Leigh Spenser, a young teacher and single mother of ten-year-old Billy, is thrown into conflict when Clay Wharton, the boy's estranged father, comes home to await the passing of his twin brother. Clay's own conflict, as he seeks to come to grips with his brother's lifestyle choices and the needs of the boy he fathered, underline the issue of God's forgiveness in the hearts and lives of this modern-day family.

After his guardian's severe illness, pastor Paul Trevelyan returns to his congregation in Seaside with a big surprise - a wife he's been estranged from for seven years. It was the old man's ailing wish that Dori and Trev return to each other, and they agree, as long as they can sleep in separate bedrooms. The dangers of a sinister luggage mix-up are compounded by discord within the church, as a highly opinionated elder proves he will stop at nothing to see Trev gone. This blizzard of difficulties leaves just a snowball's chance of a thaw between the stubborn spouses...
Bitter winds......

Two Dangerous Missions Collide with Explosive Results
A suicide bomber blows up a hotel in Beirut, killing hundreds of people. A young American woman is kidnapped in Lebanon by terrorists. Connected or coincidence? Despite the government s difficulty in locating her sister, Liz Fairchild, a reporter from the States, is determined to find her regardless of the risks. Meanwhile, Sergeant John Cooper and his elite Special Ops team hunt down Palestinian extremists in possession of a new undetectable explosive that will change the face of terror. When Liz and Task Force Valor s paths...

The car accident that killed Abby Patterson's husband and daughter has left her with a limp and chronic pain. Still, Abby strikes out, determined to build a new life for herself away from her overbearing parents. Her perfect cottage home on the beach has one tiny irritant: Marsh Winslow, her landlord. But when Abby witnesses a hit-and-run accident and events make it clear that Abby is now a target, she and Marsh join forces to uncover a dangerous secret. Together they discover that God is in the business of putting broken lives back together so that they are more beautiful than ever.

EMOTIONS are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning. But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us--and make us forever fourteen.
Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman's energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts of reacts to those feelings.
Gayle Roper is a wife, mother, and writer who has had her share of significant ups and downs. In Balancing Your Emotions, she breaks emotional problems...

Dinah Hyland comes from the perfect family. She has always looked forward to the day she has her own home. Her distress over her lost dream runs deep when she is medically unable to have children.
Connor Marshall's family was less than stellar. He plans to remain a bachelor and teach in China only to lose his dream when he becomes guardian to his late sister's four small children.
Both struggle with God as it seems He has taken what matters most to them.
When Connor's new family attends Hobby Horse House, Dinah's day care, tension between the two grows as she observes how inept...