Gayle Roper

“I don’t want a future, Lord. I want my past. But ahead lie Your plans. Ahead lies life.” Life after a husband’s death is full of grief, uncertainty, and loneliness. Who can possibly understand the heavy ache of this new life that must be lived alone? Only someone who has lived this experience too. In Prayers for a Widow’s Journey, a collection of more than 100 reflective prayers, author Gayle Roper talks to the Lord about what it feels like to be caught in the unsought solitude of widowhood. Each prayer is accompanied by a verse from Scripture that grounds the prayer not in self-pity, but in an awareness of the boundless care of the God of all comfort. Rather than explaining grief away, Gayle acknowledges the pain and invites you to trust God even in these darkest of days.

An enchanting Amish farmA beautiful English artistA handsome family friendAn embittered old manWhen an accident causes Kristie to be rushed to the Emergency Room, she meets an old man having a heart attack."Keep this for me," the man says as he presses a key in her hand. "But tell no one. No one Promise?"When strange things begin happening to her, Kristie wonders how binding her promise is. If only she knew where the key fit and what it unlocked.Jon Clarke Griffin is attracted to Kristie, little imagining that his growing affection for her will lead him into a mystery that threatens both their lives.This book was previously published under the title A Stranger's Wish. Gayle Roper's back yard abuts an Amishman's field. She's lived surrounded by Amish for more than forty years. She's become very adept at passing buggies on solid yellow lines and buying cut flowers in big beautiful bouquets for $5.00 from the Amish girl down the road. She loves sights like two little Amish boys chasing their rooster who was running for his life or multiple buggies parked outside the home of the hosts of church this week. She's the author of more than fifty books, many of them award winners.

A curious writerA helpful lawyerAn unexpected documentA dangerous opponentWhen Cara Bentley discovers her grandfather was adopted, questions are raised which demand answers. Who was her grandfather? Where did he come from? Who is she? She travels to Lancaster County, PA and the Zooks' farm to search for the truth. To her surprise and consternation, not everyone is happy to see her.When she seeks out Todd Reasoner for legal advice, he finds himself pulled into Cara's world, at first against his better judgment, then with growing pleasure. As mysterious accidents begin to happen, Cara and Todd find not only trouble but also a relationship worth pursuing.This book was previously published under the title A Secret Identity.Gayle Roper's back yard abuts an Amishman's field. She's lived surrounded by Amish for more than forty years. She's become very adept at passing buggies on solid yellow lines and buying cut flowers in big beautiful bouquets for $5.00 from the Amish girl down the road. She loves sights like two little Amish boys chasing their rooster who was running for his life or multiple buggies parked outside the home of the hosts of church this week. She's the author of more than fifty books, many of them award winners.

A nurse who witnesses a murderAn Amishman who must chooseA killer who will leave no threat aliveA life and death chaseWhat begins as an ordinary day for Rose Martin ends in murder as one of her patients dies in a car bomb explosion. Rose is present at the crime and sees something she should not. She hides from danger at the Zook's farm in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania.Jake Zook has come a long way from the embittered man he was right after the accident that made him a paraplegic. Having the nurse who saved his life that night living in the apartment above his brings back a lot of the emotion he thought he'd dealt with. And knowing her life is in danger makes his heart hurt.As Rose and Jake puzzle through the mystery, they are forced to examine their feelings for each other. This book was previously published under the title A Rose Revealed.Gayle Roper's back yard abuts an Amishman's field. She's lived surrounded by Amish for more than forty years. She's become very adept at passing buggies on solid yellow lines and buying cut flowers in big beautiful bouquets for $5.00 from the Amish girl down the road. She loves sights like two little Amish boys chasing their rooster who was running for his life or multiple buggies parked outside the home of the hosts of church this week. She's the author of more than fifty books, many of them award winners.

Have you recently lost your husband? Are there days when you feel so terribly alone—and that no one else could possibly understand? Author Gayle Roper understands. As a recent widow herself, Gayle writes: So who am I now that there's only one place at the table...one pillow with a head dent, one damp towel after a shower. There's only one toothbrush in the holder. The seat is never left up anymore. I can still write Mrs. in front of my name, but I'm no longer in a marriage relationship. You need two people for a marriage, and there's only me. Is there only you? Then join Gayle as she draws on her emotions during the loss of her beloved husband, Chuck, and offers you a compassionate devotional to encourage you through your darkest days. Gayle knows a widow's pain is deep. But she also knows God's love is deeper still. And it's in His love you'll find your deepest comfort.

Dinah Hyland comes from the perfect family. She has always looked forward to the day she has her own home. Her distress over her lost dream runs deep when she is medically unable to have children. Connor Marshall's family was less than stellar. He plans to remain a bachelor and teach in China only to lose his dream when he becomes guardian to his late sister's four small children. Both struggle with God as it seems He has taken what matters most to them. When Connor's new family attends Hobby Horse House, Dinah's day care, tension between the two grows as she observes how inept he is in caring for the kids and he sees how good she is. While they work to find harmony-and more-they must save the children from a kidnapper and find peace with their disappointment in God.

Two Dangerous Missions Collide with Explosive Results A suicide bomber blows up a hotel in Beirut, killing hundreds of people. A young American woman is kidnapped in Lebanon by terrorists. Connected or coincidence? Despite the government's difficulty in locating her sister, Liz Fairchild, a reporter from the States, is determined to find her...regardless of the risks. Meanwhile, Sergeant John Cooper and his elite Special Ops team hunt down Palestinian extremists in possession of a new undetectable explosive that will change the "face of terror." When Liz and Task Force Valor's paths intersect, more is at risk than their separate missions. While maneuvering through hostile territory, Liz and John realize they need each other to survive. Their antagonism gradually gives way to cooperation - and something more.

After his guardian's severe illness, pastor Paul Trevelyan returns to his congregation in Seaside with a big surprise - a wife he's been estranged from for seven years. It was the old man's ailing wish that Dori and Trev return to each other, and they agree, as long as they can sleep in separate bedrooms. The dangers of a sinister luggage mix-up are compounded by discord within the church, as a highly opinionated elder proves he will stop at nothing to see Trev gone. This blizzard of difficulties leaves just a snowball's chance of a thaw between the stubborn spouses...

They call it the "sandwich generation." Daughter, sister, auntie, innkeeper, employer-but has Cass herself gotten lost in the crunch? The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is intrigued by Dan Harmon who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay. After witnessing the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, the godly finance specialist is rethinking his life, career, and relationships-or lack of them. God, Dan laments, I can't do this! Forty-four is too old to have no plan for the future! Whatever possessed me to think I could do this? Cass asks, questioning her consent to care for her easygoing nephew and feisty teenage niece for a whole year while their parents work in the Middle East. Add Cass's four brothers, who don't take Dad's compulsive contest entries and Mom's increasing dementia one bit seriously, and her emotions swirl like the quickly rising hurricane that's fast approaching Seaside. But everyday cares aren't Cass's only problems. A troubled young employee unknowingly endangers her as well. When an alarm sounds in the middle of the night, bullets fly and Cass is taken hostage by a gunman.Dan looks urgently to the Lord for help and recognizes a new emotion within himself: love.

In this first book of the Seaside Seasons series, Leigh Spenser, a young teacher and the single mother of ten-year-old Billy, is thrown into conflict. Clay Wharton, the boy's estranged father, comes home to Seaside, New Jersey, to await his twin brother's death from AIDS. Threats against Billy's life ratchet the tension tighter, as Leigh wrestles with both tough and tender feelings for her old flame. Clay's own conflict, as he seeks to come to grips with his brother's lifestyle choices and the needs of the boy he fathered, underline the issue of God's forgiveness in the hearts - and lives - of this modern-day family. An emotionally gripping read!

Emotions are a gift from God, created to give our lives richness and meaning. But, on the other hand, they can warp us and confuse us-and make us forever fourteen. Whether stemming from a crippled self-image, hormonal ups and downs, disappointments in life, or harmful patterns of living, much of a woman's energy on an average day must be directed toward handling how she feels and how she acts or reacts to those feelings.