Friday’s Christian eBooks

Girls from the Mountain Series
by Vikki Kestell
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TABITHA, TORY, and SARAH REDEEMED: Three women (circa early 1900s) redeemed by God’s amazing grace and led out of darkness to become lights in the world. Each book can be read as a stand-alone story. However, having already read the series, A PRAIRIE HERITAGE, may increase your enjoyment. Read Tabitha FREE; read Tory and Sarah Redeemed free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.

Tabitha – Book 1;
Tory – Book 2;
Sarah Redeemed – Book 3


A Thousand Forevers
by Joan Fennell Carringer
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To all those who loved the angel Jack series, you will adore the unusual angel named Craig in some brand new stories, beginning with A Thousand Forevers. Each story is a touching Christian romance that’s a standalone in a series, unless noted by the author as a sequel.

In A Thousand Forevers – Despite a terminal illness, Ida is determined to live life to its fullest for however long she has left. What she doesn’t anticipate is falling in love. Or suddenly finding herself having an odd-looking angel named Craig and his mentor, the Angel Jack, looking out for her. Or rescuing a mysterious stranger who turns out to be a very unusual old lady who not only believes in having fun but also believes in miracles. Can there be a miracle for Ida?

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Regina’s Replacement
by Marisa Masterson
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Brand New Release from Marisa Masterson.

Joshua Gibson had enough courage to save his uncle. He’s not brave enough to show his face in town after being badly burned in the rescue.

Regina Richardson decided marriage to a stranger was better than living through a war that had nothing to do with her. After Union troops brought a battle near to her farm, she grabs at the chance to marry a man in Minnesota. Only, she discovers the man has never lived in the town where she’s told to go.

A desperate aunt and uncle see this as a God sent opportunity for their hermit nephew. Will Regina find the love of her life or will she end up with one more burden to bear?


Sweet Tea and Southern Grace
by Glenda Manus

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Unlucky in love – that’s how Rock Clark, the middle-aged pastor of Park Place Presbyterian describes himself when asked why he’s never married, but truth be told, he enjoys being the most eligible bachelor in town.

But summer in the South creates the perfect recipe for romance, especially when you have an attractive widow living next door. Rocking on front porches, drinking sweet iced tea out of heirloom glasses while indulging in a little innocent gossip is a way of life in Park Place, South Carolina. But things are about to change when a car accident in town sets off a whirlwind of events that make Rev Rock’s comfortable lifestyle anything but comfortable and he is reminded that sometimes what you’re looking for comes when you’re not looking at all!

This is the first of nine books in the Southern Grace Series by Glenda Manus.

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(Sweet Tea and Southern Grace Series)


Flynn’s Debt
by Margaret Tanner
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Wyoming 1870’s. Angus (Gus) Flynn’s life has been ruined by war. He lives a reclusive existence on an isolated farm near the Wyoming town of Sandy Creek. All he wants is to be left alone to grapple with his demons and try to get on with his life.

Joey Lascelles is fleeing for her life because of her father’s drunken boast about Confederate gold being buried on his Colorado farm. Outlaws want the gold and will stop at nothing to get it. With nowhere else to hide, Joey undertakes a perilous journey to Gus’ farm, hoping he will give her sanctuary…

Would marriage resolve the situation, or would it make things worse?


The Cowboy’s Secret Baby
by Jessie Gussman
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His first Sunday back in the church of his childhood, he gets selected as a volunteer to co-chair the Harvest Fest committee with the girl he could never forget.

Waitress and single mother Louise Olson wouldn’t have missed church to stay home with her sick daughter if she knew the congregation was going to volunteer her to head up the town’s Harvest Festival. Truth be told, she didn’t mind, and would have enjoyed it.

The problem was Sweet Water’s superstar hockey golden boy was back in town, and he had been named her co-chair. That even wouldn’t be a problem except he didn’t know he was a father – of her daughter…

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(Sweet Water Ranch Western Cowboy Romance Series)


Chaos In The Blink Of An Eye:
Souls Under The Altar
by Patrick Higgins
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After ridding the earth of more than a million Muslims, Salvador Romanero’s next target became Christ followers.

In just a few short weeks, the Antichrist of the Bible declared the Word of God illegal, cleansed the internet of all things Christian, and detained millions of dissidents in his death camps, which had been promoted as rehabilitation camps.

Billions of Bibles had already been destroyed, many at book-burning festivities. Romanero’s “spiritual cleansing” campaign kept advancing on all fronts. But just knowing millions more had yet to be discovered, not to  mention that countless millions of Christians were still living in hiding, felt to Salvador like acid being poured on an open wound…

Once the Bible was no longer accessible to anyone, and those who believed what it taught were no longer alive, the Miracle Maker would be one step closer to achieving his ultimate goal of becoming godlike and, therefore, infallible in the eyes of most.

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(Chaos In The Blink Of An Eye Series)


Quiet Times with God Devotional
by Joyce Meyer
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Start your day with peaceful meditations, soulful inspirations, and encouraging Bible verses in this 365-day devotional from bestselling author Joyce Meyer – and grow spiritually as you spend time with God.

Life is busy and often uncertain, but you can live in the full peace of God with this easy-to-understand devotional designed to encourage you each day of the year. This includes a daily Bible verse followed by a devotional reading and power thought to meditate upon.


The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Mark
by Warren W. Wiersbe
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The Gospel of Mark offers a unique look at the life of Christ and documents the ministry and miracles of Jesus that firmly established Him as God’s Son.

This insightful study takes an in-depth look at Christ’s character and His remarkable messages, while exploring a savior whose life was marked by serving others. The Wiersbe Bible Studies Series explores timeless wisdom found in God’s word. Based on Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe’s popular “BE” series, each study provides topical, relevant insights from selected books of the Bible.


Second-Chance Dogs
by Callie Smith Grant
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This collection of more than thirty contemporary, true, feel-good stories spotlights the beauty of being rescued–dogs rescued by people, people rescued by dogs, and even dogs who rescue other animals. It’s the perfect companion–well, besides the four-legged, tail-wagging kind–for your morning cup of coffee or an evening curled up on the couch. Contributors include Susy Flory, Dusty Rainbolt, Lauraine Snelling, Melody Carlson, Wanda Dyson, Suzanne Woods Fisher, and many more.

Thursday’s Christian eBooks

Hidden Thrones: The Rise of Darkness
by Russ Scalzo
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For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12

As current as this morning’s newspaper, this series will challenge the reader’s belief system, introduce him or her to the invisible world of spiritual warfare, and ensure that the reader will never look at the world in quite the same light ever again.

The spirit world is astir as the coming of the Lord draws near. The mystery swirling around the rise in supernatural activity has attracted much attention. A powerful secret society desperately seeks to harness this mystical power…

A supernatural thriller. A titanic clash between good and evil. An unexpected love story.

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(Hidden Thrones Series)


Choosing Her Own Destiny
by Lorelei Brogan
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Brand New Release from Lorelei Brogan

Minnie Rogers is nothing if not hardworking and loyal, almost to a fault. In the wake of her father’s declining health and with money running out, it falls to her to handle everything on her own. Willing to do whatever it takes to help her father survive another winter, she must grin and bear her only option; to cross the country to marry an older man she has never met. If only she could find the prospect as romantic as everyone around her seems to…

All Minnie wanted was to save her father; falling in love was never on her agenda…


Oops, I Kissed Him Again
by Cindy Ray Hale
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An impulsive kiss and a fake relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

When chief of police, Will, pulls sassy Layla over for speeding yet again, the last thing he expects her to do is plant a kiss on him. And he certainly isn’t prepared for the fireworks that explode when their lips meet.

With a robbery in Maple Creek, Will has his hands full trying to track the criminal down. Matters only get worse when Layla’s flower shop is broken into. Not to mention the creepy guys that keep hitting on her.

Can he keep his heart in check around his old crush while keeping her safe?

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(Maple Creek Romantic Comedy Series)


Marriage Can Be Mischief
by Amanda Flower
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Millie Fisher may be widowed, but she leads a full life in her Amish hometown of Harvest, Ohio. There’s her quilting circle, her Boer goats, her gift for matchmaking – and the occasional murder…

Millie is happy that her childhood friend, Uriah Schrock, has returned to Harvest after decades away. He was sweet on Millie in their school days, but she only had eyes for her future husband. Now, there’s a new spark between them, so Millie is concerned when Uriah doesn’t show up at the Harvest concert series—or for his job as the Village square’s groundskeeper. Perhaps Millie has been involved in too many murder investigations, but she has a sinking feeling. And when she and her best friend, Lois, find Uriah with the police, it seems she’s right…

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(An Amish Matchmaker Series)


Unsinkable Faith
by Tracie Miles
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For many people, remaining optimistic and feeling positive about themselves and their lives is a constant battle—especially when circumstances are difficult and life is hard.

For others, negativity is something that only sneaks up from time to time, yet still wreaks havoc in their hearts. Regardless of the root causes, once pessimistic thoughts permeate our minds, our feelings and emotions begin to control us instead of us controlling them. Eventually it doesn’t seem possible to stay positive, happy, and full of joy, and negative thought patterns shake our faith, causing us to sink emotionally, mentally, and spiritually over time. But it doesn’t have to be that way…


Final Vows
by Karen Kingsbury
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A New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter chronicles the marriage between a Christian woman and an ex-con that ends in murder.

When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison through a program at her church, she considered it her Christian duty. But the letters soon became her lifeline, something she actually looked forward to sending and receiving. She fell in love with the man behind the letters and just before Dan was released, they wed in the prison chapel. Their marriage lasted nine years, until the fateful night when Dan stoically called 911 to report his wife’s murder.


Starting Over
by Dave Ferguson, Jon Ferguson
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I wish I had loved more. I wish I had been smarter about money. I wish I had thought about God more.

We all have regrets about the past. Many of them come from our attempts to fulfill unmet longings. Dave and Jon Ferguson call this back and forth between longing and regret the Sorry Cycle – and they want to help us escape it. In Starting Over, Dave and Jon show us how to recognize specific regrets and then release them to God as we learn to see our regrets as opportunities to start over. Finally, we can see God redeem our regrets as he takes the worst things in our lives and uses them for a greater good.


The Number of Love
by Roseanna M. White
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Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network–field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy who just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the intelligent Margot, but how can he convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life’s answers lie in the heart?

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Finding God When the World’s on Fire
by Charles R. Swindoll
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When the World Trade Center crumbled in 2001, it was only the beginning of a season of evil and unrest that continues to evolve every day. It would be hard not to be frightened when each news report is more terrifying than the last. In this newly revised and updated edition of his post 9/11 book Why, God?, Charles Swindoll points us to the great Scriptures and eternal truths that calm every fear. He encourages every heart to face whatever comes next. These words of faith and hope promise us strength and insight for difficult and even dangerous days. No matter what tomorrow brings, the Word of God will never waver.

Wednesday’s Christian eBooks

The Macleans Series
by Autumn Macarthur
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Follow the four members of the Scottish Macleans family as they find their lifetime loves in this completed four-book series. Initially enemies, lifelong friendship, opposites attracting, workplace romance, living with health challenges, and mistaken identity get in the way, but faith and love always win! Every story is a complete romance featuring a different brother or sister.

Clean, sweet, and wholesome Christian inspirational romance from a USA Today bestselling author!

A Model Bride – Book 1; More Than Friends – Book 2;
A Lesson in Love – Book 3; The Real Thing – Book 4


The Undercover Bridesmaid
by Kimberley Montpetit
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Can love overcome the tragic past between an FBI Agent and a bridesmaid-for-hire?

Chloe Romano trains hard to become a good FBI Agent even though she fights a deep attraction to her team leader, the gorgeous Liam Esposito. Fraternizing with her boss is strictly forbidden so their feelings have to remain a secret longing.

When an FBI sting operation goes horribly wrong, Chloe’s love for Liam becomes tangled in grief and lies when she learns that he was the one that left her best friend behind…

Can Chloe save her cousin from the ultimate bridal melt-down when the wedding turns into a nightmare?

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Regina’s Replacement
by Marisa Masterson, V. McKevitt
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Brand New Release from Marisa Masterson.

Joshua Gibson had enough courage to save his uncle. He’s not brave enough to show his face in town after being badly burned in the rescue.

Regina Richardson decided marriage to a stranger was better than living through a war that had nothing to do with her. After Union troops brought a battle near to her farm, she grabs at the chance to marry a man in Minnesota. Only, she discovers the man has never lived in the town where she’s told to go.

A desperate aunt and uncle see this as a God sent opportunity for their hermit nephew. Will Regina find the love of her life or will she end up with one more burden to bear?


Snowed Inn with Mr. Wrong
by Eliza Harwell
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Will a bad first date lead to love in the end?

Anna still cringes when she thinks about the worst date of her life and the guy she remembers as “Mr. Wrong.” While at the Snowed Inn to write a feature article in her new life as a travel writer, she plans to relax and make some decisions about her future.

Charlie still cringes when he thinks about the worst date of his life and likes to think it helped make him a better man. While taking care of the Snowed Inn for his parents one weekend, he hopes he can make a good impression on a certain visiting travel writer he’s never been able to forget…

Can they find a way to overcome the past? And can Anna give Mr. Wrong a chance to become Mr. Right?

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Rejectors
by Kyle Watson
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What would you do as last of the Rejectors? They are coming. Run.

Rejecting the system has a price, and the last rejectors are on the run and must outpace the evil forces that are hunting them. Vowing to never bend to the will of evil leader, will the rejectors be able to escape capture and avoid the delusion that overtakes those who are forced to accept the system? Wrestling with the reality that the battle is taking place in both the seen and unseen realms, the rejectors will stop at nothing to fight for their souls and lives.


Be Alive (John 1-12)
by Warren W. Wiersbe
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When Jesus spoke, people listened. When Jesus traveled, people followed. When Jesus arrived, hearts and lives were transformed.

No other Gospel gives such extensive explanation to Jesus’ ministry as the Gospel of John. The first three Gospels describe events, but the fourth Gospel describes the significance behind those events. Through miracles, parables, and relationships, Jesus shows how He is the fulfillment of God’s promises of old. He is the Word, the Light, the Lamb – the eternal Son of God…


The Moonlight School
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
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Haunted by her sister’s mysterious disappearance, Lucy Wilson arrives in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1911 to work for Cora Wilson Stewart, superintendent of education. When Cora sends Lucy into the hills to act as scribe for the mountain people, she is repelled by the primitive conditions and intellectual poverty she encounters. Few adults can read and write.

Born in those hills, Cora knows the plague of illiteracy. So does Brother Wyatt, a singing schoolmaster who travels through the hills. Involving Lucy and Wyatt, Cora hatches a plan to open the schoolhouses to adults on moonlit nights. The best way to combat poverty, she believes, is to eliminate illiteracy. But will the people come?


Autumn Is for Apple Pie
by Wendy Dunham
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Autumn is for Apple Pie is one of four books in the Tales of Buttercup Grove early reader series.

Join Skunk and Raccoon and the rest of their woodland as they make an apple pie for the very first time. This is a story of friendship, sharing, teamwork and compassion.

In the tradition of timeless classics such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Many Adventures of the Winnie the Pooh, The Tales of Buttercup Grove series introduces young readers, ages 3-8, to the many fun adventures of Skunk, Raccoon, and the rest of their woodland friends.


40 Days of Jesus Always
by Sarah Young
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Spend 40 days with Jesus, exploring promises found in Scripture – promises of life abundant, life to the fullest, and life brimming with joy! Select devotions from #1 bestselling author Sarah Young’s Jesus Always, you’ll experience a closeness with the Savior that invites you into a new way of living – embracing a joy-filled life.

Millions of people have found comfort and inspiration in Sarah Young’s bestselling devotionals.

Tuesday’s Christian eBooks

Maple Creek Series
by Cindy Ray Hale
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Come visit Maple Creek, Virginia where you’ll meet six friends who all work in the wedding industry but haven’t found their happily ever after. One by one, they each meet up with a different celebrity. Discover if they find the love they never knew they needed.

Her Senator’s Second Chance – Book 1; Her Rock Star’s Dark Secret – Book 2;
Her Movie Star’s Secret Plan – Book 3; Her Athlete’s Wedding Secret – Book 4;
Her Billionaire’s Baby Secret – Book 5; Her Prince’s Secret Past – Book 6


Caparina
by Elizabeth J. Smith
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HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO SAVE YOUR WORLD FROM DESTRUCTION?

When Celeste is publicly disgraced during her Advancement Ceremony, she believes her life is over. In training for her new job, she is swept into a world of terrifying mysteries, deadly experiments, and unfathomable cruelty. It is only by discovering who she really is that she can finally bring a light into her dark world. Using her degree and experience in Animal Science, Elizabeth J. Smith weaves a tale of faith in a world filled with evil. Maripi Moon is a fast-paced young adult series, each book focusing on a different theme and couple.

Steeped in science with a Christian worldview, it is sure to delight science fiction readers ages 13 and up.

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Isle of Hope
by Julie Lessman
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She stole his heart. He stole her peace. Can hope steal their pain?

At the age of eighteen, Lacey Carmichael was a wild girl bent on fun, promised to Jack O’Bryen, a straight-and-narrow pastor’s kid bent on the seminary. When her father kicks her out of the house, she runs away from Isle of Hope, turning her back on everything she loves. Now, eight years later, she’s back as a woman of faith, hoping to make amends to the father she defied, the boyfriend she deserted, and the best friend she denied. Only the bridges she’s burned are still smoldering, kindled by an adulterous affair by Jack’s pastor father that damaged his son’s faith…

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Journey to Joy
by Anne Perreault
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Can she find joy where there has only been defeat and dishonor? Tricked into indentured servitude, Joy Richards finds herself working for an abusive innkeeper. Her life is so destitute, she feels God has forsaken her. After one last desperate cry to God, a kind stranger steps in to take her away.

Can she trust this new circumstance? Andrew Lloyd-Foxx abhors injustice. He can’t walk away from it. When he steps in on the young woman’s behalf, his own life is turned upside down. Burdened with his own loss, he has no room for anyone else.

Will the journey prove too difficult?


Mistaken Identity at Double Dog Ranch
by Macie St. James
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Everyone needs a forever home. At Double Dog Ranch, four business-minded cowboys find love and family where they least expect it.

Dylan Tate grew up on Double D Ranch, named for him and his twin brother, Dallas. As the ranch has started to fail, though, he and his brother have been increasingly at odds. Dallas wants to turn the property into an animal rescue, while Dylan wants to boost the ranch’s earnings by marketing their cattle as “grass-fed beef.”

London Kelly is outraged to learn one of the rescue animals from her Galveston pet rescue has ended up at one of the cattle ranches in nearby Redemption Creek…

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Cassie’s Secrets
by Seralynn Lewis
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Where secrets go, distrust follows. Can two lonely people let go of past hurt and learn to trust again?

Single mom, Cassie Verano, and her two young daughters move to small-town Worthy, Ohio to be near her brother and his family.

She longs to raise her daughters without her ex-husband’s family’s controlling interference, and live in peace. When her daughters befriend two girls who are cared for by their matchmaking aunt, Cassie avoids it at all costs. It’s the last thing she needs or wants after escaping a dangerous marriage.

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The Real Win
by Colt McCoy, Matt Carter
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Prepare for a paradigm-shifting view of biblical manhood.  Every man wants to succeed. But for so many, life seems to get in the way. We all have friends – good men, followers of Christ even – who start out well but before long, they’re failing at relationships, bending ethical standards, or driving themselves so hard at work they’re losing the hearts of their wife and kids.

In The Real Win, Colt McCoy and Matt Carter wrestle deeply and personally with this challenge, then deliver down-to-earth, biblical answers. Based on their personal experiences and a close study of Scripture…


Struck
by Russ Ramsey, Scott Sauls
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“When my doctor told me I was dying, I came alive.” What happens when you come face-to-face with your mortality? When your body fails you, what happens to your faith? Russ Ramsey was struck by a bacterial infection that destroyed his mitral valve, sending him into heart failure and requiring urgent open-heart surgery. As he faced the possibility of death, he found himself awakened to new realities. In the critical days and months that followed, Ramsey came to see the world through the eyes of affliction. He grappled with fear, anger, depression, and loss, and yet he experienced grace through the suffering that filled him with a hope and hunger for the life to come.


Hope Deferred
by Linda Byler
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Will Daniel and Anna be able to reconcile their faith struggles and their love for each other? Beloved Amish novelist Linda Byler once again writes a compelling and surprising love story, showing that even the Plain People struggle with complex feelings, questions, and relationships.

David Stolzfus and Anna Fisher have been best friends as long as they can remember. Sure, it was a bit unusual in the Amish community for a boy and a girl to be so close, but nobody questions it with David and Anna—it has just always been that way. They live on neighboring farms in Lancaster County, they walk to school together (with all their siblings) every day, and when David learns to drive a pony, Anna is the first one to ride with him…

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Be Transformed (John 13-21)
by Warren W. Wiersbe
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How to pray, how to serve, how to overcome, how to love: Jesus taught the disciples these timeless lessons through hands-on experience and powerful parables that resonated in the hearts of multitudes. Most evident in John 13-21, however, is Christ’s teaching on the transforming power of joy – how to have it, hold onto it, and never let it go.

The more time the disciples spent with Jesus, the deeper their friendships became. The deeper their friendships became, the more they resembled Jesus’ character. It was a preparation period for the new reign of the Holy Spirit, who would come to comfort and dwell within them.