Books

Sensible Anna Kelsey has her life planned out, and a handsome doctor is part of that plan. But when he moves away and another godly man is available and willing, the doubts begin.

Anna must decide how to honor her long-standing ideas of marriage and family. How much should she let her emotions sway her thinking? Should practicality win over...

Love doesn’t always find a way, especially when life seems set in stone. Patricia Cake’s plans for her future after graduation are about as solid as she can make them. Bruce Lewis’s itinerary starts with a good morning and meanders through the hours.

Opposites attract, but will it work for the long haul? Will success come at a cost? Does the...

Young and vivacious Katie Kelsey has waited a lifetime to be on her own. College in the Lonestar State is her golden opportunity and gateway to her future. And she’s going to make sure she lives every moment.

When handsome and charming Mike Avery reappears in Katie’s life, she’s swept up in the possibilities of her dreams coming true. However,...

Elisabeth Kelsey loved her first husband for twenty years. Life wasn’t perfect, but no one had ever promised it would be. After his unexpected death, she picks up the pieces and finds a new direction.The new world she is working to build with her three teenagers is better than she planned. But when Jonathan Atkins enters her life, she discovers...

Tarah Clayton has spent years perfecting her way with men and living just how she chooses. God has never been any part of the plan. But sometimes plans change, and it’s often not of our own desire. Leaving Kansas City for a short-term stay in the Colorado Rockies was never on Tarah’s bucket list. Spas, five-star restaurants, and high-end stores...

Sybil Grafton is not a nice person most of the time. She knows it, and she doesn’t really care. Her life is carried out just the way she plans. When another partner at the law firm conducts some messy business and involves Sybil, it puts a crease in the perfection she strives for. Walking out on her job doesn’t help. Sybil’s pride leads her back...

Elvira Sample was once a happy girl. Growing up an only child may not be one’s idea of a perfect life, but she and her mother make their cozy cabin in a picturesque setting a quiet refuge with happy memories. In adulthood, Elvira is able to settle for the path of least resistance, though not without regret. However, her idyllic life in Vermont...

Love at first sight isn’t a ticket to a lifetime of happiness. Evelyn Barton Hanover has always been a tomboy at heart. She is ready to graduate and leave Rubyville, exploring the unknown. Her mother, Helen, has plans for Evelyn, as well. Plans that include staying in Rubyville and marrying the capable and responsible Aaron Darby. Richard King...

How do you live and learn when your pride is bigger than your heart…and your hurts are worn like medals? Helen Barton lives her life by her words, and they aren’t always carefully selected. Her bitterness is alive and well, flourishing wherever she goes. She meets her equal the summer of 1925. If possible, Malcolm Hanover may be more cynical...

What do you decide in life, when one man is the perfect answer…but the other holds your heart? Annabella Barton is headstrong, independent and stubborn. Patience isn’t one of her virtues either. After leaving Orin Langworthy at the altar, she seeks a place of refuge in St. Louis, Missouri. Annabella’s Aunt Agnes welcomes her into her beautiful...

Annabella Barton is a headstrong, independent woman of the 1880s. She loves her parents, and she loves Rubyville, Kansas, the town her parents founded. Annabella King is also a headstrong, independent woman of the 1980s. She has lost her parents, and her love for Rubyville, Kansas, is what keeps her going. Meeting Michael Langworthy in the...

Jason and Kathy Miller are brimming with hope and excitement for their future together as husband and wife on their wedding day in June of 1983.

Twenty years later life isn’t so carefree anymore. Three children, several pounds, and graying hair have dampened the enthusiasm, and Kathy is feeling it. Caring for a home, husband, and teenagers isn’...