Hope Springs is the epitome of small-town life--a place filled with quiet streets where families have been friends for generations, a place where not a lot changes . . . until now.

Janelle Evans hasn't gone back to Hope Springs for family reunions since losing her husband. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that her grandmother is gravely ill, she decides to extend the stay. It isn't long before she runs into her first love, and feelings that have been dormant for more than a decade are reawakened.

Becca Anderson is finally on the trajectory she's longed...

Hope shines brightest when all seems lost.

Stephanie London led a life of comfort and ease in St. Louis before feeling inexplicably drawn back to her father's roots in the tiny Southern town of Hope Springs. Charlotte Willoughby has lived there all her life and longs to make a new life somewhere else. Stephanie doesn't know exactly what she's doing there--or how to occupy her time. And Charlotte doesn't understand why, despite her overbearing family and reminders of her failed engagement, she's suddenly led to stay.

Despite its small-town charm, Hope Springs...

Diagnosis: breast cancer

Prognosis: terminal

Life: just beginning

Her diamond caught the sun's rays and refracted light across the room. She'd asked herself again and again: How could she be so blessed? Partner at a prestigious law firm and engaged to the man of her dreams . . . there was no doubt. God had smiled on Kendra Woods.

But the moment Kendra is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, her world collapses. Within days, her fiance backs out of the wedding and the firm suggests a leave of absence during her...

Sometimes the biggest risk is daring to hope.

Cinda Ellis doesn't dare to dream. Life has dealt too many blows, and she's come to expect disappointment. But then a lifelong dream is realized--meeting her dad--and Cinda's life is finally turning . . . until reality crashes in once again. On the verge of despair, Cinda finds connection with a group of women from Living Hope Church--and an unlikely connection with one of Hollywood's hottest stars. Her life just might be turning again. But will she only suffer disappointment once...