She’s thrilled with her bequest—but claiming it could be tricky.Free spirit AJ Williams couldn’t be happier with the legacy her Aunt Jo left her. She’s ready for a new adventure—and who wouldn’t want to own a bookshop? There’s just one little problem. She has to share her bequest with the picky, no-nonsense manager, Blake Sullivan. Even worse? They have to work together for six months in order to claim their inheritance.Blake isn’t any more thrilled about Jo’s stipulation than AJ is. He runs a tight ship, which is why he’s made a success of the business Jo hired him to straighten out. He doesn’t need her inexperienced niece butting in and wreaking havoc. As far as he’s concerned, this is not a partnership made in heaven.Yet when they’re forced to team up to fight an unexpected threat to their inheritance, friendship takes root. And as the six-month mark approaches, might Aunt Jo’s legacy lead not only to a business partnership, but the love of a lifetime?Bestselling author Irene Hannon delivers another delightful tale that showcases how love can bloom in unexpected places—and the importance of never judging a book by its cover.“A well-plotted tale and an engaging love story.”—RT Book Reviews on The Best Gift

If you love Hallmark movies but want real-life issues and for God to play a role in the story, chances are you'll love this completed series of previously published stories! I hope you enjoy this heartfelt collection of emotional Christian romances!Rediscovering a lost love or finding unexpected new love, each of the couples in this set gets a second chance at love over thirty-five! Or forty, fifty-something, sixty-something, and beyond!Includes:Cherish Me from Chapel Cove RomancesCan a reunion reignite romance for an almost-40 plain accountant and her high school crush, the scarred local cop.a reluctant return hometurning 40high-school sweethearts reuniteopposites attractquirky bookstoreeven quirkier pets!His Radiant Bride from Sweetapple FallsShe’s sworn off love. He wants to give his daughter a loving, stable home. Neither of them want to risk their heart. It should be a perfect marriage. At least, until he falls in love with his bride...friends to lovesingle dad/ teachermarriage of conveniencesmall rural townMarry Me from Chapel Cove RomancesTo give her ill daughter the best possible Christmas, a widowed single mom will do anything. Even marry her daughter's doctor, a man she hardly knows.single momChristmasmarriage of convenienceAdore Me from Chapel Cove RomancesHe adores her. She adores him. But can they build a life together? When her daughter-in-law marries again, the last thing this 60-something widow expects is a second chance at love!sixty-somethingsecond chance after losssmall-townopposites attractNothing More From Love in StoreTheir marriage of convenience ended years ago. She had her English estate to run, he had his American business. But when her life-changing medical diagnosis and their son's wedding bring them together again, will they rediscover love?sixty-somethingseparated married couple reuniteBritish settingLeast Expected from Love in Store & the That Sunflower Summer setThe pair who least expected to fall in love! He's the staid, conventional heir to the department store. She's an unconventional artist with rainbow-coloured hair. This will never work out!fifty-somethingodd couple/ opposites attractquirky heroine/ very conventional heroparental oppositionLondon settingAnd a bonus short novella: Innamorata From A Tuscan Legacy & the That Sunflower Summer setWhen a beau from her teens returns to Tuscany, can the flame of love be rekindled? Or is eighty-something too old for romance?eighty-somethingteen loves reuniteset in TuscanyIf you love to read clean and sweet romances with more grown-up couples, take a look at this lovely set of six previously published heartwarming and uplifting faith-filled romances (plus a bonus short novella)! The youngest main character in the set is 37, the oldest is 81. Embrace the possibilities of love at any age!

Two quirky residents of an island off the coast of Maine turn the virtue of self-reliance to hilarious extremes in this inspirational Christmas story.“A touching journey into the realm of forgiveness and redemption with our old friends at Heavenly Daze. It’s a story that lingers long after you close the book.” —Colleen Coble, award-winning author of Midnight SeaA long-lost love and an overdue order. A crucial secret and gingerbread cookies. Holidays and holy days overlap as the angels work overtime on the Island of Heavenly Daze.Vernie Bidderman, proud owner of the Mooseleuk Mercantile, is flabbergasted when the phone rings with a message from her husband Stanley. Trouble is, she hasn’t heard from him since the night he left to go bowling and never came home . . . twenty years ago. Is he dying from some dread disease? Or did he come home just to break her heart all over again?Seventy-year-old Salt Gribbon, the cantankerous keeper of the lighthouse, is living with a secret—two of them, in fact. His grandchildren, Brittany and Bobby, have been warned to stay out of sight lest officials from the State of Maine take them away to place them in a more “suitable” home. Salt is determined to guard his grandkids with secrecy and a rock-salt-and-lima-bean-loaded shotgun, but what are the kids to do when he comes down with the flu?As the month draws to a close, will Vernie let the mystery of Christmas soften her heart? Will Salt lower the walls he has built to shut out the world? Will Annie and Dr. Marc’s son make it home in time for the Christmas Eve service? One thing’s for sure: The angels who guard Heavenly Daze are on full alert this holiday season!“A feel-good heart-warmer. A fun and feisty read for all ages.” —Janet Chester Bly, author of Hope Lives Here and God Is Good All the Time“With its delightful cast of charming characters, A Warmth in Winter captivates from the first page, while imparting Truth in a powerful way. Copeland and Hunt have spun another winner.” —Lois Richer, author of Blessed Baby and Tucker’s Bride

“[T]his suspenseful tale” weaving the apostle’s life with a modern mystery “proves the storytelling mastery of Jenkins. . . . entertaining and . . . uplifting” (Publishers Weekly).A MURDERER who would change the WORLD From multi-million copy bestselling novelist Jerry Jenkins comes a compelling international thriller that conveys you from present-day Texas to a dank Roman dungeon in A.D. 67, then down the dusty roads of ancient Israel, Asia, and back to Rome. A young seminary professor, Augustine Knox, is drawn into a deadly race to save priceless parchments from antiquities thieves and discovers a two-thousand-year old connection with another who faced death for the sake of the truth. I, Saul consists of two riveting adventures in one, transporting you between the stories of Augustine Knox and Saul of Tarsus. Filled with political intrigue, romance, and rich historical detail, I, Saul is a thrilling tale of loyal friendships tested by life-or-death quests, set two millennia apart, told by a master storyteller.“Only Jerry can transport readers from modern-day Texas to the early days of Christianity, breathing new life into familiar biblical characters.” Todd Starnes, Fox News“An inspirational, insightful, page-turning thriller! –Anne Graham Lotz, author of Wounded by God's People“In I, Saul, we see the biblical outline faithfully followed with detail that grips the heart afresh about what a life totally dedicated to Jesus Christ looks like.” –Jack Graham, pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Dallas“I, Saul has everything a great thriller needs: page-turning action, intrigue and mounting suspense, plot twists that really work and, above all, characters worth caring about.” –Liz Curtis Higgs, New York Times–bestselling author of Mine is the Night

From a USA Today bestselling author...Sam never understood why Eliza left him five years ago, ghosting him without explanation. He’s avoided romance ever since, focusing on building his business. Money might not keep him warm at night, but it can sure buy a lot of blankets.Then Eliza shows up on his doorstep and throws herself into his arms. She can’t explain her bruises or the head injury that’s left her with no memories of the past five years, including their breakup. No matter how good it feels to hold her, though, there’s no way he’s getting sucked into romance again.He’ll deliver Eliza to her mother, and that will be that. But instead of finding her mom, they’re met by two attackers and barely escape alive. Despite the danger to his life and his heart, he can’t leave Eliza to fend for herself.Together, they embark on a journey to reconstruct her past while evading the men chasing her. As Sam and Eliza close in on the truth, their romance reignites, but her secret threatens to destroy them both.Prepare to be enthralled by this gripping story of amnesia, a second chance at love, and a secret baby. Running to You is an edge-of-your-seat Christian romantic suspense set in Maine that will keep you reading all night long.

With their future in theater on the line, can a newbie actress and overwhelmed playwright put on a production to remember?Part-time thespian Griffith Williams can’t seem to do anything right in his parents’ eyes, especially compared to his brother, a missionary in the Dominican Republic. But if he can pull off the biggest play of the year, the Christmas play, he could win a job as a full-time director, and prove to himself—and his family—that he hasn’t mistaken his calling to the arts.Would-be actress Hadassah Wright spends her days teaching and corralling her many, many younger siblings in a large homeschool family. Her only escape seems to be through marriage to a childhood not-so-sweetheart—until a casting call for a local play provides an opportunity to act, perhaps for the last time.When the two end up as leads in the play, the chemistry they feel isn’t just on the stage. Hadassah finds refuge from familial pressures through helping Griffith at the theater, and Griffith finds a kindred spirit in Hadassah’s longing to pursue the art she loves.But when an envious stage manager, a director with far too many demands, and a relentless suitor threaten to derail the show, will the curtains close on any chance of romance?