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A single mother is braced for spring tornadoes and Stormy Weather when she encounters her son’s scout troop leader. A student finds her King of Hearts while participating in a summer Renaissance festival, but she may lack queenly confidence. Autumn isn’t just about the changing of the trees for a widow living with her mother and aunts on the family farm, it’s all about Falling for Love. A wife faces Silent Nights during winter as her marriage begins to crumble at Christmastime.

Courageous brides and honorable men fight through tremendous challenges to find futures filled with love. All of the love, romance, and drama you look for in a story, with plenty of twists and turns to keep you listening to the end. Frontier Brides and Babies is a series you’ll come back to again and again to warm your heart with stories from a bygone era.

Stella Carnegie is waiting. For what, exactly, she's not quite sure. But for nearly a decade now, her life has felt on hold, as though there was something...well, something more...just around the corner. Stella, however, has grown comfortable, if not content, in her isolation, and the more she thinks about change, the harder it is to face it. So when she's thrust into the middle of an encounter that transports her back to a life-changing event in her past, will she choose to hide behind her closed curtains and keep the world at bay?

A Time for Love is a beautiful series of stories that follow the journeys of five noble women and the honest man they finally find on the frontiers. Enjoy every audiobook in this best-selling series in one collection. If you love sweet, clean mail order bride romance, you will adore this collection of historical Western romances.

Woolworth's Five and Dime is a magical place to work at Christmastime, but will it also be a place to fall in love in 1881? Maggie Larson works the lunch counter, where she befriends a girl whose father delivers milk. Hattie Scott learns her favorite customer is Timothy Branson and a threat to her brother's job. Essie Hensley doesn't need money, but welcomes the challenges of working a job where she meets a minister and six little boys who inspire Christmas wishes. A job is the only thing orphan Lizzie Miller needs, but she can't pass up an invite to a bookkeeper's family Christmas.

"Filled with Christmas spirit, and a little chaos . . . Five stars overall!" --Nancy Naigle, bestselling author In this glittering and heartwarming collection, three bestselling sweet romance novelists offer up the gift of cheer for the winter holiday season. Perfect for fans of Hallmark...

Born of wealth and privilege, Elizabeth Walton-Smythe's future should have been set in stone. The headstrong teacher and her minister beau should have been married. That was the plan, as far as Lizzy was concerned. But that wasn't to be, and one fateful encounter with a roguish Irishman quickly alters Lizzy's future and sends her heart and her life into a tailspin. Marriage shouldn't have been an option, but in her haste to rebel and escape, it soon became her reality. Now, she's faced with a different new kind of fateful decision. One which will test her faith and her resolve.

Lori had a hard life. Her childhood got off to a good start, but after her mom died in a horrific car accident, life was never the same. Her dad became angry and abusive, and he made Lori feel worthless. Even in adulthood, Lori's self-esteem was horribly low. That's why she married Jeff—a man just like her father. On that foundation of toxic relationships and abuse, Lori experienced the most brutal grief in the world—the death of her child. In a tailspin, Lori might not make it out alive. Will she get the help she needs? Will she stand up to Jeff?

We are a people of stories. We use them to entertain, to teach, and to instruct. Sometimes they warn us of the dangers of wandering too far into the woods, or they can be a detailed story to explain how magnificent landscapes came to be. Story has always been the way we pass time, the way we connect to each other, and most importantly, how we promote our values. Parables, especially, have a dual purpose. Not only do they keep us entertained, but they also make a point. Consider Aesop’s fables—tales of talking animals who learn valuable life lessons.

Robert is the most predictable old man in his mountain town. Ever since June died 20 years ago, his life has marched on with a clockwork cadence. He opens his shop every morning at the same time. He has breakfast every Friday at the same pancake shop. He has the same conversations with his friends. And never misses grandkids’ activities—especially Callie’s soccer matches. In fact, Robert hasn’t even left town since June died. She was an adventure-seeker. Once she was gone, so was Robert’s interest in anything outside his daily routine. But no routine lasts forever.

What will Mary do without George? He was the extrovert. He made Mary feel connected and loved. Ever since George died, Mary has felt lost. His absence is painful. But is he completely gone? His outgoing, caring personality keeps showing up, even long after his funeral. George's Final Gifts is a cozy tale of love that cannot be quenched even by death. Listen to this story today, but keep a box of tissues nearby.

The Post-Script Series is a collection of six short stories. I will warn you that someone dies in each and every story. Often the character you love most will die, or at least is devastated by grief.

Toby and Jayda were high school sweethearts, and as a young married couple, they were just finding their way. Nothing could have prepared them for what happened next. After their daughter died, Toby felt angry, then sad. Finally, he felt stuck. His mentor, Pastor Thomas, was no help—he made everything worse for Toby. Toby hasn't even painted in months. That was Jayda's signal that he was stuck in a dark place.

Emma never wanted a family. Until she did. As a nurse practitioner, Emmaline is used to helping other people. She likes her job but is lonely. When her life is devastated by the death of a close friend, Emma finds a new purpose in life—becoming a mother. But will her heart be broken by grief again? If it is, and she is all alone, how will she survive?

Step inside the The Wardrobe Dinner Theater and experience the backstage diva drama as these performers embark on a faith-filled journey to find what matters most in life. The complete series includes Dance over Me, Focus on Love, Sing a New Song, A Picture Perfect Christmas, and Home for Christmas.

Until now, Bethany’s life was perfect. She married her college boyfriend. She and Brad moved back to her hometown in the emerald northwest. She had two wonderful children. Life was perfect. But a surprise third pregnancy led Bethany to a doctor’s office where everything changed. The news she and Brad receive that day changed the course of their perfect lives forever. Shattered and confused, Bethany plunges into the darkest time of her life. How will she survive? Who can help her face her biggest test yet?

While the rest of the world has been roaring through the 1920s, times are hardscrabble in rural South Georgia. Widow Maggie Parker is barely surviving while raising her young son alone. Then as banks begin to fail, her father-in-law threatens to take her son and sell off her livelihood - the grocery store her husband left her. Can five Southern women band together, using their wisdom and wiles to stop him, and survive the Great Depression?

During daily walks, I have gathered a lot of thoughts about my fellow walkers. Oftentimes I have thought, "What's their story?" as I have passed by them and said hello. The manner in which a person responds to a greeting is quite telling. Watching a person's mannerisms, eye contact, and general facial expressions tell a passerby a lot. These 40 short stories are a fictional reflection of the day-to-day stories that anyone could be experiencing as they walk the daily walk of life in this modern time in America, in the beautiful park with the oaks.

Encompassing a variety of writing styles, Like a Rock in the Sea is a collection of short stories and essays which the author initially composed during his many years as a young American seminarian living abroad in countries as diverse as Spain, Italy, Germany, and Mexico.

What happens when minor characters ask for their own stories? A collection of three novellas as the author gives in to their demands. Cole Baxter was introduced in the novel Amazing Grace, but insisted he get his own story. After his sister and her husband die and leave him with her four children, he needs a wife - and fast. Timothy and Abigail both have the daunting task of caring for their younger sister. Can they help each other raise their sisters or does God have more in mind for them? Alexander Granger is tired of his father’s lectures and sermons.