terrified history is about to repeat itself. Rick Ethier isn’t interested in settling down. But to keep his cushy travel-writing gig, he’s under orders to tough out a year-long contract making a two-bit ...

Christmas is almost here again and I need to slay my pain, but I’m stuck… I don’t care what anyone says, if crap doesn’t try to rock them out of Christian sometimes, they’re lying. Especially, stuff that hits at the Holidays. That hurt cuts different. It’s been a fight to remember what’s in me, while operating with a heart, still lingering in the space and place where it happened. As quiet as it’s kept, I’m holding on to the one I can’t have, but letting go of the one I need most…God. Then comes Major Hollands mending me like a quilt and using fragments and scraps to ...

Debbie's never had a family or a home. She's never been loved or cared for. Can the arrival of a handsome billionaire in her life change everything? Debbie Donovan and Ethan Myers live in worlds as different as they could possibly be. Debbie grew up as an orphan and now operates Red Oak group home, dedicating her existence to giving abandoned children the life she was denied. Ethan is a handsome billionaire, in charge of the family empire that his grandfather had built. When their worlds meet, sparks fly. It doesn’t take long for their mutual respect to blossom into something more. But ...

When Lisa Marsh reluctantly agrees to serve Thanksgiving dinner at the local community center, she’s not prepared for the chaos that ensues. Between the lively teenagers, fiercely independent veterans, eccentric seniors, and one particularly gruff homeless man named Pete, the evening spirals into a disaster. But when her best friend dares her to do more, Lisa accepts the challenge: she’s going to help Pete turn his life around—whether he likes it or not. Her plan? Simple: clean him up (starting with a shave), find him a job, and make him respectable. Pete, however, has no interest in ...