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Rebecca’s Legacy
by Betty Thomason Owens
Skydiving to Love
by Linda Yezak
JoJo Merritt. a country veterinarian has never
jumped out of a plane but thanks to her friends’
dare, now she must. Mitch O’Hara, her seat
mate, keeps her distracted during the flight to
San Antonio. Certain of two things: she doesn’t
want to fall from a plane, and she doesn’t want
to fall for Mitch. Will she? Can Mitch convince
her to take a leap?
Robert Emerson received a threat against
his family. To guarantee his willful daughter’s
safety, he sends her to work on a produce farm
run by her Aunt Rebecca. Maybe her quiet
strength and unconditional love can work on
Amy. Humiliated and angry, Amy contemplates
a path that will lead her even farther from home
and away from Dad’s protection.
The Saffron Conspiracy
by Marilym Baron
Sparks fly when Austrian saffron farmer
Andreas Bauer sets eyes on heiress Savannah
Sutherland. Their growing attraction is
threatened by her uncle—and by whoever
orders a deadly attack on Andreas. Dark family
secrets, a dangerous, centuries-old conspiracy
regarding a king’s ransom, cast deathly
shadows over the love they share.
Emergency Case
by Richard L. Mabry, M. D.
KILLER OR TARGET? Dr. Kelly Irving backing
out of her garage thought her car hit a bump.
But it was the body of a man her husband
recently represented, shot by her husband’s
gun who was the police’s primary suspect.
Putting their marital differences aside they
concentrated on keeping Jack alive while
looking for who was behind this.
The Estate Sale
by June Chapko
Estate sales hold promises of finding treasures.
Mary Ludwig, her time short, desired to leave
a legacy. She planned an intriguing estate sale
and asked friend and caregiver, Emily Tucker,
to hold it after her death. Eight people attending
the sale come to discover God’s hand and
Mary’s legacy woven into items they purchased.
Lives changed forever.
It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way
by Lysa TerKeurst
What do you do when God’s timing seems
questionable? His lack of intervention hurtful?
His promises doubtful? Some events in our lives
catch us off guard for a moment, while others
shatter us completely. Lysa TerKeurst unveils
her heart amid shattering circumstances. Shows
readers how to live assured when life doesn’t
turn out like they expect.
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Nailed It
by N. A. Banda and Vicki H. Moss
The Nail Salon Chronicles. On a slow morning
in California, Natalie, a nail salon tech,
begins praying for clients to arrive. Little does
she know what God has in store when two
grandmothers—one who’s recently flown from
Tennessee with two grandies to visit their
paternal grandparents walk through her door
with granddaughters in tow.
Manny the Lamb
by Rick Lancaster and Delores Kight
Manny the Lamb is a delightful story about
a lovable lamb that wanders away from the
flock, and Jessie, the faithful shepherd who
rescues him. Through the tender words and
the captivating artwork of this engaging story,
children will learn of the Good Shepherd’s
deep love for his flock. Children will want the
story read to them again and again.
The Commandment
by Anna Kittrell
Weeks from becoming a legal adult, Briar
remains non-responsive to a mandatory SAP
injection to erase God from the mind. An order
of the Commandment says adulthood means
institutionalization for those resistant to SAP.
With a decade of solitude behind her and a
lifetime of confinement before her—what does
she have to lose? Except maybe her soul.
Looking, Seeing
by Chris Pepple
Chris Pepple invites you into her conversations
on healing, change, faith, courage,
determination, love, and self-discovery.
Sharing glimpses of her journey through grief,
death of a relative, pain as she struggled to
free herself from domestic abuse and brings
you into the joy of raising two courageous
daughters who found their own voice.