Contemporary Inspirational

For the Engstrom family, the adventure of living in a ghost town with a huge mansion, saloon, jail cell, and its very own mystery is bittersweet as they struggle with inspiring determination to carry on after a tragic loss. This includes: Home to the Valley Treasures Found Valley Secrets Home to the Valley Julie Engstrom knows that her family needs something different…a different place, different people, different everything as they all struggle to deal with the loss that has changed their lives forever. The last thing she expected was a huge and unexpected windfall to make it possible. ...

Despite the disapproval of her Amish community, teacher Lizzie Fisher has fought for an independent life—even going so far as to tutor at the English school. Alex Wilson, a young English painter hired to paint the school, is used to being ridiculed because of his learning disabilities. He questions why the smart, pretty, Amish woman treats him differently. When Alex finds himself framed for a crime, he believes there is no hope for him, but Lizzie is sure her community will come to his aid. Except, their forbidden relationship may give Lizzie the independence she thought she always wanted...

When a small-town billionaire vineyard owner meets a confident, curvy chef through a matchmaking agency, he knows she’s special. But he’s hiding a secret that could change everything. Tessa Morgan has one rule: no men obsessed with money or power. After being burned before, she’s focused on building her dream restaurant and finding someone who values her for who she is. Enter Lucas, a down-to-earth vineyard owner with a passion for locally sourced ingredients and a heart that makes her melt. What Tessa doesn’t know? Lucas is a billionaire heir running from the corporate world, ...

In the morning, she was gone and had taken my solace with her. I left for the military that day, vowing never to return to Pennsylvania. When my father dies, I’m forced to go home to bury him. At least I'll finally be rid of his farm, which is grown over and tangled with memories I've fought to forget. And that’s when I find her. She’s even more beautiful than I remember and has the most adorable kid I’ve ever seen. Years have passed, but my feelings are the same, and this time I refuse to let her go. They say you can't bury the past, and they're right.

The lovely Denise Washington has a humble heart and a giving personality. As the owner of a very successful spa — Rejuvenations — she's been blessed to not want for anything material in her life. She has doting friends and a loving family. The only thing missing in her idyllic existence is a soulmate. But Denise isn’t worried about that, she's a woman of faith and she's sure that God has her Mr. Right on lock — she's sure her Boaz will come along eventually. When an old friend — the saved, fine, and fabulous Dr. Mike Young — shows up unexpectedly in her life, will he be that ...

A football player with a panic attack problem. A woman who sings like an angel. A baby who needs them both. After leading the Destroyers through their worst season in football history, Sam Dumont gets traded to the Miami Surfs, and to top it all off, his estranged father has a heart attack. Now he’s doing the last thing he ever thought he would do—going to Wolfe Creek, Utah. Maybe he knows he does owe Roman Young a long overdue apology, but honestly, he’s mostly going because his shrink suggested it could help him get rid of the tiny panic attack problem he’s been having. Instead of...

She was chasing stardom. He was bound by legacy. But love—and God’s grace—had other plans. Nia Carmichael has spent her life pursuing one goal: to become a world-famous singer. After a childhood marked by instability, success is more than a dream—it’s her lifeline. She’s determined to let nothing, and no one, distract her from the path she’s carved for herself. Liam Lamport was born into privilege and pressure, groomed from a young age to take over the powerful Lamport family empire. Duty has always trumped desire—until he meets Nia. Captivated by her beauty, talent, and ...

What do you do when the person you love doesn’t love you back? Destiny is a strong woman of faith with a heart for the Lord, but she’d be the first to admit that she hasn’t always been that way. The thirtysomething wants a husband and a family of her own. The problem? The man she wants to spend her life with is engaged to be married to someone else. Almost as worse, he considers Destiny to be just a friend, and he has never loved Destiny romantically anyway. When a blast from her past shows up in her life, Destiny begins to think that she has a shot at love with someone besides the ...

Maggie Duffin is all set to inherit her father's farm supply store in Amarillo, Texas. With only girls in her family, and Heidi now married and living at Three Rivers Ranch, she feels a sense of duty and family loyalty. Which is honorable—if it wasn't for her boyfriend, cowboy Chase Carver. Chase is and always will be a cowboy at heart. He breaks up with nineteen-year-old Maggie at the request of her father, but he's miserable. He can only keep himself away for five months before returning to the store and the girl he loves. He believes that if he can prove to Maggie's father that he can ...

Excerpt: “Grandma?” Cozy called as she closed the front door behind her. She inhaled a deep breath—bathing in the warm, inviting scent of banana nut bread baking in the oven. “Grandma? Are you in here?” “Cozy!” her grandma called in a loud whisper. “I’m in the kitchen. Hurry!” Cozy frowned—her heart leapt as worry consumed her for a moment. Yet, as she hurried to the kitchen to find her grandma kneeling at the window that faced the new neighbors yard, and peering out with a pair of binoculars, she exhaled a sigh of relief. “Grandma! You’re still spying on him?” ...

What would you do if you found yourself seated next to the Sexiest Man Alive? Beautiful, brilliant, and determinedly single, Dr Anna Mortimer has everything under control—her thriving career as an anaesthesiologist, her perfectly ordered London life, and her firm belief that romance is best avoided. After all, she's seen enough to know that love leads to heartbreak. But when a routine flight to Los Angeles seats her next to the Hollywood heartthrob recently crowned Sexiest Man Alive, Anna's carefully constructed defences begin to crumble. One thing leads to another and before she knows ...

Her next-door neighbor has predicted that Annabelle is destined to live her life as an old maid. Not true, Annabelle declares after hearing this from her neighbor’s son. She’s only forty-two and is just beginning a new life after caring for her invalid mother for years. Yearning for a social life and determined to prove her neighbor wrong, she signs up for a ballroom dancing class where she meets not one, but two eligible bachelors, both vying for her attention. Luke is the new interim CEO at the local hospital, and Jake is a country music star hiding out in Park Place from the ...

Don't miss out on a single moment of the Glover family saga in this bridge story linking Ward and Judge's love stories! The Glovers love God, country, dogs, horses, and family. Not necessarily in that order. ;) Many of them are married now, with babies on the way, and there are lessons to be learned, forgiveness to be had and given, and new names coming to the family tree in southern Three Rivers! Willa, Holly Ann, Montana, and Zona all have babies coming, one right after the other in the first four months of the year. What will their names be? How will the deliveries go? Will Zona really ...

Sparks fly between opposites in this riveting romantic suspense! When a small-town business owner becomes a target again, she encounters an unusual ally who has his own secret agenda. Will they find love amid danger? Life as the sister of a serial killer is never easy, especially when former runaway Mari Del Lobo becomes a target herself. A recent crime has her late brother's signature and MO, which Mari finds highly unusual, as she still blames herself for her only sibling's death. Soon Mari encounters an unexpected — and a very attractive — ally in Dr. Luke Goodman. Luke couldn't save...

Luke McAllister is a part-time cowboy with a troubled past and a chance at redemption. Sentenced to community service on a small farm, he’s looking for a fresh start, not complications. But when he crosses paths with Bailey Mitchell, a woman fighting to keep her business afloat, he finds himself drawn to the fiery and determined young woman. Despite his best efforts to keep his distance, Luke can’t help but offer his support, but Bailey is wary of his questionable past. As Bailey accepts Luke’s help, they must navigate their own fears and the secrets they’re keeping from each other....

LaToya Johnson is a beautiful girl, but she didn't have the most beautiful of childhoods — that's because she grew up poor. Her mother has convinced LaToya that the only way out of her dire circumstances in life is to use the charms and beauty that God has given her to find a well-to-do husband. When LaToya snags a man who she thinks will gave her a secure future, things don't exactly turn out the way she'd thought they would. But fortunately, God is always willing to come in and save the day...especially when a saved and fabulous sista like LaToya has an over-abundance of faith.

Josey Anderson had dreams of being the perfect wife, and everything seemed to fall into place during her fairytale wedding to Chase. Well, almost everything—there was that hilarious moment when the matron of honor unexpectedly went into labor! But hey, life is full of surprises, and Josey knows how to roll with the punches. Now, Josey sets out to find her dream Cape-style house, conquer her role as a reporter at the Gull Lake, Minnesota paper, and become a baking whiz and sewing extraordinaire. Piece of cake, right? But just when she's settled into the rhythm of her new life, Chase lands ...

Esther Miller's matchmaking mother wants Esther to marry soon, the sooner the better. Any man from the community will do, any man except one of the Hostetler boys. Mrs. Miller has Amos Troyer in mind, and everybody agrees he is perfect for Esther . . . everybody, that is, except Esther herself. So when her mother's meddling gets too much, Esther hatches a scheme of her own. She asks her handsome friend, Jacob Hostetler, to pretend to be her boyfriend. Jacob agrees, but does he have motives of his own? Yet when this small white lie is eclipsed by the motives of another, Esther's world could ...

Some bonds are unbreakable...Chris Andersen had spent years throwing himself into one project then another...one painting and then the next one...all in an effort to bury the profound grief he had never completely faced... Enduring is the seventeenth 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. Chris Andersen is searching ...

Expanded Edition: Now with a brand-new bonus epilogue… In the tense months following 9/11, a chance encounter sparks an unlikely connection between two strangers—a young college student and a marine on his way to Afghanistan. Mark has no interest in romance, especially just a week before he deploys. But when he sees a man follow a pretty waitress from a Providence hotspot, his gut tells him she’s in danger. He feels compelled to intervene. Amanda hoped to learn the restaurant business when she took the waitressing job, but so far all she’s learned is how to fend off handsy guys. ...