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Impulsive Lydie Stoltzfus has always felt like a disappointment—a square peg in a round hole in her quiet Amish community. Leaving her family and church seems like her best move, even though it would mean leaving Nathan Yoder behind. Nathan claims he’s in love with her, but she knows she’s not good enough for him. And if she is ever in doubt, Nathan’s father reminds her frequently. Knowing Lydie is “between” jobs again, the local doctor asks her to fill in at the front desk for a few months. This gives Lydie time to figure out how she’s going to say goodbye to Nathan

When a popular youth pastor is accused of a grisly crime, MacLaren Yarbrough won't rest until she finds the truth. Her gut instinct tells her Luke Blessed is innocent. Still, how could the dream he had on the night a young woman was murdered depict the crime with such chilling accuracy? As...

In book 1, Gone But Not Forgotten: an Ozark autumn to be remembered, AJ (Autumn Jade) Leddering is a nurse practitioner with a specialty in maternal-child services. Her father and stepmother passed away, and she found out she had been adopted and had no biological relatives. AJ had found her birth certificate in a storage shed along with a journal started by a great-grandmother in 1876. There were many contributors to the journal through the decades ending with her own mother who left a tearstained note in 1988.

From the moment Isaiah Carter regains his sight after a miraculous healing, he realizes seeing the physical world is only the beginning. What he discovers lurking in the shadows changes everything—because now he can see the spiritual battle raging all around him. In a world where darkness watches from the corners of every room and unseen forces wage war for souls, Isaiah finds himself at the center of a divine calling he never asked for.

In "Love But Only in Pieces: The Darkness," the pursuit of truth becomes a treacherous path where every secret holds the power to destroy. In the chilling aftermath of Nathan's shocking death, Sarah Grace returns to Harmony Springs, a town steeped in shadows and deceit. Nathan, her long-lost brother, was a victim of the very family secrets Sarah is determined to unearth. After discovering his existence through her mother’s hidden diary, Sarah learns that Nathan's death was no accident—it was a cold-blooded murder linked to their father’s dark dealings.

If God is so big and great, where is He? And why doesn’t He fix this mess? Even though Rae’s parents have their issues, she never imagined they’d call it quits on their marriage. But, they do. And manage to annihilate Rae’s already desolate spring break. Not every freshman in the class of 1977 can boast she made the varsity tennis team. Plus, Rae’s grades are decent, and she’s got the greatest best friend a girl could want. The cherry on top would be if Jack notices her. How could she ever predict that at lightning speed, her life would unravel like a pulled string on her favorite old sweater?

Serena McDaniels is successful, sassy, and saved. Life is good. She has a loving husband and a new home. But there's one dream that remains just out of reach. When she left a high-profile advertising agency to pursue her dreams of having a family, Serena never imagined that the stress of her husband's pastorate and their desire to follow God's will might delay their dreams of becoming parents. And when a dear friend makes a life-altering decision to leave an abusive relationship, Serena knows she has to help.

Every Hungarian grandma knows that words have power. Nana Salo never meant the words she said in anger to become a family curse, but that's just what happened. Her granddaughter Vancy is just the newest victim. Vancy's fiance has left her at the altar, and now the press is after a hot grandma-curses-granddaughter's-wedding story.

Many years have passed since the Sanctuary was built as a refuge for the lost. It is just two marble rooms: one for those waiting to be heard and one for the Man Who Listens. Drawn to it are the grieving, the despairing, the cynical, the defeated, the dying, the betrayed, and the broken. They know that the Man Who Listens accepts every blasphemy, every pitiful excuse, and every intimate tale of degradation with silent understanding. Now, 12 new souls are about to seek help for their unimaginable anguish....

In C.S. Lewis's classic The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Lucy asks if Aslan the lion is safe. It is quickly clarified that Aslan is not safe...but he is good. That concept serves as the foundation for this collection of short stories. While put together from a Christian worldview, our goal isn't comfort food for Christians or G-rated stories that offer simplistic lessons. Instead, we're serving up stories sharpened by faith. Stories that will engage, challenge, entertain, and stretch the listener.

Joseph Danielson started life like most Christian children. He was shy, humble, and obedient. Joseph loved reading the Bible, especially with his father. Joseph and his father had long talks about his favorite stories in the Bible. During these talks, Joseph's mother would sit with them enjoying how they talked with each other. She sometimes helped explain scripture in a simple way Joseph could understand.

Carlos and Bianca are your average everyday couple who are experiencing marital difficulties. Bianca's prayers over the last few years have seemed to go unanswered, and it makes her wonder, "God, where are you?" Carlos is a man who has lost his faith in God and believes that religion is created for adverse reasons, and he feels he could no longer live a lie.