small town

Desperate to honor his father’s dying wish, Layken Martin vows to do whatever it takes to save the family farm. Once the Army discharges him following World War II, Layken returns to Missouri to find his legacy in shambles and in jeopardy. A foreclosure notice from the bank doubles the threat. He appeals to the local banker for more time—a chance to rebuild, plant, and harvest crops and time to heal far away from the noise of bombs and gunfire. Only the banker firmly denies his request. Now what?

When Madison returns to her hometown after fleeing an abusive marriage, she’s determined to rebuild her tattered life. Between reconnecting with old friends and helping with the harvest festival at the Starlight Inn, she’s got plenty to keep her attention from her past—including her first love. Dylan returned to Cedar Lake to be with his family after an unimaginable tragedy and is set on staying for good. That is, if he can convince his boss that his work-from-home arrangement is viable. If he doesn’t, he could lose the life he has worked so hard to create.

It's 1964, and Charlea Ludlow is the head librarian in a small east Texas town. Her life is quiet and lonely as she waits for her MIA husband to return from the Korean Conflict. Everything is turned upside down when Roland Parker and David Collins come into the library seeking help with an old letter that mentions a mysterious treasure hidden somewhere in town. Charlea cannot resist their charms and joins them in their hunt.

Once Mac Galloway, who runs St. Ninian’s Sanctuary, was another man with another name, a man the world considers dead. Unfortunately, that man’s past is haunting Mac, and if he can’t get the nightmares under control, he could lose everything. Kai Alexander and her adopted teen son Dom arrive on the island as their last stop. Dom’s rebellion in the States means they can’t go back, so Kai hopes he can fit here where she is the new potter on the island. When Dom learns Mac’s secrets, he feels betrayed, for if Mac goes down, Dom and Kai have no other place to go.

After thirty-year-old Sage loses his wife, people accuse him of grieving wrong. They don’t know how hard he’s trying to hide the nightmare his marriage had become. His teen sister-in-law Paisley, now his ward, understands least of all. She’s angry, rude, and lonely, and Sage can’t reach her. After they butt heads for six months, well-meaning family sends them to St. Ninian’s Sanctuary to heal, but they have little hope a vacation will fix anything.

When the doctors told Huck his shattered leg would take a year to heal, he was angry. For years building St. Ninian's Sanctuary and being its head of maintenance had been Huck’s identity, say nothing of how many demons the hard work kept at bay. With nothing to do now but heal, he’s lonely, haunted, and doesn’t know who he is.

Michelle Wilson’s one goal in life was to become a top journalist at the local paper back in her hometown of Cedar Springs, AR. But on the way to bringing that dream to reality, a life-changing wreck interrupts Michelle’s plans and adds an orphaned baby into the mix. Now, she has tough decisions ahead—did God put her in that accident to save baby Grace? And if so, why is it so hard to convince everyone else she should be the baby’s new mommy?

When Chad Manning introduces himself to Jessica Garcia at her favorite smoothie shop, it’s like he stepped out of one of her romance novels. But as she tentatively walks into a relationship with this man of her dreams, secrets from their past threaten to shatter their already fragile bond. Chad and Jessica must struggle to figure out if their relationship has a chance or if there is nothing between them but a love of smoothies.

He needs money to expand his business. She’s willing to give him all he needs if his faith goes deeper. Can this billionaire banker show this small-time-dreamer that some things are just a glimpse of what’s really purposed for you? Kivers Landry is not your ordinary guy, but with all of his creative flair, he’s reached a point where he needs to reach out in order to make Creative Concepts a company that secures him and his boys.

Katherine Barclift had it all: the perfect job, the perfect car, and what she thought was the perfect marriage. But when her entire world collapses in one stomach-churning instant, she hits the road and keeps driving until that so-called “perfect life” is just a dot in her rearview mirror.

Growing up, Elli Eversol spent nearly every summer in Sand Dollar Cove at her grandparents’ beach house, working at their shops on the old fishing pier. After a hurricane and Nor’easter damage the pier and the shops nearly beyond repair, Elli returns to town to help rebuild. She even launches the Buy-A-Board campaign to raise funds for the plight. Holden Moore is back in Sand Dollar Cove, too. He broke Elli’s heart years ago, but he’s pulling every Romeo trick in the book to win her back now. Yet there’s more to Holden’s agenda, and it doesn’t include saving the pier.

When beloved town matriarch Pearl Clemmons dies on a warm June afternoon, the folks of Adams Grove, Virginia, can hardly believe it. Sure, Pearl was eighty-five years old, but everyone--particularly her granddaughter Jill--just assumed she would live forever. Now Jill must return home to settle Pearl's estate, comfort a town in mourning...and face Garrett Malloy, the man who broke her heart years ago.

From USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle, Dear Santa is a heartwarming Christmas story about finding your passion for life and love. Angela Carson wants nothing more than to be the third-generation to run her family’s holiday store, Heart of Christmas, successfully. They’ve weathered over sixty tourist seasons, major hurricanes, and urban sprawl, in their old decommissioned lighthouse. But the national chain that set up shop in their small North Carolina town of Pleasant Sands may be more than Heart of Christmas can survive.

A snowy small town. A snow globe that grants wishes. A love that’s meant to be. Evergreen, Vermont is about to be in the rearview mirror of Allie Shaw’s vintage red pickup truck. It’s hard to say goodbye to her small town and her veterinarian practice, but she’s moving to Washington D.C., where her big-city-loving boyfriend lives.