Love at the Mayo Featured
Loving Jesus: A 30 Day Devotional Featured
When life is hard and you are struggling, where do you turn? Are your eyes focused on your problems or on the one who has the answers you need? Is God's love alive in you? In this encouraging 30 day devotional, Loving Jesus: A 30 Day Devotional, you will be uplifted, inspired, and challenged in ...
Jesus’s death wasn’t the end. In fact, it was just the beginning. THE VICTORY OF JESUS is a 50-day Bible study for Christians looking to skip the fluff of a typical devotional without getting bogged down by a lot of academic pomp. If you’re looking for a devotional that will help you draw c ...
Savannah's Amish Ties That Bind Featured
Savannah Carmicheal is uprooted from her posh Charleston, South Carolina, when the sudden disappearance of her husband leads her on a journey to Northwestern Pennsylvania. As Savannah struggles with her eccentric grandmother, she discovers hidden Amish ties that connect her with a family she didn’t ...
Just Another Home Featured
Sixteen-year-old Sam Keller has lived in foster homes and group homes most of his life and has long ago given up on the dream of a stable, forever family. Adults have always let him down and so has God, and he has no use for either.
John and Abbie ...
Navigating an unequally yoked marriage is no easy feat. Whether you persevere or decide to part ways, rest assured that God walks alongside you through it all. This guidebook offers a wealth of Biblical wisdom to help you thrive in your marriage, regardless of whether you are a newlywed or a seas ...
In a land of constant struggle, one woman finds hope while forging her path to freedom. Born into slavery on a South Carolina plantation, Delphina's only solace was the friendship of her mistress, Mary. When her owners die, Delphina is whisked away by a disenchanted plantation owner's son, Bennet ...
Heart of Faith Featured
The Jungle Within Featured
19-year-old Pace Howell's life is a history of making mistakes, even flunking out of his freshman year of college. But everything changes when he meets Sage, who shows him that serving others just might turn his screwed-up life around. When they go on a church medical mission to the Amazon, Pace lea ...
Amish Country Killer Featured
Reopening the investigation of her mother's disappearance puts chief of police Diana Fisher in someone’s lethal sights. As she delves deeper into the mystery, a murderer resurfaces, targeting the Amish community. Detective Micah Nissley, whose fiancée went missing a decade ago, joins forces with ...
Tangled Secrets: A Suspense Thriller Featured
Grace Benson, a 25-year-old schoolteacher, leads a peaceful existence until a menacing letter disrupts her life. The situation escalates further when the FBI steps in, flipping her world on its head. Sheila Mitchell, a wedding planner in her forties, senses her husband is hiding something. Howeve ...
Imagine what the world would look like today if Christians learned to radiate the love of Jesus to everyone around them. LOVE ONE ANOTHER is a devotional Bible study for Christians who want to foster a deeper appreciation for the two greatest commandments of all time: To love God and to love othe ...
OPAL: Spirit of a Woman Featured
On the day she was born, fate had already determined her destiny. A destiny fraught with abandonment, servitude, want, & reward.
You see, this was still "The Great Depression," & the screen door her family was shivering & sweltering behind was that same old door attached to th ...
Offshore Ambush Featured
Gretchen Overton's world is shattered when someone murders her brother on a remote offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. As medicolegal death investigator for Baldwin County, Alabama, she vows to uncover the truth and bring the killer to justice. But little does she know, her path to finding a ...
Seven years ago, Mark Beller joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, bewildering his pacifist Amish family and escaping the heartbreak of a love gone terribly wrong. Now he is broken again—only not from love, this time—from war. Finding his way back to his Amish roots on Prince Edward Island and hop ...
The world of Attorney Mylas Grey changes forever one Saturday morning in May. Unfortunately, he isn’t prepared for the situation, the consequences, or the danger, and he sure isn’t prepared for the female distraction. He isn’t prepared for the situation . . . Mylas always thought the owner of the Mc ...
Turning Pointe Featured
Emma is a young ballerina aspiring to Julliard. With her mother too ill to work, her only hope of attending the dance school of her dreams is to win a studio scholarship. But to do that, she'll have to beat out the top two students in her class, and the competition isn't going well so far. Then Emma ...
Prepare your heart for Easter with these faith-filled, inspiring devotions. THE PASSION OF JESUS is a 40-day study for families, individuals, and small groups to draw closer to God and reflect on His gift to us on the cross. With grace, wisdom, and heart-felt teachings that will nourish your ...
A Certain Man Featured
In the fading days of the Ice Age, a monster is unleashed. The Last Climb is a pulse-pounding, bite-sized tale of survival based on one of history’s greatest floods.
When young Chief Tupak feels the ground shake beneath his feet, he knows something is terribly wrong. The ...
TRUTH: A Christian Thriller Duology Featured
If the enemy appeared as a wolf in sheep’s clothing, would you be able to uncover its lies…or would you fall prey to the evil inside? During TRUTH IN THE NAME, President Denali’s war on crime has eliminated most criminals. When he decides to create his own secret army to go after the rest, Ellie ...
Island Shadows Featured
Tayla Faraday’s tragic past still haunts her nightmares. But when she discovers her only living relative—her dear uncle, Leland—is in danger, she curbs her fear and rushes to a remote island in the Caribbean to warn him.
He’s kept a secret from her. And the truth stings. But maybe that’s unf ...
The Amish Book Cellar Featured
Upon her father's untimely death, she is called home to take over The Book Cellar, Willow Springs's favorite Amish bookstore. A series of strange happenings and whispers among her people lead her to suspect there are more than books hidden in the cellar. Will she chance getting her heart broken agai ...
He lets you rest while He wars for you. You know we’ve all yelled it out many times; “That’s not fair, what about me and my rights”? Perhaps you have looked up to God with a heavy heart asking, “Why God, why”? Let’s face it, life is full of trials, difficulties, and offenses that often leave us f ...
Alaskan Calibration Featured
On the evening of our baptism, Roy suggested our family of four venture on his dream vacation to Alaska. Although reluctant to traverse the country, I was determined to enjoy the much needed family time. When an invitation to work at an iconic Alaskan roadhouse forced the trajectory of our summer in ...
Changed Through Faith Featured
Learn the 4 steps to grow your faith in God and activate a life with more peace, purpose, and fulfillment. With authenticity, humor, and a down-to-earth tone, Brian's book will help you: *Learn the 4 steps to living a life that is Changed Through Faith *Discover how to experience a life of greate ...
The Wanderer Scorned Featured
I could never kill my brother. Or could I?
Kayin lives in the shadow of his parents' expulsion from the Garden of Eden and its lingering cloud of shame. He believes in the Creator but struggles to understand his place in the world. When suffering comes and siblin ...
The biggest adventures can be found among the detours of the journey. ~ Deep in his heart, Melvin Trexler knows slavery is wrong. As the abolitionist son of a pro-slavery plantation owner, the only way Melvin can live according to his convictions is to leave his family and inheritance behind. Instea ...
Death of a Steer Featured
Cody's a young Texan wannabe cowboy. He’s long dreamed of a ranching career. Can picture himself astride a horse checking cattle in a mountain meadow somewhere. But he almost loses that dream when his imagination and impetuous nature lead him to do something really stupid. It wasn't supposed to e ...
Megan's Second Chance Featured
My long-lost love staggered back into my life, his memories lost in a blizzard’s swirling grasp. Now fate snows us in—the girl who got away and the man determined to make amends. I’ve avoided romance since Jasper left me shattered. Yet here he lies, that rugged frame still making my pulse race ...
An Ode to Poison Featured
What would compel a girl to set foot in the house of Rome’s most devious and vindictive senator?
How about murder?
When the wife of Senator Gracchus is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Livia Aemilia agrees to help solve the crime. Yes, it’s a big risk, but it will be wor ...
Discover Yourself, Discover God—A 30-Day Journey Toward Your True Identity
Thomas Merton once wrote: “There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, and my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering God.”
Who are you, really? Many of us mistake our persona ...
Have You Heard from God Lately? Featured
One minister said, “I believe this book is one of the best written discussions on who God is and how we may approach Him.” Another said, “Its easy-to-read, practical insight delivers spiritually formative writing that engages the mind, enriches the soul, and edifies the spirit.” This book provide ...
She’s chasing redemption. He’s running from love. Can faith bridge the divide between them?
Dalton J. Vargas IV has one rule—never let emotions interfere with business. Love has only ever been a distraction, and with his father retiring ...
All She Ever Dreamed Featured
A dream sometimes comes at great cost. Betrothed in a sensible match, even if the man isn’t the love she’s always imagined, Sarah McNeal relies on the advice her late grandmother gave as well as her own common sense. Dreams of a mysterious European count who rides in and sweeps her off her feet aret ...
Emma isn’t a typical teenager.
Who in their right mind would spend hours studying the Holy Text? Who has the audacity to presume they can connect with the Sovereign?
Yet she must try.
She will implore the Almighty to send them the High Priest her people s ...
Holding On to Hope Featured
A fun road trip romance to the Grand Tetons! Always the wedding planner, never the bride. Hope Rodriguez loves planning weddings. There’s nothing more special than helping a bride become a princess for a day, but she’s not sure that’s her calling in life anymore. If only she had her own speci ...
Left Alive Featured
John Hill is eager for the day when he will be with the love of his life Katie. Katie Williams lives with her parents out of town and they had just got engaged. However, the world is changing. The government no longer recognizes marriage as we know it. Marriage has been deemed a failed experiment. H ...
Book 1: Grocery Girl Featured
She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after? Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her fe ...
Pink Club Featured
Years ago, Darla's dreams of becoming a professional dancer were dashed by a greedy dance teacher. Now, in her twenties with shattered dance dreams, Darla is struggling in life, acting as another mother to her own mother and working two jobs to make ends meet. She is exhausted and feels trapped by h ...
God’s Eyes shares the author’s experience of a powerful vision where, for a minute, she got to see the world and its promise through what she experienced as God’s perspective. It’s a message that shares God’s presence and promise. God’s promise is that each of us is loved. God built many pathways so ...
Downfall Featured
Lizzy's world was all about winning, not making friends. School seemed irrelevant as she focused solely on securing votes. The new pandemic? Just a minor obstacle in her grand scheme. But when the virus resurfaces, it ravages humanity, extinguishing millions of lives. In the blink of an eye, society ...
Smoochin' Under the Mistletoe Featured
It wasn’t the Christmas she wanted or expected—but it might just be the one she needed.
Lucy thought this holiday season would be everything she ever dreamed of—a sparkling ring, a future full of promise, and joy wrapped in tinsel and twinkling lights.
But w ...
The Passenger Featured
Just dump the man overboard? Of course, it’s never that simple. Tilman picks up a passenger on a last-minute voyage across the sea before the winter solstice and finds the waters between Eifion and Eadburga to be more dangerous than he ever imagined. Now, being hunted by man and beast alike, he m ...
Mysterious flashes of color and light capture Princess Tiara's curiousity in this coming of age fantasy adventure. Why do her parents keep insisting she live like a respectable princess when all she wants is to explore the kingdom and discover the source of light and color that seems to ...
Shopping for Church Featured
Who would have thought finding a church home could be so hard? Peter and his wife have a strong marriage. But when it comes time to find a new church after they move, their differences couldn’t be more pronounced. At first, their aim is straightforward. He’ll write a book about the churches t ...
November Knight Featured
When Sierra Gallagher tries to prevent her friend's kidnapping, both are taken to a remote cabin in the woods. Sierra escapes and enlists the help of her friends, Jess and Grace, to search for Sophie. Meanwhile, former army ranger and deputy sheriff, Levi Cooper is also a valuable task force member. ...
Collision Course Featured
Serve his country or rescue his wife?
Federal Air Marshal Reese Donovan has sacrificed everything he loves to keep another 9/11 from occurring again.
After living apart from his wife, Verity, for a year, the last thing he expects is harrowing news that will force hi ...
Accepted Featured
Accepted Against the backdrop of the Civil War, spirited Quenby Martin despises the monotony and restrictions imposed on women. Then San Antonio’s most respectable widow befriends her. Unbeknownst to Quenby, her genteel companion harbors a life-risking secret. Soon after, Quenby meets Jonathan Ca ...
Protected Featured
Disaster strikes a wagon train en route to Texas, leaving 18-year-old Abby in charge of the survivors, all children younger than her. After an attempted kidnapping, the others convince her to disguise herself as a boy. Initially reluctant, Abby soon realizes life on the trail is much easier witho ...
Book 4: Take a Chance on Love Featured
When their friendship develops into more, will they find the courage to take a chance on love?
Fragments- The Seekers Series Book 1 Featured
The world ended—but its masters remained.
The year is 2158. Civilization has collapsed, but from the ashes, the Order has emerged, not as a savior, but as the unseen power that has ruled all along. Once a subtle force lurking in the background of human history, the cataclysm has unveiled ...
The Trouble With Holly Featured
Holly Mae Raleigh has finally arrived, landing a plum VP position in Music City. But when her Aunt Della calls in a favor sending Holly back to her hometown, she finds herself ankle deep in a chicken pen while juggling the demands of her job and an old flame. As her carefully constructed facade c ...
Welcome to 35 days of faith-filled activities that are WAY more fun than a boring bedtime routine or rigid devotional. Each new adventure takes zero prep and requires zero perfection. Inside these pages, you'll discover:
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The Orphans' Amish Christmas Featured
When presents are stolen right before the annual Christmas benefit, Lydia Troyer and Aaron Shetler join forces with Detective Lewis Powers to unravel the mystery. The town's Christmas spirit is tested by strange events that leave the community ready to cancel all holiday festivities. When promine ...
Lucy Featured
Surrounded by war, can she safely reach her family in California? The 1863, attack by Quantrill’s bushwhackers on Lawrence, Kansas, made life for Lucy Baxter and her Aunt Caroline insufferable. With her fiancé and uncle among the fallen, and dream of teaching school shattered, her aunt decides to g ...
Between Heaven and Earth Featured
After fighting to overcome her mother’s abandonment, Avery Miles is thrilled to be working at a nature center in her beloved Colorado Rockies. But when her younger sister, Addisyn, begins revisiting their past, Avery’s struggle with anxiety returns—especially as Addisyn comes dangerously close to ...
Have you ever asked yourself, "Does God really know me?" How about "Who did God create me to be?" Or, "Where is God when I need Him most?" I know I have. So did David. He spent a lot of time running for his life from King Saul. He made mistakes but loved God with all his heart. Sometimes he was ...
The Advent of Jesus Featured
Celebrate Christmas in a fresh, new way with this Advent devotional. It’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of Christmas and miss its true meaning. Why not make this holiday season a special time for preparation to reflect on the Messiah’s birth? In The Advent of Jesus: A Devotional Celebrating ...
A Bargain to Keep Featured
Jeanne McAllister always seems to be causing accidents, and she’s never been more aware of it than when a mishap in the Columbus Hotel lands her in the courtroom. And worst of all, the lawman she’s offended doesn’t seem too eager to extend forgiveness. His trip to Columbus was supposed to be unev ...
Alaskan Christmas Featured
I’d anticipated my first Christmas as a newlywed with excitement. Then a crisis sent icicles through the core of my faith. After completing my fall semester, I’m excited to join my family at my parents’ log cabin and show my new husband how Christmas in rural Alaska sparkles. Lazy mornings on ...
Love's True Calling Featured
After years of jumping through other people’s hoops to be all they thought she should be, and enduring a tragedy no mother should, self-described “newbie” Christian, Harper Townsend, has finally found her true calling … and her true love. Until it appears that to follow one may mean leaving the othe ...
Does life seem like it is spinning out of control causing you stress and anxiety? Do you know who God created you to be? Would you like to grow in your faith in God and find hope in Jesus? Finding Peace in Jesus: An Encouraging 30 Day Devotional will help you to put your eyes back on God where they ...
Journaled with Love Featured
Macie Grammerly’s mother delivers an ultimatum—come home and work for the family business, or forfeit further financial support. Booted from her privileged jet-set life, Macie leaves sun-soaked Hawaii for Idaho. On her unglamorous bus ride to and from work, she pours her heart into her journal, w ...
One chance . . . one glance . . . and their lives will never be the same.
With a heart for lifting men out of homelessness, Carl Anderson is a dedicated counselor-in-residence in a transitional home. When recent setbacks threaten the program’ ...
Frozen in Jeopardy Featured
Her routine night turns terrifying. As the storm of the century howls through Destiny, Texas, Dr. Paige Wade remains at her clinic to care for any animals that might need assistance. Her quiet night is disrupted when a man dumps an injured dog on the doorstep just hours before Paige is attacked i ...
Embark on a journey like no other as you join Rick and Jane McKinney on their awe-inspiring trek across America. In “Ageless Faith,” they invite you to lace up your boots and walk alongside them as they traverse the nation's vast expanse, each step echoing with the resonance of ...
What is the Benefit of this Study Guide?
The greatest benefit of this Study Guide is the layout which will enhance ease of understanding and use time more effectively.
The four columns -Scripture verses and Commentary- are conveniently printed side-by-side across ...
Framed in Amish Country Featured
To prove her innocence
she’ll have to expose a lethal conspiracy.
A frantic call from her best friend sends district attorney Paige Grayson running right into a trap—and now she’s being framed for her friend’s murder. With the police after her and evidence against her stacking up, ...
Cassie's Secrets Featured
Where secrets go, distrust follows. Can two lonely people let go of past hurt and learn to trust again? Single mom, Cassie Verano, and her two young daughters move to small town Worthy, Ohio to be near her brother and his family. She longs to raise her daughters without her ex-husband’s family’s con ...
Photo Finish Featured
Everything changed with the click of a shutter… the difference between life and death.
Frankie Taylor has issues. Alcoholism, infidelity, and a divorce have plunged him into a pit so deep, he can see only one way out.
But his scheme to end it all unravels after an odd chain ...
Counterfeit Love Featured
Can this undercover agent save the woman he loves--or is her heart as counterfeit as the money he's been sent to track down? After all that Grandfather has sacrificed to raise her, Theresa Plane owes it to him to save the family name--and that means clearing their debt with creditors before she marr ...
Christmas at Sonshine Barn Featured
What if on the night you're engaged, you have a vision of a woman in a red gown who isn't your fiancée? ♥ Garrett Bettencourt's wedding photography business is thriving, and he's overcome past heartbreak and addiction to find his dream fiancée, the beautiful and driven Presleigh Vassar. But beneath ...
Do you want a better prayer life? Begin revitalizing your walk with God by exploring the seven powerful concepts in this easy-to-follow devotional. It has short daily readings, brief Bible passages, and compelling prayers. If you like spirit-filled devotionals and practical steps to help you live ...
21 Tattoos Featured
What if your deepest, darkest fears were inked on your skin for the world to see? Famous plastic surgeon Derek Hollinger has it all: money, success, luxury cars, and an L.A. penthouse near the beach. Who cares if he has no friends or lovers? He doesn’t need anyone. But Derek’s seemingly perfect l ...
1830s in South Carolina, a nine-year-old boy witnesses the murder of an aging slave. He runs for his life. After escaping the pursuing hounds, he collapses in the marsh and is discovered the next morning by a stranger. His journey toward freedom has only just begun, and he is not the only one desper ...
Brandon Foxworth, an ecology professor at the University of Virginia, and his wife are watching their two children chase lightning bugs in the back yard when suddenly all the lights go out. Three days later, Taylor Grant, a reporter with the Richmond Herald, stumbles coming down the stairs of his fr ...
Stay with Me Featured
She can’t risk him learning her secret, he can’t risk losing her.
Penelope Roth has spent the last six months securing plans to merge her father’s company with Whitestone Distributors, not to mention falling in love with its CEO, Tucker Caldwell. That is, until she spends time with her au ...
Ruth's Amish Words of Faith Featured
This heartwarming tale follows Ruth Yoder, an Amish woman whose life takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. In the midst of her struggle, she meets Wilma Nettles, a young English school teacher facing the same daunting challenge. Though they come from different worlds, ...
Restorations Featured
When Sara Andersen inherits a weathered farmhouse in rural Oregon, she sees more than peeling paint and broken beams—she sees a chance to rebuild her future. But she doesn’t expect Brian Farris, the skilled builder hired to restore the property, to be the man from her past who once broke her trus ...
Katarina's Dark Journey Featured
Katarina's Dark Journey takes readers on a haunting journey through war-torn Ukraine in 1918 with a parallel story set in post-war Munich. When darkness falls, faith prevails. 1918: Southern Ukraine. When the Bolshevik Army sets fire to the German Mennonite villages, seventeen-year-old Katarina and ...
New Star Featured
Akilah, a highly respected priest-scholar in the Lower Council of Magi society, considers all his astronomy discoveries well-deserved stepping-stones to a more fulfilling life. But the appearance of an new star challenges his priorities. As Persia totters on the brink of an undesirable king ...
The Unannounced Christmas Visitor Featured
Rescued Featured
Breaking down in a nowhere town called Providence wasn’t part of the plan. When her life falls apart in a matter of hours, all single mother Amy Lawson wants is a fresh start. She doesn’t expect to break down and find herself at the mercy of strangers. Securing a safe place for her and her daught ...
Book 5: Undeveloped Love Featured
She’s tried being polite. He’s digging in his heels. When complete opposites feel the tug of romance, will their holiday become a blizzard of delight? Blake Fisher won’t let anyone destroy the life she’s built. So when a silver-spoon-in-his-mouth snob refuses to listen to her proposed deal, the hard ...
The Door is the first book in the Seventh Dimension Series that combines contemporary, historical, and fantasy elements into a "Christian coming-of-age" story. A curse put on Shale Snyder, because of a secret, shrouds her with insecurity and fear. Following suspension from school, a stray dog bef ...
Elephant God Featured
Understand God Like Never Before!
Take a profound journey toward understanding God through the lens of a timeless fable. Recall the six blind men exploring an elephant—each touching a different part and each declaring partial truth. Do their limited perceptions mirror our ...
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A summer storm in Galveston mirrors the whirlwind of problems Emma Hayes encounters after she adopts Haitian twin girls and runs into her old high school love. Cowboy turned doctor, Travis Taylor has a heart as big as Texas a ...
A prisoner alone in a land far from home… A woman who has learned she must rely on herself… Ian MacLeod loses his father in the bloody battle on Culloden moor. Captured, he is transported on a slave ship to serve an indenture of seven years. Now he struggles with bitter memories of a failed wa ...
TINA Halverson loses her brother to batten disease and her mother to cancer. She must find a way to move on without the woman who defined her and seek a path into her dad’s heart. When her dad asks her to volunteer at his foundation, her life changes when she meets attractive Nate Bronson. There’ ...
Abby and Manny Blair anticipate the birth of their first child. Nausea plagues Abby every morning, and fears keep her awake at night. Orphaned at age eighteen, she prays daily for a safe delivery and a future with her child. Now more than ever, Manny yearns for guidance from his own father. But y ...
Complete four-book series filled with faith and family. Meet the Richmond Siblings.
A dream of belonging. A land seething with malice. Can this budding empath stand strong in the face of darkness?
Sarah longs to make a new life for herself in the coveted holy city. When a mysterious widow offers her a job there, it seems like an answer to her prayers. But Sarah soon find ...
Sam Grayson has achieved what he once thought impossible. Overcoming a troubled childhood in foster care, he has graduated college and embarked on a dream career that honors his faith. Grateful for his adoptive parents, John and Abbie, who took him in at sixteen, Sam en ...
Katie’s not herself today. An unkind comment by a classmate has left her feeling sad and confused. After a heart to heart with Mom, can Katie decide how to handle her feelings about her classmate? Find out in The Katie I Know. Word Count: 743
The Cowboy Preacher, Monty Rieck, knows trouble. Before becoming a minister of Christ, he chased all the world had to offer, leaving him desperate for answers. Little did he know, he was the one being pursued. Despite suffering financial loss, emotional heartbreak and physical pain, he finally ...
This captivating and enchanting book takes readers on a journey through the spiritual realm, sharing true stories and revelations that will inspire and uplift you. Dennis Macy takes you on a personal journey that will leave you feeling full of hope and connected to the spiritual world. With its ...
It's autumn, 1941. The Nazis have fired on the USS Greer; London is ablaze, and the streets of Leningrad are red with blood. Still, David Dremmer is content to work his father's ranch and dream of his best friend's wife.When the United States finally enters the war, David escapes his father's disapp ...
