Best friends with SECRET CRUSHES - on each other!Connor and Maya have volunteered at the neighborhood library together since middle school, but when a grant makes a paid summer position available, their relationship crumbles as they compete to prove which of them is more worthy of the job.

Is her role as the "good girl" leading Mia down a destructive path . . . following in her beloved sister's tragic footsteps?Once upon a time, Mia had the perfect older sister. She's been an only child for over four years now, and life without her sister's guidance has grown painfully difficult. Her parents, ashamed of how her sister died, act like she never existed at all, but Mia needs her now more than ever.Her first year of high school, her first boyfrie...

*sequel to A Harvest of StarsA strange man has been watching Lanie as she leaves high school with her friends every day, but she is reluctant to tell her parents about this unnerving development. An only child, she is close to both of her parents, but her mother's unexplained distrust of others makes Lanie worry about sharing anything distressing with them.When the stranger ventures closer to home, his intent is revealed, and her parents' carefully concealed past is brought...

When a bookish Christian heiress must choose between two suitors, will she follow her head or her heart?Evie falls in love with stories, not boys, at least until she befriends two intelligent and handsome men, as different as day and night. One is a perfect match of heritage and wealth, while the other harbors a devastating secret.When a formal offer of marriage comes to light, Evie faces a choice she never imagined. Will she endanger one man's future to pursue her own happ...

When a handsome stranger brings unexpected romance to her charmed life, will a sheltered Christian girl fight the odds for a chance at true love?Blessed from the moment of her birth, Faith Davenport is adored by everyone and has led a life guided by her charitable, Christian parents. At ease with her family's expectations and her own strength of belief, she finds joy in exploring the creative aspects of her Uncle Will's architecture business as his assistant.

Will his efforts to save a beautiful childhood friend in distress lead a Christian young man to true love, or will the weight of his guilt over a family tragedy bury him in the depths of despair?Johnny Davenport's carefree life came to an abrupt halt when he unknowingly contributed to a family tragedy, and while no one else holds him responsible, the guilt he carries has led to months of sullen introspection. When his flighty, overdramatic neighbor, a childhood friend who seems int...

2019 In the Margins National Book Award Recommended FictionSome students will do anything to win, but others may pay the price.For Mary Sofia, The Penultimate writing competition is more than a chance at a free college education; she wants to show her younger siblings that they can all rise above their violent family history. For Raiden, the pressure to succeed comes from within, although he knows that family traditions play a part in his determina...

*contains sexual situations, strong language, violence, and depictions of abuseThis has all the hallmarks of CLASSIC AMERICANA*: rural small town life, poverty, dark family problems, love, and friendship.* author Paul Russell Parker IIIAn EMOTIONAL ROLLER-COASTER*.* author Nikki LandisLocklyn Gaines isn’t her mother, but the residents of her small southeastern Kentucky town don’t...

*contains sexual situations, strong language, violence, and depictions of abuseIf you enjoy Jodi Picoult, you'll love this book . . . definitely worth the read! Amazon reviewerThis has all the hallmarks of CLASSIC AMERICANA: rural small town life, poverty, dark family problems, love, and friendship. author Paul Russell Parker IIIImaginative and emotive. - author Christina BoydThis is a WELL-WRITTEN, exciting, though often DARK STORY...

Lanie's quiet small town life is rattled when a mysterious stranger suddenly appears, upending her family along with the past.A strange man has been watching Lanie as she leaves high school with her friends every day, but she is reluctant to tell her parents about this unnerving development. An only child, she is close to both of her parents, but her mother's unexplained distrust of others makes Lanie worry about sharing anything distressing with them.When ...

When a Christian young man confronts the woman he loves about her past, will her devastating secret bring them together, or will his good intentions lead to further heartbreak?As the oldest Davenport cousin, adopted into the wealthy and influential family after a childhood of poverty and loss, Thomas has always been serious and overprotective, even to a fault. Plenty of pretty young ladies of the highest social standing have pursued him, but romance has never been on his mind....

Jack needs a cover to solve a decades-old mystery. And Josey offers him the perfect one – she’ll pose as his wife for a week. The redhead’s on the run from a killer, and Jack protects what’s his, pretend marriage or not. Yet it soon becomes clear that the sparks flying between them are anything but fake, and the danger they face is all too real…