Inspired Reads

Kevin Marshall is trapped in a miserable existence with a boss and a fiancé who despise him.

The Monday night before Thanksgiving, through an act of kindness to a stranger, Kevin receives an invitation to begin a new life and awakens the next morning to find himself living his dream. Now Kevin must discover how to let go of his past and accept the invitation for himself before his new life ends as suddenly as it began.

You are invited…to experience the power of faith, the joy of love and the magic of Christmas in this holiday story of life choices and second chances.

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This comprehensive collection of over three dozen cookie recipes provides all the much-loved classics, along with tips and variations on how to make them unique. The recipes are simple enough to be understood by beginning bakers and share a timeless quality that will make them cherished by cooks of all levels. The recipes are the type home cooks will return to again and again.

Whether you’re an avid baker or a novice, the experts at the Williams-Sonoma Test Kitchen have you covered. Inside this beautifully photographed volume, you’ll find recipes for all types of cookies, including drop cookies, holiday cookies, sandwich cookies, and bar cookies. Step-by-step photos and instructions illustrate how to roll out dough, cut cookie shapes, and decorate with panache.

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, first published in London in 1843, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

After their visits, Scrooge is changed in ways he never could have imagined.

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol during a period when the British were exploring and re-evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols, and newer customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees.

He was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christmas stories of other authors, including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and was inspired following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged School, one of several establishments for London’s street children. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a selfish man to redeem himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story.

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Tristan Blake’s time in the army left him scarred and broken. Now that he’s home from war, the atheist bishop’s son wants nothing more than the peace and quiet of the New Zealand coast. When a Maori priest named Rau offers him a lift, neither of them expect a ride that could change their lives forever.

On a beach up north, a mysterious man scores Rau a colossal snapper with no bait. As Joshua joins the atheist and the priest on their journey to the heart of the nation, Tristan is surprised by his provocative friendship. As word of the jean-sporting guru spreads, the prime minister and Tristan’s father take notice…

Tristan is left with a choice: follow a man who demands love that could transform his life, or thwart Joshua’s influence by doing the unthinkable…

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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.

Your regrets don’t need to keep you from the joy God has for your life. As you apply the recognize-release-redeem process to your financial, relational, and personal regrets, you will find new freedom in living out your God-given dreams.

Drawing from scientific research and biblical truths, Jon and Dave Ferguson give us tools to redeem our mistakes in five key areas: relationships, health, purpose, finances, and spirituality. Along the way, they teach us lifelong skills for getting unstuck when regret threatens to trap us again. We also learn how to help others escape the Sorry Cycle and experience the Starting Over Loop.

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In London, 1858, women of British nobility are being murdered with alarming frequency, so Scotland Yard calls on Lady Serafina Trent and her crime-solving partner, Dylan Tremayne, to help piece together the perplexing clues. With Dylan’s help, Serafina has garnered acclaim as a brilliant detective—solving mysteries by relying on her astute observation and scientific reasoning.

But in the midst of solving these crimes, Serafina’s relationship with Dylan meets unexpected stress when his childhood sweetheart returns. Torn between desire and decorum, Serafina desperately wants Dylan to be happy—but in the arms of another woman?

After a lifetime of viewing the world through a practical lens, Serafina begins to examine her own soul–and realizes her need for Jesus. Yet will her faith save her life when all clues point to Serafina as the murderer’s next victim?

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But there’s something about him that isn’t quite right—and she’s definitely going to find out what he’s hiding.

Her efforts to identify a serial killer terrorizing Lost Falls have failed, and now she has become his target. Who could it be? Scott Anders is the only newcomer in town. Is his gentleness just an act? As they grow closer, she finds herself questioning her instincts. What must she believe—her heart or the evidence mounting against him?

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Cleveland, Ohio, 1928. Detective Rollin Wells is close to exposing the dark secrets that bind the notorious Cardano family. After the murder of his partner, Rollin discovers that the Cardanos are forming a cabal in the rural hills south of Cleveland. As he hides out in Sugarcreek, Rollin must rely on a beautiful but elusive Amish woman—a woman who reminds him of the girl he loved long ago—to find out who is collaborating with Cleveland’s mob.

Will Katie Lehman trust him with her secret…and her heart? Or will the Cardano code of honor silence them both forever?

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Sadie Bluhm receives the letter to confirm she had been chosen to be the mail order bride for Conrad Frazier in America. She is delighted. Growing up an orphan, Sadie relishes the idea she has been chosen to belong to someone.

Conrad lost his wife six months ago. Desperate to find another, he enlists the help of an agency to find him the proper German bride. He needs a wife to continue onto California with the company he has signed up with. He will marry this Sadie, but she will not have his heart.

Will her hope be enough to triumph over his bitterness?

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A woman with broken dreams and promises. A cowboy with a broken—by her—heart. A stray dog with a possibly broken paw. And everyone with a dangerous secret. Even the dog.

When free-spirited Skylar Rafferty left her beachside hometown, she promised her high school sweetheart she’d return soon and marry him. Fifteen years later and no longer free-spirited, she returns to plan the wedding—her grandmother’s. When her grandmother’s fiancé goes missing, Skylar turns to her former sweetheart for help while aching for a second chance.

Cowboy Dallas Lawrence can’t believe the woman who crushed his heart has wandered into his life again. But strange things connected to her family are happening in their quaint tourist town, and when her life is in danger, he can’t walk away. But he can’t get his heart broken again, either.

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Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between a genuine artifact and a fraud.

But with her father’s passing and her uncle’s decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era, unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone.

The death of a longtime client, Baron Lydney, offers an unexpected complication when Eleanor is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron’s legendary collection. She must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron’s only living son, Harry—the man who broke Eleanor’s heart.

Eleanor distrusts the baron’s motives and her own ability to be unbiased regarding Harry’s future. Harry claims to still love her and Eleanor yearns to believe him, but his mysterious comments and actions fuel her doubts. When she learns an Italian beauty accompanied him on his return to England, her lingering hope for a future with Harry dims.

With the threat of debtor’s prison closing in, Eleanor knows that donating the baron’s collection would win her favor among potential clients, saving Sheffield Brothers. But the more time she spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Might Harry be worthy of his inheritance, and her heart, after all?

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A heartwarming, small-town Christmas story about restoring broken hearts and remembering those you love.

When Faith Winters returns to Chestnut Grove, Virginia, for the community’s annual Christmas celebration, she’s determined to make amends. She’s failed at making it on Broadway and is certain everyone hates her for decisions she had no control over.

Jake Whitmire is the sheriff in Chestnut Grove, but keeping the area free of crime is the least of his worries. Most days are filled with trying to keep the community’s spirits up as jobs have disappeared. He never expected to see the woman who broke his heart return home to lead up the town’s Christmas concert, nor is he sure he can ever forgive her.

As someone in town begins sabotaging the community’s celebration, Faith and Jake work together to find the person responsible and ensure their friend Jenny’s last request is fulfilled. Can holiday hope heal the broken spirit afflicting Chestnut Grove residents? Or is it time for everyone—including Faith and Jake—to treasure the memories of the past but to move on?

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With gorgeous illustrations to stir you, scripture to remember, prayer prompts to guide you through prayer, and meaningful activities to do, The Beautiful Word for Christmas is the heartfelt book you need this season.

Inside you’ll find:

• The Christmas story alongside 23 Bible passages hand-lettered and illustrated in full color
• 31 timely devotions written especially for the Christmas season
• Special activities to bring the heart of the season home

The Beautiful Word for Christmas is an Advent devotional that is beautiful enough for display and profound enough to be a meaningful guide through the season. Families will love receiving this as an Advent gift or in a holiday gift exchange.

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Ten sweet, clean, and heartwarming stories, each featuring a small-town Christmas.

Hours of reading enjoyment — real emotion, faith, humor, and a dash of danger! Reunions, cowboys, second chances, single dads, single moms, friends-to-love, enemies-to-love, finding home and family, plus humor, faith, mystery and suspense abound in these inspiring romances. Each is a complete romance with an uplifting, feel-good, happily-ever-after.

A woman in jeopardy and her brother’s best friend she’d once crushed on meet again before Christmas… When the past comes knocking on her door, will she choose love or closure?

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The chase was over. Nineteen-year-old Jerry Shepherd stares in his rearview mirror at the two policemen approaching his car. He wants to run, make his escape, perhaps his final escape from life. Then he curls his fingers around the small Testament in his back pocket as the words Peace be still whisper through his mind. He holds to those words as he steps from the car to be handcuffed and arrested.

Angels at the Crossroads is the compelling true story of Shepherd’s amazing journey from wrong doing to redemption. Convicted of a crime he can hardly believe he could have committed, Shepherd faces life in prison and fears not only that he won’t survive behind bars, but also that he has stepped beyond the hope of forgiveness. As Shepherd struggles to find his way through the jungle of prison life, he realizes he’s not alone. The Lord has placed earth angels along the way to help Jerry discover God’s love knows no limits.

If you face a crossroads in your life, let Shepherd’s inspirational journey help point you to the Lord’s pathways of compassion and love.

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Big city crime. Small town heroes.

A boy with no name.
Officer River Gaines walks in the footsteps of the cop who rescued him from the ocean and gave him a name—and a family to belong to. River and his K-9 partner, Kutter, work side-by-side finding people in Benson, but the fact he never remembered who he is has become a weight he never let go.

A girl with no future.
Search and Rescue handler Tessa Atkins is back from a dark FBI case she volunteered for in Arizona. Tessa and her dog Maverick live in Benson at the SAR training center during the warm Pacific Northwest months. But up in Washington she’s got to contend with her family, and their expectations, while she figures out what’s next.

After Tessa is caught in a deadly bombing, and a series of crimes target both their families, the FBI believes a threat from Arizona is coming. River is ordered to ensure Tessa’s safety and the safety of everyone at the Search and Rescue training center his father started after he quit the force.

When the attacks keep coming, these two will have to fight together for the future God has for them. Or see it all swept away…

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In a world that worships romantic relationships, it’s easy to feel like you’re less because you don’t have one. For most of my life, I went from relationship to relationship believing this. Insert some plot twists, a season of singleness that lasted longer than anticipated, and I realized that maybe romantic relationships aren’t the ultimate worth definer. Perhaps our worth isn’t found in a love we feel the need to earn, but a Heavenly love that has always pursued us first.

So, what’s different about this book? This author’s season of singleness never changed in the course of its writing. If you’re anything like me, you’d rather throw up than read a relationship book written in hindsight by someone from the comfort of their blissful marriage. While those messages have their place, the people I found the most comfort in during my singleness were also experiencing it. My prayer is that this book can be that friend for you. All of these devotionals are written to the discouragement I experienced in this chapter, coupled with the Scripture-led realizations I eventually came to.

I believe there is purpose behind our single season, and it’s possible to find fulfillment in this time while being hopeful it will end one day. So, to the girl trying to rush through this chapter of her life, remember there is treasure here. May we fix our eyes on the One who will help us find it together.

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