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After a short and difficult marriage, recently widowed Edith Sherman has learned her lesson. Forget love. Forget marriage. She plans to fill her thirties with adventure. As she awaits the final paperwork for a humanitarian trip to South Africa, she accepts a short-term nursing position in a small Midwestern town. The last thing she needs is a handsome local catching her eye. How inconvenient is that?

The rewards of faith are plentiful in this sweet Amish romance from the author of The Gift of Joy. The quietest of the three Kanagy boys, Daniel, would prefer to spend his time keeping his bees and selling the honey rather than tending his family’s gift shop. But with both his brothers...

Charles M. Sheldon, through the words of protagonist Rev. Henry Maxwell, encourages Christians to question every choice, every thought, and every motive against what they believe Jesus would do in the same situation. This creates an environment of not only self-reflection and internal conviction, but also brings into question the influence and effectiveness of the church and its leadership. Uprooting comfortable and stale Christianity, Sheldon promotes drastic spiritual growth, which is shown in this story to impact the individual as well as the community as a whole.

Life had thrown Adam Garrett curveballs before. God seemed to have deserted him when high school sweetheart Jill died of leukemia at the tender age of 19. He hadn't dated anyone since, and arguments with God were frequent.

Zach Bryant is back in town just long enough to see his brother Ben get married and then he’s off traveling the world again. He never imagined he’d run into Charlotte Carter, his brother’s ex-fiancée, or that everyone would believe he and Charlotte are an item. He certainly didn’t dream he’d end up riding a tandem bicycle hundreds of miles with her in an attempt to raise funds for a defunct music program, but how can he say no when the prize money would help him out of his financial predicament too?

Caleb Webb is the dictionary definition of disadvantaged, and surviving on his own is nothing new. When the apocalypse hits, his rugged skill set for staying alive on the mean streets of Los Angeles comes in handy. Unfortunately, he's on a collision course with the worst criminal cartel in the city, unless someone intervenes.

In Der veruntreute Himmel entfaltet Franz Werfel (1890–1945) das berührende Schicksal der gläubigen Bäuerin Teta Linek. In der Hoffnung, mit Ersparnissen einen Priester ins Himmelreich zu geleiten, reist sie nach Rom – nur um dort eine bittere Wahrheit zu entdecken. Ein meisterhaft erzählter Roman über Illusionen, religiöse Sehnsüchte und existenzielle Grenzerfahrungen, getragen von psychologischer Tiefe und humanistischer Anteilnahme. Ein eindrucksvolles Werk über Glaubensfragen, Selbstbetrug und die Suche nach Erlösung – zugleich leise satirisch und voller existenzieller Tragik.

When dedicated philanthropist Judith Stanford receives a summons from her estranged grandfather ordering her to come to Minneapolis to prove herself worthy of his inheritance, she is hesitant but can't ignore the potential of her grandfather's fortune to benefit her causes. And the only man to interest her since her husband's death lives in Minneapolis, making her wonder if their paths will cross.

When investigative journalist Reagan McAdams discovers her new husband is part of an international crime family, she flees Paris with their newborn and returns to her childhood home in New Hampshire to gather enough money to disappear forever. She’ll do whatever it takes to protect her son from his criminal father.

When widow Tisha Binford arrives in Redemption, Alaska with her seven-year-old daughter Sadie, she's carrying more than just their belongings—she's carrying the weight of her late husband's memory and the hope of giving Sadie a connection to the father she barely knew. Working at her in-laws' café and perfecting her pie recipes, Tisha believes she's building a quiet, safe life in this small coastal town.

Despite the dishonorable circumstances of his own birth, Adam Faulkner has never begrudged his half-brother Sebastian's legitimate position as the Viscount Willowthorpe. Having a title and everything that goes with it never mattered to Adam—until “everything” became the hand of Miss Eliza Southwick. Adam knows, as the stable manager at Hooke Manor, he shouldn’t hope to wed a well-born miss. After all, enchanting such a lady’s heart would take a true gentleman…something he is not.

Pastor’s daughter Rachel Whitaker has spent her life serving her small-town church, leading the women’s Bible study and pouring herself into ministry. Everyone sees her as steady, faithful, and strong—but in her quiet moments, Rachel longs for a love that will see her heart, not just her role. When Eli Turner, a reserved mechanic with calloused hands and a guarded past, steps hesitantly through the church doors one Sunday morning, Rachel never expects her world to shift. Eli isn’t sure he belongs in a place like this—he’s still carrying scars from family betrayal and years of running from God.

Sebastian Whitcombe, Viscount Willowthorpe, comes to America to experience the great Wild West for himself before it disappears for good. The adventure comes with a convenient bonus—it postpones his father’s edict that he take a wife from the British aristocracy. Sebastian isn’t so much against marriage as he is an arranged marriage to the wrong woman.

When bestselling author Erin Delaney's novel gets picked up for a movie deal, she eagerly awaits her friend Kaely Quinn-Hunter's arrival in Tennessee before they head to California to observe the film's production. However, when Kaely does not arrive at the scheduled time and Erin can't reach her by phone, her concern grows.

Princess Valkyrja has always been deemed "pretty and useless" by her family, who rule the kingdom of Fjordlandi. Though she has the same magical Blessing over ice and snow as her brother, sister, and father, she can never seem to use it for the brute-force ruling they require, choosing instead to make art that makes her people smile. But when a horrific attack shakes their whole world, she has to step up . . . and find a strength she didn't know she had.

June. July. August. Hannah has three months to catch a husband . . . she can do it, but it sure doesn't leave time to dilly-dally. One more day. If Hannah Benton can keep her posture straight and daydreams in check for one more day, she’ll be gloriously free. Eager to make a new life on her twin brother’s sheep farm in Okelbo, Nebraska, Hannah agrees to a trial period away from home. But she has no intention of ever returning to her mother’s suffocating restrictions. All she needs to make the move permanent is a husband, and she has three whole months to find a man and marry him.

Mirabelle Blackstone knows the man she’s meant to be with. Unfortunately, her father, the town’s pastor, has other plans. Determined no daughter of his will court with a gunslinger, he sets his sights on another beau—one with a plan of his own.

On their journey to Jesus’s crucifixion, Hannah and her brother perish in a tragic accident, plunging into the enigmatic afterlife of Paradise. Jesus sends them, along with the ‘good thief,’ Dismas, and a mysterious angel, on a perilous quest to retrieve scattered fragments of the key to Hell.

Anipe was never meant to live. Born fae and smuggled into a world that hunts her kind, she grew up in the Pharaoh’s palace as nothing more than the Seer’s ward—an orphan wrapped in silk and silence. But when fire erupts from her hands before the entire court, Anipe learns the truth: she is marked by the True Flame, and the empire will burn to keep her chained. With the Pharaoh’s wrath closing in, Anipe flees into the desert with Airen, a fae guard who knows more about her past than he’ll admit, and Ronan, the Pharaoh’s son whose loyalty is tangled with desire.

When Mandy’s past keeps her from love, she needs the hope of redemption. Mandy Foster spends her days building musical instruments and her nights avoiding the discontent that plagues her after sundown. She’s learned how to guard her heart with skillfully played songs and flirtatious smiles. Levi Colburn is building his house outside the village—across the road from Mandy. Though he’s been in love with her since childhood, she rejected him once and has been unattainable to every man in the village ever since. When Mandy’s life is in danger, it’s up to Levi to rescue her.