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If not for her loving but controlling parents, Beth Prudhomme might never have taken charge of her life and moved from her native Chicago to Portland, Oregon, where she has reconnected with her spirited Aunt Sunshine and found a job as a high school music teacher. If not for her friend Nichole Nyquist, Beth would never have met Sam Carney, although first impressions have left Beth with serious doubts. Sam is everything Beth is not -- and her conservative...

"In this powerful and uplifting novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber, a mother and her daughter-in-law bravely leave their troubled marriages and face the challenge of starting over. Leaning on each other, Nichole and Leanne discover that their inner strength and capacity for love are greater than they ever imagined. When Nichole discovers that her husband, Jake, has been unfaithful, the illusion of her perfect life is...

Living in Harmony is the first book in bestselling author Mary Ellis's New Beginnings series. It's about fresh starts and love…and how faith in God and His perfect plan for our lives provides us with the peace and joy we desire. Amy King-young, engaged, and Amish-faces difficult challenges in her life when she suddenly loses both of her parents in a house fire. Her fiancé, John Detweiler, persuades her and her sister Nora to leave Lancaster County...

How do you walk a tightrope when it's unraveling beneath your feet?Tonya is a tireless pastor's wife, but when her daughter plays a prank on their reclusive neighbor, her orderly life blows up. Is her husband really having an affair? Who is this neighbor, and why won't she come out of her house? How can she get her daughter to come back home? Does Tonya even have a home anymore?Meanwhile, seven senior ladies are starting a church down the street....

She wants to move on from the past. He's hoping to be her future.Maggie Marks moved to New York City after a traumatic end to her marriage. Estranged from her father, there's only one person she has counted on her entire life. Elijah. Her best friend.As kids, he protected her.As adults, she pushed him away.Now he's back in her life, and this time, he won't let her go without a fight.Escape into an inspiring story of old loves, new romances, and the...

She's grieving the loss of the first boy she ever loved. He wants to help her heal.One year ago, Taylor Scott's boyfriend died while practicing with his hockey team. She's spent the last twelve months blaming everything, including the sport of hockey. She wants nothing more to do with it, which is difficult when her dad secures his first professional coaching job.Having nowhere else to go, she moves to a new town with her family, where she meets him....

Pastor Adam has issued the burgeoning congregation of New Beginnings a challenge: It's time for boots on the ground. It's time to go out into Carver Harbor and meet real people where they're really at. Some congregants are more comfortable with this new direction than others are. Rachel and Cathy are thrilled. Fiona and Chevon? Not so much.Esther and gang will find their mettle tested as they come face-to-face with circumstances so difficult there...

Tough and uncompromising undercover sheriff Asia Powers Bancroft had one goal-to bring crime extraordinaire Carlos Saint Magna to justice for tearing her town apart with criminal activity. This goal led her to choices that condensed to one thing-her family and her ability to protect them from the consequences of her job. But she hadn't known that choosing to bring Saint Magna down would alter her life irreversibly. Now left for dead, she discovers...

Romance isn't in the cards for them…. or so they thought. After uprooting her teenage son from their small town home and moving to the big city, single mom Tess Lockwood discovers he's fallen in with a gang of troublemakers at school. Soon she finds herself paying a visit to the principal's office. Ex-cop Mitch Jackson is a man on a mission. He's determined to help all the teens at his school-but Bruce's mother touches a place deep inside him,...

Love Comes to Paradise is the second book in bestselling author Mary Ellis's New Beginnings series. It's about fresh starts...and how faith in God and His perfect plans provide the peace and joy all long for. Nora King believes she is a woman in love. When Elam Detweiler leaves the ultraconservative Amish district of Harmony, Maine, and moves to Paradise, Missouri, Nora follows soon after. But does she love the man or the independence and freethinking...