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The characters in the Return to Magnolia series continue to live, laugh and love as families grow and relocate. There are many instances in this book, the third in the series, when someone offers their hand to another. We all benefit from taking the hand of another. The many happenings are exciting, dangerous, suspenseful, happy, humorous, heart-breaking and loving. The characters not only need to accept the hand of another but also the hand of God.

Not Different Enough is the account of thirty years of living with my daughter, Kalisha. She has been diagnosed with autism, Asperger's and mild intellectual disabilities. There are many books available containing therapies, diets and magical 'cures' for autism. This book contains none of those...it is a view of daily life with an individual with those three labels. You will find a glimpse into our lives written with complete transparency and honesty. It contains humor, tears, faith and mistakes as Kalisha and I open up our lives to the reader.

The owner of a struggling magazine in St. Louis, MO, makes the decision to move to Montana for 6 months while she researches the world of online dating; specifically the older female/younger man relationships. The friends of a man who owns a bar in MT convince him to try online dating hoping he might find a woman to bale him out of his financial problems. Will the worlds of these 2 people collide?

Hope is an integral part of our lives. Many times we aren't even aware of our hopes. The members of the Frasier family and their friends each have hope...but for different things. Hope Revealed is the fifth book in the Return to Magnolia Series. It follows the lives of the children and grandchildren of Cal and Lucy Frasier. There is a large cast of characters and each plays a part in the continuing saga of the families of Magnolia, TX.

The grandchildren of Lucy and Cal Frasier continue to live, laugh and love in this fourth book of the Return to Magnolia Series. There are new dilemmas, troubles, temptations and celebrations as this large family continues to grow. They all have decisions to make while occasionally feeling as though their lives are broken in pieces. With their faith in God to lead them, they learn those pieces can be made into something new and beautiful.

The 8th book in the Return to Magnolia Series continues to tell the stories of the Frasier family and their friends. It is a large family with several generations portrayed. As in the previous books in this series, there are many scenarios that will resonate with readers: the unexpected problems that come with owning a business, the joys and problems that surround adopting a child and fostering children, the temptations of spending time in close proximity to someone you think you may love, recovering from illness, turning your life around and accepting Jesus as your Savior, changing ...

The Frasiers and their extended family encounter many day-to-day trials and life lessons. However, every obstacle in their lives is balanced with joy, happiness and humor. Sweet Redemption is the story of many of the characters need to find redemption or to free themselves from past hurts by offering redemption.

Cal Frasier, a middle-aged rancher from Magnolia, TX, and his wife, Lucy, have faced many obstacles in the three years since they fell in love and made the decision to marry. They encounter a seemingly never-ending barrage of challenges in the lives of their adult children and grandchildren. Illnesses, perceived indiscretions, extended family, friends, employees / co-workers and uncovered secrets threaten to pull their world apart. Can their love for each other and their shared faith carry them through the uncertain times? The characters in this series of contemporary romance novels are ...

Lucy must make some difficult choices, and her relationship and her home are on the line. When she married her cowboy, Cal, and moved to Texas, life should have been idyllic. But their pasts threaten to drag them back to their former lives. Will Lucy cut all ties to the people who bind her to that past, or will she need those connections to save their ranch--and possibly lose Cal in the process? In this heartwarming sequel to Bring a Cowboy Home, Lucy and Cal must rely on their faith and love for each other to beat the odds.

Relationships are never easy, especially when everything seems to be conspiring against you. Louisa Crowder is a successful businesswoman from Chicago. When she meets Cal Frasier, a handsome rancher from Magnolia, Texas, it feels like someone’s lit a match on a forest fire. The only problem: Everything seems to stand in their way. With the opinions and objections of their adult children, their totally different lifestyles, secrets from their pasts, and their completely opposite views of their faith in Jesus Christ, can Louisa and Cal fan the flames and find happiness, or are their ...

The Magnolia Series is a set of 4 novels set in and around a ranch in Magnolia, TX. The main characters are 59 and 62 years old when they meet. Their adult children and grandchildren provide many memorable incidents in their lives. The four books touch on over 35 topics that are issues in our world today. Rather than being a typical, 'boy meets girl, boy loses girl' type of romance, these are full of suspense, tears, laughter, fear, danger and always proving "It's Never Too Late For Love."

The first portion of the book is filled with memories of Christmases past...some of my mother's memories, some of my childhood memories, adolescent and adult memories. The second portion of the book contains fiction Christmas stories I wrote for various publications.

The Frasiers of Magnolia, Texas are a large multi-generational family. The close-knit members are involved in each others lives and the scenarios involve newborns to elderly family members. The various occupations and loves of the many family units find themselves in situations that are frightening, dangerous, humorous, romantic and believable. Their faith runs like a thread through the entire book.

After accepting Collier's unexpected proposal, Camille's life changes in ways she could never have imagined. Decisions need to be made by many people and for totally different reasons. Should Camille sell her magazine, should Jace sell The Branding Iron, who is searching for something in the big house on Flagler Road and what are they searching for, can Dean accept the fact he needs a caregiver, can Jace ever forgive his mother for abandoning him, could it be possible Will has a daughter he doesn't know existed? These and many more questions will be answered within the pages of Old Secrets....

Each of us, like the characters in this book, have our own "long road home" whether is is emotional, physical or spiritual. The children and grandchildren of Cal and Lucy Frasier come face-to-face with situations and circumstances that will make them consider whether they will choose that road or not.

Annie Newsome is engaged to a man she’s known for only a year. Her grandmother seems to love him but Annie isn’t so sure she does. Following an argument, she makes the decision to accept her mother’s invitation to come to her hometown of Magnolia, TX for the holidays. The town is planning a huge celebration called, A Horseshoe Christmas. Will the respite in Magnolia be enough to clear her head about some decisions she must make? Will it give closure to her regrets about being out of the country when her beloved grandparents died? Perhaps…or will new people and situations add ...

Shortly after Claire learns her beloved grandfather has died, she gets a call telling her that her father has also died. His death was surrounded by unexplained circumstances on Thunder Mountain. What was he doing on the mountain? Why did he want her grandfather's house and property so badly? Why was his attorney named as a beneficiary in his will? The story takes you to a small town in North Carolina. Crestwood is the home of some intriguing characters and some dangerous ones. Claire discovers not all the secrets are hidden on Thunder Mountain.