Wise and practical essays on the pastor as shepherd, preacher, worship leader, and professional

Coffee brought them together, a bite could tear them apart.Claire loved coffee and the only place she bought from was owned by a wolf. The problem was she hated shifters. But that wouldn't stop her from coming into Jason's shop and buying his coffee.When Claire's perfect day ended in disaster, the only person offering her help was the very same wolf she despised.Could Jason help Claire in time or would he lose her forever?Wolf is a HEA shifter romance

She summoned a demon for protection. She got seduction, chaos, and a one-way ticket to Hell.Julia's life takes an unexpected turn when she witnesses something she shouldn't have. Desperate for protection, she attempts to summon a Demon Lord. But in a cosmic joke, she conjures the wrong one, catapulting her into the treacherous realm of the Underworld.Now, Julia finds herself caught in a whirlwind of danger and desire. On one side, an unknown threat lurks in her own world, w...

Two problems, one retreatCarmen's problem: Her pack's about to be destroyed by a rogue pack intent on claiming all their females. Their only recourse? To attend a retreat where alphas meet their forever mate. They're hoping to find an alpha who would protect them from danger.Shawn's problem: After three years, he still hadn’t found his fated mate. When a friend suggested a Wolf Retreat, it piqued his interest enough to attend. Hopefully, one female stirred his inner beast i...

I’m the last of my kind and hunted.They killed my protector; drove me out of my home, and now I have nowhere to go. During my escape, the hunters injured me. No longer able to fly, I stumbled upon a cabin in the woods seeking help. The man I met wasn’t happy to see a naked woman with hunters hounding her. All I wanted was medical attention and some food.All I wanted was to live my life in isolation and enjoy my retirement in peace. But then a naked woman approached from dee...

A Hardened heart, a chance encounter, and forbidden love.Deep in the forest hid one of the last saber clans who did their best to stay hidden. That's until Ava stumbled upon Tyler in the most embarrassing way. But little did she know their lives would change forever.Would Ava's hardened heart be thawed through Tyler's care and strength?And would Tyler's clan accept a human as one of their own?Hidden Shifter is a thrilling HEA shifter romance.

While battling to save his family's ranch, Baker finds himself falling for a man as unrestrained as the Oklahoma winds.For as long as he can recall, Baker Bastian has been the backbone of Bastian Acres Ranch. He's carried a heavy load, trying his best to keep his family legacy from being swallowed up by corporate farming while battling a fondness for the bottle, a messy divorce, and a grandmother who's set on becoming the next Annie Oakley if she could just get a g...

For Dodge, the vibrant plains of Oklahoma hold the promise of a new way of life as well as the possibility of a second chance at love.Starting over is never easy. Dodge Bastian can attest to that fact a few times over. Not only has the professional from California traded in his dental scrubs for cowboy boots, but he's also now the sole parent of his ten-year-old son. While trying to restore the rundown ranch his father left to him and his siblings, Dodge was thrill...

No one said that being a Mercenary was easy, with long stretches in the saddle only interspersed with intense—yet brief—bouts of excitement, not to mention the incessant harassment from every rogue and rake when one is lucky enough to find an inn for the night. Nor had Sasha ever intended her hunt for the thief who killed her twin sister to take more than a decade to track down, but she had discovered the Mainland was much more expansive than her homeland island of Sebastia. But Sasha's ve...

She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.And it nearly choked her.Born into wealth and privilege, Ophelia knows better than anyone the rot that hides at the top. That’s because she’s made it her job to clean up the filth. So when the butler of a prominent vampire family shows up on her doorstep, pleading for sanctuary for him and his employers’ teenage scion, she expects nothing but tarnished silver.Bastian has long since lost his belief that those who rule his...

Bastian Johnston had alpha running through his veins; he was after all the son of the Wounded Souls' sergeant at arms.Only Bastian didn't want the cut; he wanted the green beret and dagger patch. So, he followed his best friend and made his dream a reality, he became a soldier and second in charge of the coveted TEAM FIVE commando unit.Life should be great, right? Wrong. His old man's legend also followed him on every deployment, building Bastian's resentment for the man he...

Man-gods born to live and love forever, the Lords of Satyr are renowned for their sexual prowess. . .and unquenchable lust. . .Call My NameThe forum excavations in Rome go on, directed by the iron-willed, charismatic Lord Bastian Satyr. Out of nowhere, a mysterious, haunting voice calls out to him. . .and lures him to the site of a long-vanished temple, where vestal virgins once performed rites of erotic surrender. The temple is the find of his career, but ...