Chautona Havig

A meddlesome florist, a man determined to obey the Word, and a nurse who needs gentle nurturing.Take a few Bible verses, stir in a little godly interference, give a pinch of meddling, and mix well. Bake in the oven of misunderstanding until true feelings rise and come out clean....make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you. I Thessalonians 4:11That's all Reid wanted to do-just serve the Lord for a year before concerning himself with anything else. Yeah, the idea came from an odd "prophesy" one of the watchmen of Fairbury's new Prayer Room spoke over him. Sure, he didn't know if such "prophecies" were even Biblical-arguments on that score abounded. But since the words she spoke were pure Scripture, and since yielding to them couldn't be wrong, he thought, "Why not?"Was it always easy? No. People made judgments about him that weren't accurate. Shy? Nope. Stuck up? Not hardly. Committed to a celibate life?Good news, girls-just for the year.But when the local florist hears Reid's story and sees a few things that give him a glimpse into the man's heart, he decides on a little premeditated serendipity to move things along, unaware of the serious havoc he's about to wreak.Grab your copy and enjoy a little floral fiasco today.

What's a guy to do when the ghosts of his past converge on his Christmas present?Mitchell Bogaert hasn't done much with his life in the four years since college, to which his negative-digits bank account and credit score will attest. So when news of an inheritance from a man he hasn't seen in years arrives on the same day as his eviction notice, Mitchell considers the odd terms of the will to be a no-brainer.Sure, he'll move into a building in the tourist village of New Cheltenham. Of course, he'd be happy to live there for a year as a condition of inheritance. And yes, he'll suffer the humiliation of creating, entering, and presenting at the annual Dickens Ghost Story Competition.Free room and board for a year plus a rather substantial inheritance to boot? Who wouldn't?But someone either doesn't want him in New Cheltenham or doesn't want him to receive that inheritance, because the more he works on his story, the more convinced he is that a ghost resides in the narrow building he now calls home.Don't miss the short story he writes in this book in "The Ghastly Therapist" also available.

What's Christmas without family drama, an accident, and mistletoe? If you ask Portia Spears, it's a horror movie-especially since she's never the one caught under that mistletoe. And who thought it was a good idea to spend the last Christmas as a family unit away from their family home? Her bossy older sisters, that's who.Christmas at his parents' house with his son-just the way Reese Whitaker likes it. But a chance encounter on the beach might just change everything. How often do you meet someone who loves kids and knows American Sign Language? Not often. Trust him.However, with just two weeks to get to know each other and two families that couldn't be more different vying for their time, will they even have a chance to test out that mistletoe they found?Find out today in Sand & Mistletoe.

Life is tough, and then Christmas kills you. The Hartfield women are at it again. When a local woman is a primary suspect in a murder investigation, Alexa and Faye are off to prove her innocence and find the true killer before he or she strikes again. Traci and James Knight have enjoyed an almost idyllic marriage in their nearly twenty-five years of marriage. But when Traci decides to opt out of Christmas celebrations, things turn ugly between them and fast. James expects her help with their annual outdoor Christmas display and refuses to take her new convictions seriously. So when James is found dead beside his newest yard decor acquisition, Traci is the first but not the only suspect. While the police do their job, local mystery thriller author, Alexa Hartfield, and her irascible aunt join forces to prove Traci innocent, seemingly against all odds Silenced Knight: Who knew Christmas could be so sinister?A Hartfield Mysteries "noella."

Cassie Wren. Legal assistant. Convenience queen. Thrifter extraordinaire. If there were a "green police" she'd be a fugitive from eco-friendly justice. But when a friend's teasing feels like a challenge, Cassie accepts it. The result? One year. Twelve months. Fifty-two weeks. Three hundred sixty-five days--of green. It seemed simple enough. Cut back on paper plates, plastic forks, and straws. Easy peasy. But when her competitive side wars against her desire for convenience, Cassie finds it's not so easy to be "eco-friendly" and "Cassie-friendly." January: Cassie's first month includes eradicating the extraneous paper, glass, plastic, and metal from her life. However, she finds that it's not quite as easy as she thought. Paper and plastic cover everything manufactured or packaged--even water, produce, and restaurant food That's not including glass and metal But it's not all been bad. She's saved a lot of money, has prospects for a new business, her impromptu blog is gaining traffic, and she even has a new boyfriend. Cassie just might make it. The Vintage Wren is a serial novel featuring the frustrated rantings of an unconvinced environmentalist

Marriage has been good to Aggie. After a few years and a baby under her belt, she's ready to take on anything--including adding child number ten to the home Blessings aren't always easy, and Aggie is about to discover that in a whole new way So, Aunt Aggie has to "knuckle down" and "ante up" to keep from losing ALL her marbles. When Aggie and crew return home after a month away, all she wants is to settle in and get back into a regular routine. She has just eight weeks until the baby comes, and enough plans to keep her busy for eighteen. But when new and unwelcome surprises greet them upon arrival, her plans are derailed once more. The children are growing up and the struggle is real. Local girls are on the prowl, and potential boyfriends abound. Little Ronnie has decided who rules the roost, and it's not his parents Cari and Lorna appear to be in the middle of a role reversal, and even Ellie is making questionable choices. Tina and William can't stop fighting, much to the dismay of everyone. Add in the stress of getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it all threatens to break her. Luke wonders what happened to his wife. Aggie wonders what happened to her life. Faith, family, and a frenetic life collide in his last book of the Aggie Series.

Journey of Dreams- Dreams have a way of infusing themselves into our souls-becoming an indivisible part of who we are. Five lives irrevocably change when their greatest longings become their new reality-and for one, vice versa. The Journey of Dreams series is Contemporary Christian Fantasy, exploring the desires of our hearts and how the Lord meets them. _______________ Introspection-this place invites it. I've never allowed myself the time to pause and get to know myself. My father taught me it was weak. Focus on the prize-eyes off yourself. The goal matters. You are just the instrument to get you there. Here... Is this what that goal was and I never knew it? The peaks above, the trees that stand tall beside me as if my own personal bodyguards. I am alive-maybe for the first time in my life-and I think it's because I'm dead. When Tony arrives in Highlands, he must come to grips with a world that embraces birth defects as beautiful and to be celebrated-even those easily corrected. Balancing the beauty of utter acceptance and the wisdom of when to alter the "workmanship of God" creates tension between Tony and the Highlanders. The Journey of Dreams series explores themes in the Christian life from a different perspective-from a world that can't exist anywhere but in the dreams of the people who live there. Editorial Review Ms. Havig drops a modern young athlete (nearly naked ) into a remote, bizarre community. He is confused. He is horrified. He wonders if he has died and is in some sort of afterlife. And then, with perfect, almost elegant pacing, the story unfolds, revealing a fascinating world in which people have unquestioningly accepted every circumstance as the will of - gifts from - God. Our hero struggles with understanding their beliefs - and so does the reader. The themes of extreme submission and gratitude are thought-provoking in this context. Cathe Swanson

A daring move forges the love of a lifetime.A rushed lunch and a bold move introduce Carlie to a stranger-one who hardly acknowledges her existence as he sits across from her, sharing his booth to save her a wait in a long line.What began as a random encounter becomes a weekly date in which Carlie chatters about her life to a silent lunchmate. Much about him interests her-his slightly Euro fashion sense, his commitment to the work he does as he eats his lunch week after week, and his evident attention to the running monologue she shares between bites of meals that he inevitably pays for.Dean gets to know the woman across from him-looks forward to their lunches each week, learns valuable lessons about himself-but when the cafe is threatened, and then when she doesn't show up one day, he suspects their unusual friendship means more to him than he imagined.Settle into the booth with Carlie and Dean and learn just how eloquent silence really is.