Rebekah Hendricks dreams of a life far beyond her family's farm in Oklahoma, and when dashing aviator Arthur Samson promised adventure in the big city, she is quick to believe he's the man she's meant to marry. While she waits for the Great War to end and Arthur to return to her so they can pursue all their plans, her mother's sister falls ill. Rebekah seizes the opportunity to travel to Texas to care for Aunt Adabelle, seeing this chance to be closer to Arthur's training camp as God's approval of her plans.But the Spanish flue epidemic changes everything. Faced with her aunt's death,...

A young video producer suffering memory loss goes in search of God's book of days--described in Psalm 139--that has recorded the past, present, and future of every soul on Earth. 400 pp. (January)

"Mateer's turn-of-the-century story is full of characters who will touch your heart."--"RT Book Reviews" Lula Bowman has finally achieved her dream: a teaching position and a scholarship to continue her college education in mathematics. But then a shocking phone call from her sister, Jewel, changes everything. With a heavy heart, Lula returns to her Oklahoma hometown to do right by her sister, but the only teaching job available in Dunn is combination music instructor/basketball coach. Lula doesn't even consider those "real" subjects! Determined to prove herself, Lula commits to covering the...