Kirjahaku

It rains and shines all at the same time. Sometimes.When Lucy Anderson met Jude Botha, she was an awkward, shy preteen, just beginning an adventure overseas alongside her family as they pursued a new ministry opportunity. Jude was the first boy she met in Namibia, and his friendship remained in her heart long after she returned to the States. Years later, she's on her own in America when she gets a text from Jude, asking if he can see her again.Jude Botha left Namibia at eighteen, determined to become a rock star in the States. In the years since arriving in America, though, he's let go of his childhood faith, venturing into a lifestyle that has gotten him no closer to stardom than he was when he started, and living without any real direction or hope for the future. Until, that is, he's reunited with Lucy.As Lucy's summer plans fall through, Jude offers her a spot as a roadie on his band's tour. When she accepts, she has no idea how much God will change her and Jude both through the experience and how they'll grow to need and love one another in all the unexpected trials that are ahead.Meant To Be is a love story full of sunshine and rain, centering on God's faithfulness through the joys and sadness of life...

Athena Johnson is at a crucial point in her career. To climb any higher in the ranks of academia and the women's studies department of her university, she must write a book on the cultural and societal impact that the Bible has had on modern day feminism. Easy enough, right? It's only when she gets deeper into her studies that she makes the somewhat horrifying discovery that God just might not be who she thinks He is and that knowing Him will mean facing a past that she'd rather forget. With the help of Nate, a longtime friend who quickly becomes so much more, Athena will encounter faith and a Jesus that she has never truly known, opening up the future to a whole new world of possibilities.Worth It is a redemptive story about finding Christ in even the low moments of life. While it is Christian fiction, the book deals with sensitive topics and details not often found in this genre and may make some readers uncomfortable.

Kait has a job to do.As the woman in charge of personnel issues for the mission board, Kait always finds herself being the bearer of bad news. When she gets word that she's being sent to southern Africa to force two missionaries into retirement, she readies herself for more of the same and estimates that it will only take her a month to get in, get out, and get on with her life.But when she arrives, she discovers that the mission board doesn't know half of what's been going on in southern Africa. Life changes for personnel, immigration problems, and an increasing need for missionaries on the field challenge the way Kait looks at her assignment, as does the predicament that one member of the team, Pieter Botha, finds himself in with so many difficulties ahead.As she walks through it all with him, she's torn between doing what she's always done and trusting God for whatever might happen, from here on out...

Hope Connor has spent her entire life playing pretend. With a father in high-profile ministry, she's been forced into life as the dutiful pastor's daughter, making choices along the way for the good of her family, often to her own personal loss. When the opportunity to leave it all behind comes, she takes it without looking back.Craig Lucas has always been a loser. With a complicated past, a broken engagement, and an inability to go any farther in his career, he doesn't think it will ever be any different. When the opportunity to leave it all behind comes, he takes it without even knowing what he's moving towards.Then, one little lie changes everything.As Hope and Craig try to define who they are in light of where they've been and where they're going, they'll discover grace and restoration for all that was lost as they separate reality from pretend...

Charity Pearson is about to lose her mind. It's been a long time coming, thanks to her sister's elopement, her husband's stressful job as a pastor, her lonely days as a stay at home mom, and, oh yeah, all of the drama from her past that just won't stay forgotten. When even more theatrics begin unfolding at her church and in her marriage, Charity is forced to confront the past, face her present, and determine where she'll find her faith for a secure future...

Eli Lucas and Charlotte Jackson have always had big plans.Succeed in business. Prepare for a bright future. Live the great American dream. Fall in love with someone somewhere... eventually.When life doesn't go according to the plan, they both learn to put their faith in Christ, His plan for their lives, and each other...

Beckett Huntington has no idea what he's doing. When his job sends him to Dubai, he quickly finds that he's ill-equipped to understand the culture, function in a foreign country, and deal with all of the stress that has suddenly become such a huge part of his life. He needs help, and on the day that he meets Holly Collins, he's certain that she's the answer to a prayer he didn't even know he was praying.Holly Collins has been teaching in Dubai for several years, at home in a culture so far removed from her complicated past back in the States. As she's living her life and doing her best to blend in, looking for opportunities to share the love of Christ with those she meets, she runs into Beckett and is immediately put off by his loud insistence that he needs her, until that same love for Christ compels her to do what she can to help him. As they become unlikely friends, the present and the future forces them both to look at the past, to reconcile who've they've been with who they are, and to imagine a future that might be different than the one that either of them has imagined, as Jesus finds them both, as grace manifests itself more clearly in their hearts, and as they discover that God knows exactly where they are, even when they're far from home.Close Enough is a redemptive story about forgiveness and grace. While it is Christian fiction, the book deals with sensitive topics and details not often found in this genre and may make some readers uncomfortable.

Hannah Huntington gave her heart to God and the mission field many, many years ago, planning on spending the rest of her life overseas. When her foreign work visa comes up for renewal and is denied, she's forced to come back to the US where she's reacquainted with Owen Robinson, her brother's best friend. As she struggles to figure out what God has for her future, she's surprised to find a kinship with Owen that holds the potential for so much more. As she waits to see whether or not she can go back overseas to the missionary life she's always known, she questions what it really means to love God and serve Him, no matter where you are...

What if one emotional choice has the power to change everything?Jordan Sanders has spent his life trying to be who God wants him to be, and Brooke Collins has been there for every moment along the way. Through hardship and joys, their friendship has only grown and matured, leading them into a new season with unexpected challenges. When the unthinkable happens, everything is called into question. Can Jordan keep his promise to always be there for her? Can Brooke trust that grace and mercy is enough, no matter what? Always is a redemptive story about finding Christ in even the low moments of life. While it is Christian fiction, the book deals with sensitive topics and details not often found in this genre and may make some readers uncomfortable.