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Lying on her job application wasn’t the best way to kick off her fresh start in a small town, but Heather Smith is out of options. She desperately needs the job, or she will soon be without a place to live. Even so, Heather truly likes Elizabeth Harland, the old woman who hired her as her caregiver, and is eager to work hard, and prove she’s right for the task. Now, if she could just figure out why a local farmer keeps casting suspicious glares her way.

Julie Carter has found herself praying for that special someone to come into her life. However, when she is issued a summons for back taxes on her flailing video store, she is at her wit's end with no way to pay off the debt and no time to consider romance. Brett Mason is the son of the wealthiest man in town, and everyone sees him as the golden child. Dating has always been an easy accomplishment for him; it is the long-term relationships where he falls short.

When event planner Olivia Parker heads home to help with her brother’s wedding, she decides to keep her painful divorce a secret so she doesn’t ruin his big day. Easier said than done when her feelings for a childhood friend start to blossom into something more.... Flower farmer Reed Hollis has never forgotten the only woman who ever captured his heart. He also hasn’t forgotten that she’s very, very married.

A charming small town. An unexpected kiss. And a life-changing Christmas they’ll never forget...Kat Bennet has one wish this Christmas - save Hope Hideaway, the women’s shelter where she works, from closing its doors for good. But to do so, she must contact someone from her past and face painful memories she’d rather forget. When an alluring stranger walks into Jack Gardener’s cozy diner, his entire world changes for the better. The problem? She plans on leaving town... just like his ex.

On a rainy November day, Mia Hayes' husband left for work on his Vespa. She never saw that caring, loving version of her husband again. The fallout from his accident - Mia's guilt and her husband's PTSD, memory loss, and depression - consumed their lives over the next five years. Desperate to hold her fragile family together, Mia ignored her own unraveling and plunged into bipolar depression. Always Yours, Bee is a heartbreaking yet triumphant and brave look at a woman, a marriage, and a family falling apart and coming out stronger.

Jenny Hunter had her heart broken in her senior year, and she vowed to never let it happen again. But that was four years ago. Since then, she has busied herself with work and church activities, burying the pain and emerging a better person for it. However, when the school year begins and new staff members join the team, the once optimistic Jenny is shocked to learn the new head coach of the basketball team is none other than her ex-boyfriend, the same boy who dumped her at the senior prom.

Penny Heart likes to play it safe...in life and in love. When she’s asked to brave her town's most thrilling adventures to revamp their outdated guidebook, things quickly go from bad to worse. The person assigned to help? None other than her childhood nemesis. His dimpled grin and endearing charm might fool other women, but she wouldn’t trust the notorious prankster with her potted cactus...let alone her heart.

She was only four years old when she was sold into the sex trade. White picket fences and steepled churches all guarded secrets that were not ever supposed to be told. In kindergarten, she began praying every night that Jesus would let her die. In second grade, she sat in church on a Sunday morning swinging her feet from a wooden pew behind the man who had paid to rape her the night before. Her perpetrators were from all walks of life. Here is the true account of how she was brought out of captivity and into a life of freedom.

For single mother Kayla Brady life is hectic raising a rebellious teenage daughter and running her own business. Longing to date again, and perhaps find love, she prays for the right man to come into her life. What she did not expect was a man on a motorcycle with tattoos, a charming smile, and a mysterious past. James Cole knows what it is like to have chaos in one’s life, but now he is looking at starting over in the picturesque mountain town of Hopes Crest, Colorado.

Terrified of telling too much, 10-year-old Dylan Sedano wishes his little sister, Fern, would stop talking. But when Army Reserve Officer Scott Wood and his wife, Autumn, tell Dylan that God is ready to help him, Dylan isn't buying. If God did care for them, why hadn't he been there months ago when the trouble started and his dad disappeared?

Sometimes, the people who seem the happiest have the most to hide. But it's imperative Elizabeth put on a brave face. So when she's not going to Costco or day drinking with her best friend, she's trying to create a new, drama-free life in the suburbs. And it seems to work - until a gossip blog begins spilling the women of Waterford's darkest secrets. Now, the blurred conversations and blank spots in Elizabeth's mind give way to panic and anxiety. If her secrets - like a hospitalization for bipolar disorder and a suicide attempt - don't stay buried, she faces social shunning.

Brian L. Curry shares an emotional, yet witty and inspiring, true story of being raised by a single mother, overcoming fatherhood issues, and journeying on into maturity, both naturally and spiritually, from the the perspective of both the child and the parent. He strategically brings the listener along with him as he brilliantly captures and shares priceless nuggets of life-liberating revelation.

In her memoir Read or Die, Russell documents her daily battle as a middle school teacher in Tucson, Arizona, fighting against predetermined trajectories of less-than beliefs with an arsenal of hard covers and tattered pages. A talented and caring teacher, Russell offers a moving portrayal that combines rich autobiographical details with firsthand insight into the world of education. Read or Die is not only a compelling story, but it also offers revealing and meaningful insights into education in America from a seasoned insider.

Brooks Benson is bored, stuck and miserable. When both his parents were unable to continue running the variety store in Hope Harbor, Maine, he dropped out of college and came back home to help. Remi Wright is disappointed, frustrated, and out of options. After dropping out of college, she's forced to come back home. Things are looking pretty grim until she starts baking again and visits Benson Variety to ask if they'll sell her whoopie pies, cakes, and cookies. What was once a high school crush is now something much more mature that hits both of them like a ton of bricks.

Jessa Landers has a crush on her teens' swim coach but is hoping no one notices. On her own following her husband's death three years ago, she's managing her life and enjoys her freedom - except for those long, lonely evenings when she craves the company of an attentive man. Coach Rick Grant loves his job as high school teacher and volunteer swim coach. But being surrounded by other people's families has him yearning for a romantic connection of his own. His attraction to Jessa has grown with each swim match, and he's finally ready to make his move.

Welcome back to the resort town of Sun Valley for another heartwarming story in the Sun Valley Series where you’ll find stunning mountain vistas and blue skies . . . and three close-knit sisters who depend on each other through thick and thin.

Struggling to get new clients for her interior decorating business, trying to keep her bossy older brother Sloan from interfering in her personal life, and attempting to keep her friends in the dark is starting to wear on her. Not to mention whenever she looks at Mitch Wood, her stomach turns to butterflies. But her brother’s best friend won’t ever feel the same way about her.

Growing up in Harland Creek, Gabriela Jackson was the girl all the guys wanted and all the girls wanted to be. Until one tragic night that rocks the entire town and leaves her the object of scorn. Unable to stay in a place where the entire town hates her, she signs a modeling contract with an elite New York agency just to get away. She soon discovered the darker side of beauty.

Karyn Macadam loses her footing after suffering another heartbreaking loss. Yet this final chance could lead to making peace with the disappointments in life, discovering what she’s truly made of . . . and crossing the threshold of becoming the woman she was always meant to be.

"A carefully crafted life... unraveled. To those around her, Mary Johnsons life seems perfect. She is married to a doctor, her son got a full scholarship to college, and they live in a stunning home in the most desirable neighborhood. Yet lately, it is getting harder and harder for Mary to smile through her pain. Deep down she knows something is missing, put cant place what it is. Until, she meets her new quirky neighbor, Gladys, who is full of life and laughter. Her secret to a blissful soul? A deep commitment to her faith.