Christy and Todd are looking forward to being part of two important weddings. Christy would never think of missing Katies big day, even though shes getting married in Kenya. Todd has been waiting his whole life to stand up as the best man for his dads wedding. How will these two grand events fit into their lives and what will Todd say when Christy tells him the doctors diagnosis the day before they leave for Africa? Will they finally settle in and...

When her father suffers a stroke and is abandoned by his new wife, Erin Bryce goes to Oregon to care for her father at his beloved cottage-by-the-sea, where she deals with feelings of betrayal, loss, and responsibility while discovering that people's motivations, including her own, might not be what they first seem.

The first book in the Katie Weldon Series, Peculiar Treasures follows Katie as she struggles to believe that God can love her, faults and all. Katie turns to the women in her life as she tries to figure out her relationship with her boyfriend, but even their advice can't postpone the decision that will define the woman she's becoming.

This is your chance-not for having "the talk"-but for beginning a conversation that will continue as your daughter grows into the beautiful young woman God created her to be. Talking about periods and other natural changes doesn't have to be awkward. Even if your own experience was less than ideal, there's no need to be nervous. Instead, you can make it a fun, memorable occasion that helps to strengthen the bond between you and your daughter. In each...

Kathleen joins her husband for a three-month trip to New Zealand when he's hired by a film studio in Wellington. Leaving behind all that is familiar in her comfortable corner in Southern California, she realizes that the past twenty years have been so tightly woven into the life of her only daughter that she's not sure who she is on her own or with her husband. In her isolation, Kathleen begins to contemplate reinventing herself, but before her crazy...

The second book in the Katie Weldon Series, On a Whim follows Katie as she heads toward college graduation. Katie's life begins to change and she must decide what to hold on to and what to let go of. Katie renews the bond between her and Christy, Todd, and Rick as they embrace adulthood.

In this new three-book series, The Baby Years, avid fans will share the joys and pains along with Christy as she and Todd have their first baby and experience all the changes that come with children. They will model a realistic young marriage while showing how to grow closer as a couple, begin to raise a family and learn to trust God.

Katie wonders if she was crazy to spontaneously fly off to Africa on a mission trip in Kenya. But as her life turns topsy-turvey, God might give her a glimpse into His will for her life. As her relationship with Eli begins to get serious, Katie is faced with unanswered questions from her past.

Middle-aged divorcee Jenna has received an incredible offer. A friend who directs an international mission wants to send her to Venice for one week to cook for a mission leaders' retreat. Jenna isn't a great cook, so she brings along Sue, her culinary sister-in-law. When the two women see their lodgings--a 15th-century palazzo--and taste their first spoonful of chocolate gelato, they know that the following days will change their lives.

Two childhood friends are reunited in an emergency room years after an argument separated them. As adults, they revisit youthful dreams and rebuild their friendship on a trip to Paris. Annotation: