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Born of wealth and privilege, Elizabeth Walton-Smythe's future should have been set in stone. The headstrong teacher and her minister beau should have been married. That was the plan, as far as Lizzy was concerned. But that wasn't to be, and one fateful encounter with a roguish Irishman quickly alters Lizzy's future and sends her heart and her life into a tailspin. Marriage shouldn't have been an option, but in her haste to rebel and escape, it soon became her reality. Now, she's faced with a different new kind of fateful decision. One which will test her faith and her resolve.

Outdoor instructor Max Carlton lives a peaceful and tranquil life in the mountains. He’s not hiding, he simply loves the freedom wilderness living brings. The downside is that sometimes he has to deal with people. Including Junia Fox, the attractive case worker who arrives with a group of troubled teens for a week-long retreat. City dwelling Junia prays the retreat will be just what the teens need. She knows what it’s like to be misjudged and shunned. Plus, the week-long escape from the city might do her good as well. It’s a pity the ruggedly handsome instructor is so offhand and rude.

Emma MacGowan, raised by missionary parents, is a primary school teacher and new to town. She might be lonely, but she’s steering clear of the handsome cop with a reputation for dating and dumping. Until she witnesses a murder. Then she has no choice but to trust him. Her life depends on it. And he needs her alive to convict the smugglers. Thrust together in a situation neither foresaw, can they get past their prejudices and even learn to like each other. Perhaps even fall in love?

When Holly Davidson, an up-and-coming city journalist, gets whiff of a cult in the mountains near Eastbrooke, she puts her life in jeopardy to investigate it. Donning old-fashioned gear to blend in, she soon discovers her hunch was right—it’s not the innocent group the members are portraying to the locals of the sleepy, picturesque town and something sinister is going on.

All his life, Eli Carlton has wanted to find his father’s killer and bring whoever is responsible to justice. Now he’s in the counter-terrorism squad, he’s getting closer to discovering the truth. But although he won’t admit it, he’s lonely. All three of his brothers are happily married, but how can he expect anyone to be with him when he’s on the tail of international terrorists? Young, beautiful, and naïve, Makayla Hausbaden is still coming to terms with being duped by her cousins whom she thought were genuine Christians. Nothing was further from the truth.

When Grace O’Connor arrives in the Scottish Highlands, she’s hiding a secret and trailing more baggage than she cares to admit. There, amongst the rugged Scottish Highlands and a community of caring, loving Christians, Grace meets the handsome Ryan MacGregor, an ex-military paratrooper with a history of his own. As the secrets of Grace’s past unravel and the sacrifices she’s made are thrown back at her, Grace faces the biggest decision of her life. As everything she has believed is turned upside down, Grace realizes that she needs to discover who the real Grace O’Connor is.

A charming Irishman. A jilted school teacher. A chance to escape their pasts and start again...A story of love, life, triumphs, and troubles, but most of all, God's goodness. Lizzy and Daniel have settled nicely into their new life in the Lake District. Daniel is growing in his Christian faith and Lizzy couldn’t be more delighted. Life is wonderful for the young couple until Daniel receives devastating news that may lead to his undoing and challenge his sobriety. With temptation testing him, Daniel will have to draw on God’s strength and his family’s support to resist it.

Brianna O’Connor had been looking forward to spending Christmas in Spain with her friend, Susan. Instead, she found herself in her sister’s car heading for the Scottish Highlands to spend it with family she barely knew.