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Four women fight for the right to life and love.

Christian Bedtime Stories for Adults is your new go-to companion for peaceful, soul-soothing bedtime moments. In today’s busy world, it’s easy to feel restless or disconnected from God, especially as we try to wind down after a long day. That’s where this book comes in. It’s here to help you reconnect with your faith, find comfort in God's promises, and settle your heart before sleep.

A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black people and white people in America in the 1920s and ‘30s.

Taking a shortcut on a lonely country road, Daniel, Esther, and their cousin, Moni, stumble upon a mystery! A glimmering, sparkling, brightly lit Christmas tree is framed within the window of an old, long-abandoned, dilapidated mansion. The children are determined to solve the mystery and discover the old mansion's secret - before Christmas.

A Christmas collection to warm the heart. Grab a warm cup of tea and watch as romance is kindled and joy is restored to broken lives during six bygone-era Christmas celebrations.

The Night Cometh: 20 Fantastical Short Stories that will make you think about heaven, hell, life, death, and eternity. The unsealing has begun.

What if the quiet moments of your life held the loudest echoes of God’s presence? Echoes of the Journey is a deeply moving collection of short stories that captures the beauty, struggle, and spiritual transformation found in everyday experiences. From the peaceful porch of The Little House to the emotional battlefield of I Can Still Hear the Sirens, each story invites listeners into a world where memory, imagination, and faith intertwine.

Dr. Harmon refers to her style of writing as "Short Stories With A Purpose". Her fictional Christian short stories were created to highlight God's goodness, grace, and mercy. Sometimes we become so busy with our everyday lives that we forget to pause and say thank you. The stories in this book will inspire and encourage discussions about faith and purpose.

A Clown for Orphans: And Other Short Stories gathers seven quiet, redemptive tales—ordinary lives brushed by the surprising nearness of God. These aren’t stories that shout. They move at the pace of real life: steady, unhurried, carrying both wounds and hope. There’s a clown who gives more than he thought he had for the sake of another’s healing. A teenage girl with a jar of coins whose small act sets something sacred in motion. A hard man who learns mercy is not weakness, but the only way left open to him.

Funny and Inspiring Stories of Hope and Love is a collection of short stories to help the listener see, feel and experience God's love for them! These stories will inspire and give the listener hope that they too can know the Love of God! God loves you and wants a personal loving relationship with you! These stories of various themes and ethnic backgrounds will touch your heart and help you know that God is real and cares about you!

From forgotten family heirlooms to long-lost artifacts, each short story in this collection takes you on a unique adventure through the dusty corners of the attic. You'll meet characters from all walks of life as they uncover the secrets of the past and grapple with the consequences of what they find. Whether you love mystery, history, humor, fantasy, or simply a great story, Stories from the Attic has something for everyone.

This book is a collection of stories with Christian themes, written over the past 30 years. There is the occasional plot with an angel or devil character, a couple of parables, and a little science fiction; but most of these tales are slices of everyday life about ordinary people — and an extraordinary God.

The vicar of St Saviour’s is preparing for Christmas. Four Sundays, four services, four advent candles to light. Richard loves Christmas. And he loves the ritual of the advent candles. Only this year is different. Memories and regrets threaten to spoil his favourite season.

These four stories are based on the principles of love, faith and joy that come from God. Each story also involves a journey. Every person who has ever been born, and ultimately will die, travels their own path. We all start out in different places, but ultimately we all hope to arrive at the same destination. We all battle the natural man, the fallen people that all human beings are, while in this temporal sphere, hoping to evolve into the man or woman our Heavenly Father knows we can become.

Christmas carols capture the spirit of Christmas like nothing else, and Carol of the Tales and Other Nightly Noels brings beloved carols to life like never before. Throw your cares away with the tales from sweet silver bells. Find out how Santa Claus dabbles in time travel, and feel the redemption of a dying wife's parting Christmas gift. Experience all this and more in these heartfelt, entertaining tales donated by a team of authors from across the country, teaming together for a good cause.

Dr. Philip Lehman has no theological training, so Philables are "Layman stories" (pun intended), not sermons. Philables are intended to help believers see "every act is an act of worship". To see everyday events as teachable moments...little vignettes that can lead to moments of praise, reflection, and encouragement.

Being a preacher in the countryside is not for the faint of heart nor faith. Four inexperienced preachers face a myriad of challenges including those who figure a man of the cloth needs a wife. Can they meet the expectations of "helpful" congregants and be true to their hearts?

Three heartwarming, interconnected stories of faith, love, and restoration, brought to you by three Louisiana-native authors. Will a rare snowy Louisiana Christmas bring restoration and hope to the hometown and hearts of three women from the town’s founding family?

Come and sit awhile as you enjoy 18 fictional short stories of love, joy, and the peace found in Amish country. Amish Country is known for an atmosphere of peace and quiet, perfect for front-porch sitting with a good book. Join New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, as they share 18 heartwarming stories from Amish Country. These fictional short stories include journeys we can all relate to as we seek how to live led by love, joy, peace, patience, and other Fruits of the Spirit.

The Elusive Groom, the Complete Story Box Set follows the incredible journey of bride-to-be Honora Carson in her search for her missing groom. On arrival in Glendive, Montana, as a mail order bride she is shocked to discover that Titus, her intended, has disappeared without explanation. Honara’s determined journey to find him takes her on a roller coaster ride of romance where she finds herself embroiled in more than one love story along the way before finally completing her own!