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Angie is home, but it is the last place she wants to be. A failed marriage, dreams shattered, and the Podunk town she came from is leaving her depressed and anything but in the holiday spirit. When a chance encounter with a sweet old lady garners a cute puppy ornament, a crash landing with a newcomer in Baneville, kicks off new hope. Arthur has found peace. A quiet town, a place of safety, and somewhere to call home. When he crashes headlong into a young woman who has lost her holiday hope, he and his dog Millie will be the soft landing she needs. Home, hope, and faith come together with a ...

Adele Fortuna is not happy with her father’s plans to foist her and her sisters off on Needful husbands, but what choice does she have. Since her mother's death, she has managed to keep the household together, but with steadily decreasing funds, something has to be done. If Adele can find a well to do husband in the dusty town of Needful, Texas, perhaps her sisters will not have to suffer the indignities of being sold to the highest bidder. Despite her father’s desperate play, Adele knows that he only wants his children to have a safe home where they will be provided for once he is gone...

Mary Bridgette has always been a homebody, caring for her family and completing her tasks with a cheerful dedicated attitude. When war breaks out in Europe, drawing her countrymen into the fray in 1917 her heart is pulled to do what she can to help. Joining the Salvation Army's efforts to provide care and succor for the doughboys at the front Mary soon answers the call to follow her heart and her cousin Eric to distant shores. Barrister Abrams, a pilot in the burgeoning field of aeronautics, volunteers to fight with the French Air Force before America even enters The Great War, becoming one...

Arianna Tuppen is looking for a new start. Heart sore and weary of the rat race she seeks solitude in the hills of Tennessee. Small town charm, rolling hills, and green valleys are what she longs for and when she sees the perfect house she knows she has to have it. The quaint home with a green roof and wide porches has seen better days but something about it calls to Ari's soul and she is determined that it will be her safe haven in a time of storms. Though new to the area, Arianna is determined to put her personal stamp on the old house, but first, she has to clear out the contents of the ...

Jason Aims never expected to be dragged back into the family business, a Christmas Tree farm that needs his attention every waking minute of the holiday season. But when his father is injured in a freak accident, he can’t make excuses any longer. Clare Mender has wanted the small-town Christmas experience her whole life. Leaving behind the hustle of the big city, she lands in the perfect northern town for the holiday of her dreams. But, when her life gets turned upside down by a hostile business takeover, will her scramble to find a job in a backwater town brings her face to face with her...

Joshua James, the patron of the Broken J Ranch, has watched his small family grow with each year adding to the joy, laughter, and heart ache of a life well spent. Entering his twilight years Joshua’s mind is drawn back to the love and loss that has molded him, making the Broken J a place of peace for so many. The poignant tale of one man's journey and struggle to start a new in a wild land at a time when life was uncertain at best will touch your heart as Joshua shares his story of faith, hope, love, and family.

Newly on her own Jessie finds trouble close to home. With strange sound emanating from her basement Will Jessie prevail? At twenty, Jessica Whyne is finished with college, but her life is not going as she had planned. Still working as a barista at the college coffee shop, she doesn’t know what comes next. Life has changed since graduation, with her mother’s recent marriage and new sweet baby brother and Jessica decides that she needs a change. When she buys a small house near her hometown of Macon, Georgia she is soon on the trail of the mysterious sounds emanating from her basement ...

Periwinkle Perkins is determined to become an independent woman. After the death of her father and departure of her sister Prim, Peri knows that she can’t live off the generosity of her aunt forever. Tasked with caring for her invalid mother while her older sister tries to establish a new home for them as a mail-order bride, Peri sets out to find the money her recently deceased father has hidden. If she can only find Pa’s stash Periwinkle can take her mother to Needful Texas to join her sister and set up a home of her own. Always a hopeless romantic before Peri now wishes only for the ...

At twenty-one, Jessie feels lost. Trapped between worlds, neither of which seem to fit. Life has handed her an abundance of blessings, but something is missing. So when the trust fund her late father bestowed upon her matures on her twenty-first birthday, she is left uncertain of what she wants to do with her life. Dragging her oldest friend to Savannah, Georgia, for a beach vacation, Jessie is unprepared for a friend's crisis or the ghostly secret she uncovers while doing some serious soul searching. Can a group of young people uncover the truth while seeking solace in faith? Coming of age...

Holly Stiver is stepping up to help her grandmother market Stiver’s Jams and Jellies. Now that the old lodge in the mountains of Tennessee has been closed, their best market is gone. Can she find a way to get the word out about the best sweet spreads in the state or will her grandmother’s dream crumble like an overcooked biscuit? James can’t understand why his grandfather left the rundown lodge to him, but he’s grateful for a roof over his head, even if it might have leaks. Between jobs, James needs to figure out how to get the place back up and running. Perhaps this is the break ...

Barbara Cooper has a wonderful job helping others but no one in her life to fill her heart. Can a chance encounter with a purple haired matchmaker at her weekly book club change everything? Chance Evan is working hard to make a new start by breaking horses. He longs for hearth, heart, and home but other than his two partners this Mustanger is all alone. When a strange woman appears out of nowhere in the middle of the desert Chance’s only goal is to keep her safe, but will he lose his heart in the process?

Jamie Walton has always loved the Old Inn, her grandmother's Victorian holiday spot has been in the family for ages and she is determined to restore it and its rental cottages to new glory. With summer quickly approaching she has a million things to do but when one misstep lands her in a mess it might take a little nudge from a special matchmaker to help her along her way. Carlos simply wants to finish his job as he brings color back to the cottages along the shoreline of Lake Michigan, when a chance encounter with his new boss tosses him into the mix he determines to do what he can to make...

Recent adventures have set Jessie on a new path and given her purpose. She finally sees where the Lord is leading, but will trouble and temptation send her astray? With a heart to help others, Jessie will choose a profession wrought with danger, but helping to save even one person or find long lost answers to sooth a soul is something she is determined to pursue. While Jessie now understands her calling, her friend struggles to understand her faith and his place in life. Join Jessie Whyne as she uncovers the Solace of Saints.

Another Needful Bride! Rosa Rodriguez is independent for the first time in her life. She has a job she enjoys, and a way to provide for herself and her daughter. Surrounded by friends, she battles the sorrow, anger, and shame of the past, uncertain of what her future could bring. Will her misconceptions, doubts, and lack of trust steal her chance at love? Dan Gaines has been focused on building his ranch, providing for his men, and caring for the town of Needful. As the reluctant mayor of the tiny cow town, he is determined to meet the needs of all who live there, but one particularly ...

With a keen sense of justice, Blake Allen has set his sights on a life of law enforcement, but as the roaring twenties break over his home state of Wyoming, he finds himself seeking help and guidance to combat the wave of outlaws determined to take everything as their own. Darcy Stanley left her home looking for the glamour of the big city, but what she found, amidst the glimmer and shine, could not satisfy the longings of her heart. Trapped in a life of speakeasies and rough gin joints, she finds her chance at freedom a dangerous path. Will two very different people be able to bring the ...

Penelope Pembroke is a no-nonsense businesswoman whose only indulgence is the Book Club where she revels in the chance to let her hair down and gush about her modern-cowboy dreams. When a purple haired matchmaker starts making waves in Penelope's safe haven, she is convinced that the woman is milking the Book Club as a publicity stunt. Even after seeing one of her fellow club members disappear, allegedly into her own happily-ever-after, Penelope can't believe that she could actually be whisked away into her dream romance. Dewis Faremore is desperate to save his ranch. He's been fighting ...

Maggie Weston is truly alone for the first time in her life. Will she be able to make it on her own in a wild land she hasn’t seen since she was a child? Leaving a past filled with death and sorrow, behind Maggie strikes out on her own returning to the place of her birth. But when she gets there she finds that along with the challenges of being a woman on her own 1883, the world she knew is changing. Has she simply run-away from pain and loss, to encounter it all over again or will she find the strength of heart to carry on and start anew? An inspirational tale of independence, faith, and...

Strange things are happening in Jessie's life and neighborhood. Will her hopes or fears be met as she and Theo dive into a missing person's case? Jessie and Theo have made it clear that they don't want to dig into the darker cases, but when Paul Higgins asks for their help, how can they say no? Will they grow closer together as they follow the clews to the big city, or will the fear of their own faults pull them apart? Find out if the duo can bring closer to a hurting family and possibly prove God's faithfulness along the way.

Charlene Winnow has never felt like she fit in with the high society she grew up in. More interested in her father’s successful construction business, she knows she is a disappointment to her mother and the expectations of a sophisticated lady. When a fight with her mother drives her from her home, Charlie finally grasps her destiny, renovating the house of her dreams. Will a Victorian home in need of new life be the inspiration for Charlie’s transformation?

Gwyneth Acres has always had all she needs. The daughter of a wealthy businessman, her petulant decision to run away with the love of her life, leads to meager means and the need for a safe haven. Becoming a mail-order bride until her family will welcome her home, seems to be the opportunity she needs. Sneaking from her fancy hotel and boarding a train she soon arrives to the tiny town of Littleton only to have all of her plans dashed by the preacher. Desperate and nearly destitute, Gwyneth takes the gamble of her life. Will she choose well or will her poor choices of the past ruin everything?