Growing up, falling in love, avoiding alligators. Princess is only nine when her mother abandons her, leaving her in their swamp home with her absentee dad, who travels to make a living. That same day she meets Cree, the boy two houses down on their tiny patch of dry land. He invites her to dinner with his baby brothers, for Cree, like Princess, has little family to help him. Alone most of the time, Cree and Princess work together to survive and raise Cree's brothers. Occasionally hindered by Cree's abusive father, they learn about life and growing up through her dad's extensive library and...

The mysterious and dangerous Yucatan Peninsula is the backdrop for Yucatan Cowboy, Boys of Summer Series Book Two. Meet college student Matt Tucker, who tries to hide from his life by leading horse rides at a Christian camp in Mexico. What he doesn't count on is teammates, including a seminary student, an aunt and uncle who know secrets he hopes to keep hidden, a guy who's grieving, and a girl who instantly dislikes him. Between these new friends and the adventures they bring, it looks like God might not want him to spend his summer hiding after all.

Since his mother's death four years ago, college freshman Eric Van der Haas has spent two weeks total with his brother Aaron. Suddenly, as a favor to his aunt, he and Aaron, as well as their younger, angry cousin Brenda and Eric's best friend Samantha, are thrown together for weeks to deliver an RV and make some memories along the way. Both brothers have changed, and they don't know each other at all, so at first all they can do is fight. With the added burden of their unhappy cousin, a suspicious traveler in need, and days spent at crazy tourist traps fulfilling their aunt's desires for...

School is back in session, and it might be a year to remember. Tom Van der Haas had an amazing summer in the Yucatan, but now it's time to get back to real life. With new roommates Matt Tucker and his cousin Eric Van der Haas, he faces new challenges: leading a youth group, dealing with family issues, a little mission work, and even a kidnapping. Through it all, he tries to figure out how his view of himself differs from God's view of who he is, because Tom doesn't see himself very clearly. His friends hope he figures it out soon, because before the semester is over they'll need his help in...

Tiffy Langstrom has messed everything up. She finished freshman year of college hopelessly in debt, and her family plans to punish her without mercy, so she runs to stay with her high school friend Holly MacGuire. Holly is glad to help out, but Tiffy doesn't want pity or even help. She wants the chance to find a job and a place to stay and prove she's not the dumb blonde everyone knew in high school. Along the way she meets Henry, a guy filled with charm and energy who is so much smarter than her it's scary. However, when she has a chance to help him, she finds out he might be as vulnerable...

Finn Jansen isn't broken. Yes, he lost his mother. Yes, his dad and brother had their issues. Yet none of it was about Finn, and he hates that everyone sees him as broken. Piper Johnson, a girl he barely knows, suspects there's more to Finn. Unfortunately, Finn is her sister's best friend, and her sister is jealous, so Piper has to watch Finn from afar through middle and high school, rarely able to participate in his life. Worse, she's smart and moves ahead in school, so she can't participate in anyone's life. Loneliness becomes the only sure thing in her world. But Finn Jansen is indeed...