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In a small town where gossip flows, bedridden Mary Ruth McCready reigns supreme, doling out wisdom and meddling in everyone's business with a fervor that would make a matchmaker blush. When her best friend has her world rocked by a scandalous revelation from her dying husband, Mary Ruth kicks into high gear, commandeering the help of her favorite granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth, in tracking down the truth. Finding clues in funeral condolence cards and decades-old gossip dredged up at the Blue Moon Beauty Emporium, the two stir up trouble faster than you can say "pecan pie."

Dream job. Dreamier boss. Dangerous secrets. Ashley Taylor didn’t come to Freedom Ridge for love—she came for a fresh start in the kitchen of the resort’s upscale restaurant. But her new life in the Rocky Mountains gets complicated fast. Her boss, Daniel McAllister, might be broody and intense, but there’s something about the wounded Army reservist that keeps pulling her in. Daniel came home hoping the quiet mountain town could silence the echoes of war. But when strange things start happening around his house—and then around Ashley—peace feels farther away than ever.

Aurora Hart has a plan. Her budding design and event business will one day allow her to buy her dream home, a little historic house in her small town of Coon Valley. She’s ambitious and precise and knows what she wants. Rhodes Dumont, the new owner of the local flower shop, does not have a plan. He’s everything that makes Aurora crazy, an artist who misses details and lets life happen to him. The fact that the eccentric man is beautiful, charming, and dresses in Regency period clothing he sews himself?

Reverend Alan Burke was assigned to his last pastorate before retirement. The historic River Heights Church's glory days are past. Once the center of a thriving community, now located in a changing neighborhood, the church is experiencing a long, slow death. The priceless stained-glass windows, oak pews, and 100-rank pipe organ remain, but the congregation has faded away. Can Pastor Burke restore this church, or will he preside over its final rites? Along the way, Pastor Burke must deal with today's surprises and issues with an assist from ghosts of the past. His strong faith sees him through.

My name is Kaye and I'm a de-cluttering junkie. It's been three minutes since I tossed something. Kaye has had it–utterly fed up with the constant junk that clutters her life. So, armed with a stack of books that each guarantee to teach her the secret to living a clutter-free life, Kaye embarks on a journey that takes her from clutter bug to clutter-free–and beyond. Her family doesn’t know what to think of her and her new obsession.

A Mother’s Worst Fear: Charlene Hubbard wanted the dream—a loving husband, a fulfilling career, and a few kids. When it looked like she’d have to settle for two out of three, God dropped a child into her empty arms. For fifteen years Charley kept the secret of that adoption close, fearful that the truth would make her less of a mother in the eyes of the child she loves.

With her twenty-plus-year marriage on the brink of collapse, bookish Natalie Daughtry immerses herself in her new bookstore job. When the mysterious Caspar gathers Natalie and her friends Everleigh and Brooke for the second time, she's ready for an adventure to disperse the turmoil clouding her marriage. Caspar enlists their help in searching for a rumored copy of Lewis Carroll's handwritten and illustrated manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Natalie is immediately enticed—this is the perfect distraction.

When he receives a cryptic text from his estranged brother, Lincoln Kingsley hopes that it signals the beginning of reestablishing the relationship they once shared. His joy is short-lived, however, as he learns that his brother has slipped into a coma. The prognosis is grim and prayers may not be enough to save him.

In Promising Forever, book three of The Glendale Series, Joe and Jessica finally seem to have it all—a future full of love and shared dreams. But when unexpected fears and doubts arise, Jessica finds herself questioning what she truly wants, and Joe is faced with a heart-wrenching curveball. As their perfect plans unravel, Joe comes face to face with an opportunity to follow Christ's example, laying down his everything for the sake of those he loves most.

The Spearmint Spy is your next laugh out loud cozy rom-com with a delicious enemies-to-lovers arc, forced proximity on a luxury cruise ship, and a loyal protection dog who always knows who to trust.

Glory Pryor has carved out a life for herself in Gilmore, North Carolina, cultivating a community around her bookstore, By the Book. While her business is a success, she carries the weight of stories of her own she’s never told anyone. She holds out hope that one day her estranged brother will turn up on her doorstep so she can finally learn where he’s been all these years. Glory’s husband Eli thinks she has her arms wrapped too tightly around the could-have-beens, and that it’s time for them to let go of the store as they head into their retirement years.

When a group of four quirky friends retire on a neverending round of cruises, their attire consists of more than floral shirts and gaudy skirts. Armed with walkie-talkies and battle plans, these relationship experts—who've dubbed themselves the "Shippers"—target hostess Lacey Anderson and director Jonathan King in their romantic schemes. But the young couple refuses to cooperate. They've been on the "love boat" together before, and it went down in flames.

Elle Garvy loves her life in Beaufort, South Carolina, spending summer days on the sand bar and enjoying coastal bonfires and dinners with friends. She’s found her stride professionally as the owner of a successful art gallery, and she’s found love with handsome, confident Jeremiah Franklin. Life is good. Then Jeremiah accepts a large pastorate in a different state, and Elle turns her life upside down to go with him. When Jeremiah has a change of heart, Elle is hurt and her faith is shaken.

Growing up in the Midwestern river town of Chapel Springs, Indiana, Jade McKinley felt like a weed in a rose garden. When she left, she thought she’d never look back. Now, pregnant, alone, and broke, she has no other choice but to return. The mayor of Chapel Springs, Daniel Dawson, has been an honorary member of the McKinley family for years. While his own home life was almost nonexistent, Daniel fit right in with the boisterous McKinley family. He’s loved Jade for years, but she always thought of him as a big brother. Now that she’s back, his feelings are stronger than ever.

Lynette Carlisle witnessed her mother’s death twelve years ago. But her memory only speaks through nightmares. Her four older siblings each left their Nantucket home as soon as they were able, never speaking of that tragic day. Lynette alone stays with their father on the island, and when it becomes clear they are losing him to Alzheimer’s, she calls her siblings home, each of them bringing along their own secrets. They aren’t the only ones returning to the island—their childhood neighbor, Nick, comes home to his own family drama, never expecting a Carlisle family reunion.

Ivy Zimmerman is successfully navigating her life as a young Mennonite woman, one generation removed from her parents' Old Order Amish upbringing. But when her parents are killed in a tragic accident, Ivy's way of life is upended. As she deals with her grief, her sisters' needs, and her Dawdi and Mammi's strict rules, Ivy finds solace in both an upcoming trip to Germany for an international Mennonite youth gathering and in her great-aunt's story about Ivy's great-grandmother's visit to Germany in the late 1930s.

For years, Bill has lived by himself in the woods with a dark figure haunting the perimeter of his land. When an enigmatic stranger appears and Bill's land becomes uninhabitable, he will be forced to follow the visitor into the one place he vowed never to go: the dark figure's territory.

As the last will of a close friend is read, three women discover that they have inherited a legacy from her: the funds to take a dream trip to Florence, Italy, in her memory. With plenty of hilarious travel mishaps along the way, this book is a story of deep friendship, of making room in our lives to celebrate and remember, of grief, of the realization that friendship keeps the memory alive, and the sweet discovery of unexpected romance.

Popular podcaster and ex-reporter Faith Byrne has made a name for herself telling stories of greatness after tragedy—but her real life does not mirror the stories she tells. When she's asked to spotlight her childhood best friend's missing person case on her podcast, she uncovers desperate secrets and must face the truth before she can move forward.

La reportera de una revista de frivolidades es enviada por su jefe a cubrir la aparición de un ángel en una de las barriadas más pobres de la ciudad. Emprende la tarea a regañadientes porque le tienen sin cuidado los asuntos religiosos y le aburre sobremanera un tema tan manido, y ni siquiera sospecha hasta qué punto se va a ver involucrada en una brutal cadena de acontecimientos que escaparán a su control y a su racionalidad.