Inspired Reads

Judson (Jud) Morgan’s father died for Texas’ freedom during the war for independence.  So when the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas (the Verein) attempts to colonize a New Germany in his country, he takes a stand against them.

After Wande Fleischers’ fiancée marries someone else, the young fraulein determines to make new life for herself in Texas.  With the help of Jud’s sister Marion, Wande learns English and becomes a trusted friend to the entire Morgan family.

As much as Jud dislikes the German invasion, he can’t help admiring Wande.  She is sweet and cheerful as she serves the Lord and all those around her.  Can the rancher put aside his prejudice to forge a new future? Through Jud and Wande, we learn the powerful lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation among a diverse community of believers.

When Zac Sparks’s mother dies, he’s sent to live in Five Corners with his cruel old Aunties. It isn’t long before Zac knows something strange is going on. Five Corners is populated with weird characters – a midget butler, a girl who doesn’t speak, a blind balloon seller, a mysterious singer, and the Aunties’ father, Dada. Zac’s first encounter with Dada is so terrifying that he faints dead away.

The one bright spot is Sky Porter, a friendly soul who encourages Zac and shows him kindness. But Sky isn’t what he seems either, and when Zac learns Sky’s amazing secret he sees that this wonderful man may have a very dark side as well. Discovering that Dada is an evil magician who is intent on stealing the ultimate treasure, Zac knows that many lives are at stake, including his own.

Peter and Elise Andersen and their friend Henrik Melchior are worried when Henrik’s mother and a family friend, Matthias Karlsson, fail to return from a short flight to Sweden. Has something happened to Matthias’s plane? Then a mysterious caller informs Peter that Ruth Melchior and Matthias are being held by the Russian forces occupying the Danish island of Bornholm. The charge: spying! But the line goes dead before Peter can ask any questions.

Frantic, Peter, Elise, and Henrik set sail for the island with Uncle Morten at the helm of the Anna Marie. But their arrival is met by secretive Russian soldiers who deny keeping any prisoners. How can Peter and the others persuade the Russians to release Mrs. Melchior and Matthias when the soldiers will not even admit they are there?

The order for the Young Underground series is as follows:

• Book #1: A Way Through the Sea
• Book #2: Beyond the River
• Book #3: Into the Flames
• Book #4: Far from the Storm
• Book #5: Chasing the Wind
• Book #6: A Light in the Castle
• Book #7: Follow the Star
• Book #8: Touch the Sky

The stories in Fruit Lovers’ Devotions to Go address two seemingly unrelated struggles women face – nutrition and niceness. Planning nutritious meals day after day is difficult and being sweet-tempered all the time is tricky, too. Fortunately, the answer to both dilemmas may be the same – fruit! Edible fruit adds natural goodness to your table. Spiritual fruit brings refreshing changes to your life.

Through scripture, recipes and stories about her personal experiences, author Beth Bence Reinke offers ideas to help you become fruit-filled, in both body and spirit. Go ahead – fill up on sweetness that’s actually good for you!

Beth Bence Reinke is a registered dietitian who writes about food, health and nutrition, but thinks enjoying dessert now and then makes life sweeter. She lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. Beth is also the author of Race Fans’ Devotions to Go and several children’s books.

[Hot Deal] Dreaming in Black and White: A Phoebe Grant Novel – Save 87%

Dreaming in Black and White: A Phoebe Grant Novel by Laura Walker

She’s smart. She’s savvy. She’s… well, she’s working on the thighs. And with God as her witness, she’ll never let that man spoil her happy ending!

Phoebe Grant is everyone’s favorite movie geek-unbeatable at trivia, convinced that all the world’s a movie screen. She can organize a four-hankie chick-flickathon with a wave of her tall, nonfat, double mocha. And she’s a shoo-in for the job of her dreams-movie reviewer for the newpaper where she works.

Enter Alex Spencer-not only gorgeous but also a film buff, perfectly cast for a celluloid kiss and a fade to sunset. Unfortunately, Alex is the villain who sends Phoebe packing to the last place on earth she wants to be-back home to boring little Barley, California.

But wait. It couldn’t be. Dark, handsome, and annoying Alex…in Barley?

Can Phoebe protect her hometown-and her heart-and prove It’s a Wonderful Life? Or is her promising future truly Gone with the Wind?

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[Hot Deal] Orchid House – Save 81%

Orchid House by Cindy Coloma

Love in a foreign land. A decaying hacienda full of secrets. And a woman searching for the story of her life.

A funeral and some family business – that’s what Julia Bentley expects when she travels to the Philippines to bury her grandfather. She hopes for a brief adventure, a distraction from her most recent failed relationship and her loose-ends California life. Maybe even a chance to meet some distant relatives she’s never known.

Instead, she discovers a place where past and present, Spanish and Asian, primitive and civilized mingle in a melange as spicy and colorful as the paella her relatives dish up for special occasions. A place where some children hitch rides on cattle and others wield loaded guns. Where guerillas lurk in the jungle, and volcanoes and governments are threatened to blow. Where stories haunt her ancestral home – the grand but decaying Hacienda Esperanza, Plantation of Hope – and danger lurks behind every tree. Love and orchids bloom in places she never thought to look.

How can a land so foreign, and so troubled, fill her with a strange peace? And would staying mean risking her life… or finding it at last?

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Natalie Marino has made a career out of telling women how to live happily while married. So when her own marriage falls apart, Natalie decides to hit the road.

Within the course of a week, Natalie is dumped by her husband, receives an urgent call home from her father, and discovers her estranged sister is pregnant.

A road trip on Route 66 may not help, but it sure couldn’t hurt. Or so Natalie thinks, until Lindsay’s boyfriend starts stalking them. Will their trip down the Mother Road bring the two sisters closer together or turn out to be the biggest wrong turn yet?

It’s taken Audrey Regan years to establish herself as a wedding dress designer, and to date she’s been roped into creating dresses for nine of her girlfriends. Request #10 follows her vow to “Just say no!” and comes from her very best friend. She can hardly turn Carly down!

Audrey arrives in Atlanta early to perform all of her maid-of-honor duties along with final fittings for a one-of-a-kind dress. But Carly’s wedding is nothing short of an event, complete with Prince Charming, and the festivities make Audrey question whether there’s a prince of her own anywhere in her future.

Enter the groom’s brother and best man. Shaggy-haired, tattooed bad boy J.R. Hunt couldn’t be any more different from Prince Charming if he rode in on a Harley Davidson. Oh, wait. He actually did ride in on a Harley!

The order for the Emma Rae Creation series is as follows:

• Book #1: Always the Baker, Never the Bride
• Book #2: Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride
• Book #3: Always the Designer, Never the Bride

To save others’ lives, they will risk their own…

Houston firefighter, Jeff Taylor is a fireman’s fireman. He’s not afraid of anything, and no situation is too dangerous to keep him on the sideline if lives are at stake.

Lisa Matheson runs a semi-successful ad agency that’s on the brink of falling apart. Her employees are incompetent and her schedule has become exhausting. When she takes on a client with a brilliant idea for a big conference, she thinks that maybe, finally this is her lucky break. However, the fire station wasn’t what she had in mind for finding conference speakers. When she falls for a handsome but shy firefighter, it’s possible that life might just be going her way for a change. The only problem is she can’t control Jeff and the death wish he seems to have…

Frazzled Moms’ Devotions To Go covers all the “mommy types.” From scripture meditations and devotions to activities to build their relationship with God, their family and friends, and the stranger in the mirror, this devotional will touch mothers of all ages.

Frazzled Moms touches on real issues with laughter and encouragement. It leaves the reader enlightened and feeling God’s presence and peace. The prayer for each day is an example of real prayers. Not flowery ones that you find in most devotionals. This shows the readers that they can speak with God in their own voice; there is not a special way to speak with God, just be that child that He calls for. This devotional is unique compared to the others because it reaches all types of moms, with all types of needs.

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Fiesta Moon (Moonstruck) by Linda Windsor

Dear Reader, are you ready for more moonstruck madness? Mix a sassy senorita, an incorrigible Don Juan, and a haunted hacienda, and you get page-turning intrigue and romance.

When American social worker Corinne Diaz arrives at a remote mountain village to volunteer at a local orphanage, she thinks it’s a slice of Mexican heaven… until Mark Madison shows up. Saved once again from the clink by his brother, the engineer promises to stay sober and fly right.

Battling the kindling chemistry between them, the stubborn opposites are determined to dispel an old superstition threatening the new orphanage. As the dilemma becomes more sinister, things get hotter than a basket of habaneros. Little do Corinne and Mark realize that while they work to save the project-and their lives-the Mexicalli moon is working on them.

Sometimes an added pinch of faith can make just about anything possible!

Enjoy the lift of laugher, Linda Windsor

The order for the Moonstruck series is as follows:

• Book #1: Paper Moon
• Book #2: Fiesta Moon
• Book #3: Blue Moon

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[Hot Deal] The Mailbox: A Novel – Save 93%

The Mailbox: A Novel by Marybeth Whalen

Centered on a real landmark on the coast of North Carolina, The Mailbox blends intriguing folklore and true faith with raw contemporary issues that affect every woman.

When Lindsey Adams first visits the Kindred Spirit mailbox at Sunset Beach, she has no idea that twenty years later she will still be visiting the mailbox – still pouring out her heart in letters that summarize the best and worst parts of her life.

Returning to Sunset for her first vacation since her husband left her, Lindsey struggles to put her sorrow into words. Memories surface of her first love, Campbell – and the rejection that followed. When Campbell reappears in her life, Lindsey must decide whether to trust in love again or guard herself from greater pain. The Mailbox is a rich novel about loss, hope, and the beauty of second chances.

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