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Dakota Estenben’s life took a turn she never expected after a heartbreak and a whirlwind of bad decisions led her away from her one true love. Now divorced, she’s back in the picturesque town of Strawberry Sands, seeking a fresh start as she reopens the souvenir shop she inherited from her grandmother and struggles with the challenges of single motherhood.

With her family and life spiraling out of control, Pam Corrigan needs an escape from the stress of her day job and decides to purchase the old inn just south of Strawberry Sands. Her mother will give her half of her inheritance when she remarries, but Pam isn’t the slightest bit interested in another failed relationship. So, she asks her best friend and neighbor, Mark Shields, to fake a relationship with her in the hopes that she can convince her mother to help fund the repairs of the inn she just purchased.

Sunday Landry suffers the most painful loss possible - the loss of her son. She closes her candy shop and moves back in with her mother, barely able to get out of bed. What's the point in living? Noah Emery had a crush on Sunday in high school, but she didn't notice him, choosing someone else and eventually having his baby. Now that Noah is back in Strawberry Sands, Sunday again has too much on her mind to notice him, and he can't blame her. He can't imagine losing a child. He wants to help her overcome her grief, so he starts to write to her.

Growing up in a home of imbalance can be very trying for a young adult. Alicia was molested in her early years of life and during her teenage years. She wasn't allowed to 'grow' under those circumstances. And because of that, Alicia made many mistakes. One mistake after another. She made rushed decisions that weren't thought through like they needed to be. It caused her to live a life that spiraled out of control, she couldn't get a handle on it. It took God telling her at one point and time in her life when it was total darkness, "you have to go!"

Awkward does not accurately describe how Jacob and Allie feel about their situation. Also, no one knew Jacob was bringing his six-year-old siblings, Mandy and Michael. Allie and Jacob find themselves in a whirlwind of tensions, misunderstandings, humor, friendship, and the possibility of romance. They must also overcome speculation and gossip in the small town of Whitlow and the interference of others who want to cause disharmony in their already uncomfortable situation.

The blood of slaveholders and slaves, settlers and natives, and indentured servants and patriots mingles in America’s heritage. The rotating wheel of villainy, victimhood, and heroism spins through our history, and to this day we struggle to escape our original sin. In Colonial South Carolina, Dr. Cyrus Watt has conceived a utopian scheme, born out of personal tragedy and loss. His family and friends consider it madness, but he will not be stopped, and the seeds of violence and war that he sows will endure throughout future generations.

Something We Never Imagined is a story about an intriguing country boy named Colton Dust who moves to Los Angeles to study journalism at USC after graduating from high school in his small hometown. A few years after graduating with a degree in journalism, he finds himself quickly rising up the ranks as a news columnist in LA when his first column at a smaller newspaper catches the eye of the Editor in Chief at the largest newspaper in LA. However, just as he is finally achieving success in his career, he happens to meet a beautiful young woman named Emma Lee Coal.

I’m coming for the children. Minister Jude Morgan has a strong relationship with the Lord but doesn’t know what the latest message means. He is determined to intercede for his young mentee, Carlton Oliver, and children worldwide. Nine-year-old Carlton wants to get to know his estranged dad, but at what cost? He’s about to discover many things he doesn’t know about the man who fathered him, and he’s on a mission to worship the Lord. Sinclaire Oliver regrets getting her ex, Harrison Wakefield, involved in her life and that of his son Carlton.

Beginning with the emergence of the New Left out of the tumultuous 1960s, the first two installments of Tribulation Cult stretch over three generations, climaxing with the election of 2048. Center stage are four college friends who follow divergent life paths—two Christians who become ministers and their liberal counterparts who rise to the summit of world politics.

This sweet tale depicts the transformation story of poor, vexed little Helen who tries desperately to be perfect but, as each thing in her day goes continuously wrong and nobody seems to care, she ends up behaving in quite the contrary way. The worst of it seems yet to come when her bully older brother announces his visit.

Gabby St. Claire is crying foul play, in every sense of the phrase. When crime scene cleaner Gabby St. Claire agrees to go undercover at a local community theater, she discovers more than backstage bickering, atrocious acting, and rotten writing.

When Matt Landry sees a woman with two little girls and a broken down car, of course he stops to help. When he finds out she needs a job and a place to stay, he hires her because he knows his mother will take her under her wing. What he doesn't expect is to start falling for her himself. Reeling from her divorce and the death of her mother, Jubilee Jones is trying to hold herself together and make a life for her girls. With no other options, she seeks refuge and a fresh start in the nostalgic embrace of Strawberry Sands.

In the picturesque life of the Richardson family, happiness seemed to overflow. Sam and Nicole had a harmonious marriage, well-adjusted children, and affluence that allowed them to indulge in life's luxuries, and enchanting vacations in exotic destinations made them the envy of friends and neighbors. Yet, hidden beneath the surface, Nicole sensed a void in her heart. The latest trip from Mexico only intensified her feeling that something vital had slipped away from their once unshakable family bond.

Will Holloway is a blessed man. He and his wife Nan are joyfully expecting their second child. He is the pastor of Faith Christian Church, the church his father and mother established over thirty years ago. Life is good as they grow in Christ with lifelong friends. His parents live just over the hill, and they share an abundance of love daily. He kisses Nan goodbye as she leaves for work at the clinic, delivers his son Matt to his parents for a morning of fun, and climbs the ladder to begin his day's work, painting windows on the second story of their big old house.

Lily Mains, pregnant and distraught over the death of her fiancé, Konnor, goes home. She faces a mother intent on marrying Lily off to a socially acceptable man Lily knows is abusive and pushing her to abort her baby. Lily’s dad intervenes and sends Lily off to live with an old friend in his old home town. But what kind of welcome will single, pregnant Lily find among strangers in a small town in Montana? Amid COVID and a cave in, old secrets and new situations, revelation and romance, will Lily and her baby find peace?

Have you ever wondered what happens to a person’s soul as they lie trapped in a coma? One day, while visiting her mother, a young woman falls unexpectedly into a comatose state. In this deep slumber, the young woman is visited by her guardian angel, who takes her by the hand and whisks her away on an incredible journey through the past and the future. Through life’s blessings and disappointments, she begins to see the hand of God working to make his perfect plan, even when her own plans fell into shambles.

When Ramon Simon goes missing, the small town of Fairbury burns with rumors hotter than the sidewalk in July. They’re certain he’s either left his wife, or she killed him (not that they’d blame her). As the weeks pass and the police fail to find answers, things heat up more when Anna Simon disappears, too. If that’s not strange enough, the chief of police orders his officers to leave Anna out of their investigation.

Olive Jardine almost died living her adventure, backpacking around the world and going wherever the wind blew. Coming back to Raspberry Ridge feels safe and she has no interest in leaving ever again. But her sisters want to sell the family home. They need the money and she can’t afford to buy it outright. Her best friend from childhood just might have a plan that could get her the home she wants, but can he get past the pain she caused him before she left and the way she betrayed him? Doyle Lowry is not the boy she remembers. He's better.

Ivon was raised in a cold, unforgiving world of duty and obedience. Forged in violence and ruthlessness, his unique skill of detecting lies is abused by The Colonel's lust for power. It's the only world Ivon's ever known. Nothing else makes sense. Ivoire struggles with her own gift of sensing truth. Sent to a government-funded academy for "talented" children, she's pulled from her family and thrust into the world of espionage and intrigue.

In a society where social credit scores dictate worth, the Newman family faces a waking nightmare when their low score lands them in a sixty-day house arrest. Trapped in their home, they're bombarded by an AI named Babble, through their government-controlled "smart devices," indoctrinating them with progressive values. As their resources dwindle, their struggle for survival takes a terrifying turn when they clash with the "Bulls of Bashan," a group of radicals intent on eliminating those deemed unsafe.