Inspired Reads

But just when Gina thinks she has the town figured out, a secret is revealed that will forever change her family and her relationship to the mysterious Brady.

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We all carry regret, hurt, and fear. These are burdens that weigh us down and make us feel trapped.

In twenty-five years of pastoral ministry, Scott Sauls has come alongside countless individuals and communities through weary seasons and circumstances. From his own seasons of regret, hurt, and fear–including battles with anxiety and depression–he knows what it’s like to be unfinished and on the mend under Jesus’ merciful, mighty healing hand.

Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen reads like a field guide that can help you:

• Find hope in how God is drawn toward you, not appalled by you, in your sin and sorrow.
• Practice emotional health with joy, gratitude, and lament.
• Quiet shaming, wearying thoughts with God’s divine counter-voice.
• Discover how the defining feeling of faith is not strength but dependent weakness.
• Learn what the Bible calls "the secret of being content" in every circumstance.

Dare to embrace the contentment, hope, and fullness God wants for you–offered to all who will receive it.

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Emma Yoder’s life is perfect. She has two children and another one on the way. She is married to the man of her dreams, and she is the darling of the village. But a tragic accident threatens to tear this blissful life asunder. Losing all hope and support from the community, Emma faces the toughest decision of her life. Will Emma be able to pull her happiness out of the maw of death?

Rachel Lapp is worried for her sister Emma, but her own personal loss is too great to bear. Married for four years without a child, Rachel craves a boppli above all else. Her obsession has driven her to consider Englischer methods that might estrange her from the community but it is a risk Rachel is willing to take.

Is Rachel willing to lose everything, the love and support of family, husband, and community for a chance at motherhood?

A drought threatens the village and Samuel King pushes his solar panel powered machines as the only solution to the Old Order community. Though the community is against these advancements Samuel believes they are the only way forward. Will Samuel’s obsession with technology spell doom and shunning for the entire family?

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Bringing together over 200 traditional recipes, this enriching book introduces food enthusiasts to special masalas, cooking techniques and elaborate meal spreads using a range of produce. Along the way, its delightful stories and anecdotes vividly detail the characteristic food traits of the several communities that inhabit the region.

From the sophisticatedly spiced Kolhapuri mutton sukka to the tamarind-based thecha, from a never-fail formula for frying fish to the wholesome chakolya ‘pasta’ and variants of karanji, the recipes in this book will at once enhance your kitchen skills and your palate.

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Discover new ways to present your requests to God with this guided prayer devotional.

Do you long to grow closer with the Lord? Is it getting harder and harder to find time to be alone with His Word?

Berenice Aguilera draws on her years of practical ministry experience as a pastor’s wife to bring you a devotional full of help for when words fail.

Written with compassion and humility, this book helps you find the words you’ve been looking for so you can develop the habit of prayer that you’ve always longed for.

Daily Prayer: Seeking the Heart of God offers thirty-one devotions to focus on through the month. The journey to a close and fulfilling relationship with God begins with Day One.

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Accused of murder and shunned by his former peers, Colin Deane tells himself he doesn’t want a wife but will take one to save his hometown of Noelle. He owes Noelle. The town came to his rescue all those years ago, after the war, when the country was still a seething mass.

Cara Donnelly is on the run from the marriage her domineering Mama has arranged to a senator triple her age. Leaving her Boston family behind after they discover she was working as a maid at the local orphanage, she heads first for Denver. But when she finds out that she isn’t yet free of the senator’s clutches, she opts for a mail order husband and sanctuary in the mountains of Colorado.

Sparks fly when both Colin and Cara discover lies have been told, secrets are about to unfold and everything they once believed in is threatened. Can they come together to defeat the mistakes of the past or will it keep them apart forever?

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Al Richardson agreed to open a B&B with his wife after his retirement in two years, but Millie secretly invites some guests to stay for the wedding. She plans to be the most gracious Southern hostess—until a tumble down the stairs leaves her unprepared for their quirky and cantankerous first guest.

Meanwhile, the town’s anniversary plans are in a state of chaos as the celebration committee scrambles to raise the necessary funds—an effort spearheaded by a "newcomer," which ruffles the townsfolk’s feathers.

Goose Creek has lasted 150 years… Can it survive the next month?

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Chloe Jacobs, search-and-rescue K9 handler, and her partner Josh Schneider, know the bitterness of finding a missing person too late. When reminders of past trauma distract Chloe from another search, leading to a mistake, she risks being too late once more. Then a mysterious threat calls everything into question. Will she always be too late? And can she overcome her trauma before it’s too late for her?

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After waiting for years, Brandon Hale is finally about to marry Finley Cooper, the woman of his dreams. But when things start to go haywire on their wedding day, Brandon can’t shake the feeling that something terrible looms…

Just as Finley emerges to walk down the aisle, federal agents surround her and place her under arrest. Someone has gone to extreme lengths to ensure Finley will spend the rest of her life in prison. But why? Who would frame her for treason?

Brandon and Finley must dive deep into danger to find the answers and prove her innocence. If they don’t find the culprit, their dreams of happily ever after will be lost again… this time forever.

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This book takes the concept of rewilding and applies it to motherhood. Just as an environmentalist seeks to rewild land by returning it to its natural state, Shannon Evans invites women to rewild motherhood by reclaiming its essence through an expansive feminine spirituality.

Drawn from the contemplative Catholic tradition and Evans’s own parenting experience, Rewilding Motherhood helps women deepen their connection to God through practices inherent to the life they’re living now. Topics include work-life balance, identity, solitude, patience, household work, and mission for the common good. Throughout, Evans encourages women to see motherhood as an opportunity to discover a vibrant feminine spirituality and a deeper knowledge of God and self.

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A mysterious painting breathes hope and beauty into the darkest corners of Auschwitz–and the loneliest hearts of Manhattan.

Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago, and her heart is still fragile. Her desire for distraction reignites a passion for a mysterious portrait she first saw as a young girl–a painting of a young violinist with piercing blue eyes.

In her search for the painting, Sera crosses paths with William Hanover–the grandson of a wealthy California real estate mogul–who maybe the key to uncovering the hidden masterpiece. Together Sera and William slowly unravel the story behind the painting’s subject: Austrian violinist Adele Von Bron.

A darling of the Austrian aristocracy of 1942, talented violinist, and daughter to a high-ranking member of the Third Reich, Adele risks everything when she begins smuggling Jews out of Vienna. In a heartbeat, her life of prosperity and privilege dissolves into a world of starvation and barbed wire.

As Sera untangles the secrets behind the painting, she finds beauty in the most unlikely of places: the grim camps of Auschwitz and the inner recesses of her own troubled heart.

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Career-driven McKenna Keaton has devoted her life to attaining the senior partnership at her law firm. So asking a man on a date should be nothing. But the past four days have been the worst of her life and have called everything she thought she knew about herself into question. Besides, she can’t remember her last real date—one that didn’t involve using a blind date as an opportunity to get a stranger’s perspective on effective cross-examination techniques. (It’s like sharing fondue with a jury!)

But a real date? And with shy, nerdy Henry Blumenthal—McKenna’s high school rival for valedictorian who once took three hours to beat her at chess? Scratch that. He’s Hank Blume now, the famed documentarian, Durham’s darling son, who has attained all his dreams and more. He also happens to look like he stepped out of an Eddie Bauer catalog.

Whereas McKenna is a disgraced workaholic from New York on unpaid leave, accused of a white-collar crime she would never commit, succumbing to panic attacks, watching her dreams unravel. At age thirty-eight—and destined by the family curse to die before she turns forty, it appears—it’s absolutely the wrong time to have a major crush on a man. Especially one who treasures his memories of McKenna as the girl Most Likely to Succeed.

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What’s the solution to gaining the balanced, meaningful life you desire with your family? Create traditions that bring joy and significance! Popular "Smartter Each Day" blogger and mom of three, Jessica Smartt explains why memory-making is the puzzle piece that today’s families are longing for.

As Jessica shares her ideas, traditions, and beautiful insights on parenting in this well-written resource guide, she highlights the tradition-gifts kids need most with 300+ unique traditions including:

• Food: memories that stick to your ribs
• Holidays: fall bucket lists, crooked Christmas trees, and lingering over Lent
• Spontaneity: going on adventures
• Faith: why you need the puzzle box

Memory-Making Mom is jam-packed with her own favorite childhood traditions, those she has started with her own children, traditions tied to the Christian faith, and additional ideas that you can take and tailor to suit your needs. Jessica also offers spiritual guidance and practical encouragement to modern parents to keep on adventuring—even when they are fighting distractions, are on a budget, and exhausted.

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But things never stay quiet for long in Goose Creek. The inner-county softball game is coming up, and Millie volunteers Al as team manager. But the softball team is a disaster. If they’re not going to embarrass themselves in front of the whole of Franklin County, Al needs Justin to play. But Justin lives just outside the city limits, and the rules say that players must live in town.

As if that weren’t enough to keep the town gossips busy, a massage therapist has come to town and opened up shop. Imagine—a massage parlor!—in Goose Creek! No decent Creeker will stand for it.

It’s up to Al and Millie—again—to save the day.

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Smoking food is an ancient method for preserving meat that has been transformed into a superior way to infuse your food with more flavor. Smoking Foods will show you how pairing ingredients with specific woods will bring out the richness in everything you smoke. You’ll also learn how rubs, marinades, sauces, and more can further enhance the foods you smoke.

Renowned chef Ted Reader will share all the smoker techniques you need to create fall-off-the-bone, mouth-watering, and taste-bud-tantalizing foods. But you can smoke more than just meat, including seafood, vegetables, and even ice cream, honey, and martinis.

This revised edition offers these highlights:

• More than 100 smoker recipes for beef, pork, chicken, seafood, and side dishes
• More than 35 flavor-layering recipes for brines, marinades, cures, rubs, sauces, and more
• Expert smoking advice from Chef Ted on which woods pair best with which ingredients

Don’t have a smoker? Not to worry. Chef Ted will show you how to easily turn your grill and even your oven into a smoker. Along with all his other tips and secrets, this will also help you begin making fuller-flavor foods in no time!

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When Katherine Jenkins is rescued from the side of the road, half-frozen and left for dead, her only option is to stay silent about her identity or risk being shipped back to her ruthless guardian, who will kill to get his hands on her inheritance and the famous Jenkins Lipizzaner horses. But even under the pretense of amnesia, she cannot shake the memory of her sister and Katherine’s need to reach her before their guardian, or his marauding bandits, finish her off. Will she be safe in the earl’s manor, or will the assailant climbing through her window be the death of her?

British spy, Stephen Hartington’s assignment to uncover an underground horse-thieving ring brings him home to his family’s manor, and the last thing he expected was to be struck with a candlestick upon climbing through the guest chamber window. The manor’s feisty and intriguing new house guest throws Stephen’s best-laid plans into turmoil and raises questions about the timing of her appearance, the convenience of her memory loss, and her impeccable riding skills. Could he be housing the horse thief he’d been ordered to capture—or worse, falling in love with her?

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Caught in his first bank robbery, Sean Donovan is sentenced to hang. But Charlotte Cooper, who needs a blacksmith for her livery, has other ideas. By law, a woman of good standing in the community can save a man from the gallows by marrying him. Humbled by the dramatic rescue and renewed in his faith, Sean’s heart goes out to his new bride, a woman whose past has prompted her to guard her heart. Yet could the talk around town be true? Is the fiercely independent Charlotte falling for Sean Donovan?

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