Religious Love

Love isn’t meant for him. Her life is filled with regrets. Can they fight the attraction or will they open their hearts to more? Savvy New York techie, Savannah Thompson, is on the fast track with no time for love. When she flies to El Tesoro Ranch to take care of her late sister’s effects, she’s shocked to meet Asher Sterling, the powerfully built cowboy who makes her struggle to keep her heart safe. Asher’s vow to deny love is challenged when he meets Savannah. His feelings in check, he helps her take care of her sister’s effects. Inwardly, he fights the desire that threatens ...

Relationship experts and award-winning authors Les and Leslie Parrott believe the same forces that can tear down a marriage can become the catalyst for new relational depth and richness--provided you learn the secrets to using everyday problems to strengthen your marriage. In this book they explore how a marriage survives and thrives when a couple learns to use problems to boost their love life, to literally love each other more.

She just wanted to worship the Lord. She ended up on her knees for the Cardinal. Isabella was obedient, devout, and untouched. Her only sin? Catching a glimpse of the powerful Cardinal Bernardi in his private chambers. One accidental look. One forbidden thought. And now the most powerful man in the Vatican has his sights, and hands, set on her. But this is no gentle seduction. Bernardi doesn’t forgive sins. He punishes them. Torn between her devotion to God and her sinful desires, she wonders: will she beg for forgiveness…or for more?

After a lifetime of being let down by the people closest to her, Ivy James has some major trust issues. Wyatt Hendrix is haunted by a troubled past and is desperate for forgiveness—from himself. From the moment they meet, Ivy and Wyatt absolutely loathe one another. But when Ivy receives tragic news from her hometown, she and Wyatt are forced to take a cross-country road trip together. Little do they know that their trip is just the beginning of a much greater journey that will change their lives forever.

In the heart of Hopewell, Indiana, a celebration is on the horizon, bringing together the beloved characters from the previous tales of love, resilience, and family. Gabriel and Anna, Jonah and Grace, Matthew and Leah, Elijah and Miriam, and Caleb and Rebecca prepare for the town's annual harvest festival, a time to reflect on their journeys and embrace the future. The festival serves as a backdrop for old friendships to be rekindled and new relationships to blossom. Gabriel and Anna, now firmly united as a family, find themselves mentoring a young couple navigating the same uncertainties ...

In Love, At Ease is a heartfelt, intimate reflection on the life of Pramukh Swami Maharaj who personified the eternal spiritual values of selfless love and service, humility, inclusiveness and stability. The book presents a roadmap to inner happiness and success based on the interactions of a spiritual master who guided people from different faiths and backgrounds through the journey of life

The role of organized religion in our society is undergoing monumental changes. Church attendance is decreasing at unprecedented rates. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people who identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Clearly, the need for religion remains as strong as ever, yet more and more, people are seeking spirituality elsewhere. Why? What accounts for these trends? Can organized religion still play a valuable role in today’s world?

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 ...

The role of organized religion in our society is undergoing monumental changes. Church attendance is decreasing at unprecedented rates. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of people who identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Clearly, the need for religion remains as strong as ever, yet more and more, people are seeking spirituality elsewhere. Why? What accounts for these trends? Can organized religion still play a valuable role in today’s world?

Parker Colthorpe has arrived unexpectedly in Summit Falls to attend one of Jonah Sutherland’s week long symposiums. Or at least that’s what he’s telling everyone…including himself.Adam isn’t the only resident of Summit Falls who is surprised by the unexpected arrival of his former boss when he shows up. But he knows better than most that Parker has always been more at home in the middle of a newsroom than anywhere else and Summit Falls wasn’t the nation’s capital where there was never any shortage of what to cover next. But there was at least one person in Summit Falls who ...

He's been in love with her forever. She's told him no more times than either of them can count. Can Theo and Sorrell find their way through past pain to a happy future together? Cowboy Theo Lange has worked Fox Hollow Ranch for a while now, and he's had his eye on the middle Adams sister since the day he started. He's asked her out plenty of times, but she's always said no. He knows there's a story there, but Sorrell Adams hasn't told it. Be patient, he tells himself. And don't ask her out again. Sorrell Adams had her heart broken a decade ago, when she swore off cowboys for good. She and ...

God has called you to be an agent of cultural change! America is experiencing a cultural revolution. Against the onslaught of conflicting political agendas, powerful media pressures, and radical ideologies, what should Christians think? How should we respond? In Counterculture, Pastor Duane Sheriff reveals how the "woke" movement has a form of godliness but denies the power of the cross. Instead of aligning with the dominant cultural trends, believers must rise up and forge a kingdom culture, countering critical race theory with "critical grace theory".

We Have Ruined God: My Journey Out of Religion and Into Unconditional Love is an irreverent exposé that uncovers the flaws and manipulations in religious doctrines. It is a candid and thought-provoking narrative that invites the listener to participate in a journey of self-discovery and healing from religion-induced trauma. The book highlights the hypocrisy, misogyny, and toxic elements woven into many religious teachings. At the same time, it provides clarity and a path to spiritual fulfillment in a world clouded by agenda-driven teachings. The truth does set you free.

He’s coming home with grief in his heart. She’s staying at home with hope on her mind. When Luke and Brooke run into each other, they must ask—would a second chance at love be a sweet happily ever after, or yet another heartbreak? Luke Walker is making his homecoming to the small town of Greenville, Montana, after several years away. He’s got a beautiful eight-year-old daughter, a family ranch waiting for him, and countless places and people to visit. He does not, however, expect her to be one of them. Brooke Young came back to Greenville months before to care for her ailing mother....

A brokenhearted widower with a sad daughter. A secret bodyguard working as a nanny. Can they become an unlikely family this Christmas? Since his wife died, all Conner Strauss wants is a big family, other children who might put a smile back on his little girl's face. His wish might come true when his mother finally tells him who his biological father was. To get close to his new siblings and their children without giving himself away, he starts courting the family nanny. Once jilted, Gwendolyn Meyers concentrated on her career as a bodyguard, eager to prove she's just as good as her late ...

A busy matriarch and a risk-loving younger man with a secret… Can his granddaughter in need bring these opposites together? Graziella Moore has been a family matriarch long enough. Or maybe too long, but who wants to risk her heart after being abandoned and deceived by a husband? So she doesn’t understand why her adult children are interfering when she starts dating again. Yes, her boyfriend, Hugo Ackerman, is much younger than she is and his two previous wives died suspiciously, but Graziella can take care of herself. Never mind that she's suddenly become accident-prone. Meanwhile, ...

In a town built on gold, she discovered the truest wealth lies in a heart of integrity. In 1885 Florence, Idaho Territory, a female assayer with an eye for true gold partners with a haunted former surveyor to expose a deadly claim-jumping ring, only to discover that the richest strike of all might be the love they find in each other's hearts. Ruby Lancaster knows gold better than any man in Florence, Idaho Territory. Running her late father's assay office and supply store, she's earned a reputation for spotting deception—both in minerals and in men. But when Harrison Randall arrives with ...

*** Amazon #1 Best Selling Author *** He’s Amish. She’s not. Each is looking for a change. What happens when God brings them together? Elijah Troyer is eighteen years old when he decides to go on a delayed Rumspringa, an Amish tradition when adolescents venture out into the world to decide whether they want to continue their life in the Amish culture or leave for the ways of the world. He has only been in the city for a month when his life suddenly takes a strange twist. Eve Campbell is a young woman in trouble with crime lords, and they will do anything to stop her from talking. ...

Available as a value box amazon.com/dp/B08X4YM1Z3(copy and paste the link into your browser) When the two of them begin to work together to bring an end to the Lucas ranch feud, problems arise, and Kara and Liam must learn to trust their instincts and rely on each other. Can Kara and Liam overcome their differences? Or will Kara’s mistake cost her everything? Meet Kara Williams, the Lucas family’s young aunt who left behind Windfall, Montana, to pursue a publishing career. After ten years of struggling, Kara is forced to go back home, brokenhearted and jobless, with no clear plan and no...

When disaster strikes, it will take all of Erica’s faith in God and courage in herself to help them survive Erica Monroe has a voice like an angel but no real idea of how to go about making her musical dreams a reality. Then local Windfall, Montana, restaurateur Marcus Walsh happens to catch an impromptu performance by Erica, and sparks immediately fly between the two of them. As their relationship grows swiftly, the new couple decides to set up a weekly open mic night at Marcus’ restaurant. But almost before the event is off the ground, acts of sabotage begin that are clearly designed ...