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Come Find Me—The intriguing challenge pulled Hayley Bryant to the historic Missouri River town of Clemsam Cove. As a journalist, she chased stories. Her gut told her the man who’d sent the short email had one worth investigating. Beyond the implied dare at the end of his short message, the mystery man supplied little information other than indicating he was a Vietnam veteran. So was her brother, but she hadn’t heard from him since he walked away from their family after the war. The unknown man might give her the closure her brother never would. She’d make the veteran’s story the ...

Boyd Richards has traveled endless paths since the end of the Civil War. His former boss, Shanghai Pierce, sends him to the Kennedy ranch to assist in a cattle drive to Kansas on Chisholm's trail. In the days before leaving on the dusty journey, two very different women intrigue him. Lucy Kennedy, the daughter of his new boss, and Hallie Price, a soiled dove working in the town saloon. Lucy, a spunky reporter, introduces Boyd to the town with an article in the local newspaper. Bitter from losing his wife and son while away at war and preferring to avoid attention, Boyd is none too happy at ...

Meeting Mr. Wright. Quil meets Mr. Wright and discovers he is all wrong. An older neighborhood transformed into a subdivision. Mandi Larkin, head of the Camp Acre’s HOA, insists the oldest resident move because she's not following the rules.When Mrs. Long refuses to comply, how far will Mandi go to ensure the old lady leaves? Attorney Cameron Wright is called to mediate the issue. How hard can it be? There’s only one problem: Mrs. Long’s property isn’t technically a part of the HOA, and Dr. Quil Stuart won’t have her nana harassed. Then there’s the goat . . .

Sounds of war rumble in the distance. From within the ranks of the Army of Northern Virginia, the men of Company F from Rockport and the rest of the Third Arkansas Infantry Regiment march to the cadence of distant artillery, led by their brave but ever-changing Confederate leadership. When the famous Texas Brigade welcomes them into their ranks, they find a brotherhood in General Robertson’s brigade, under Hood’s leadership. Richard longs for home, but he can’t return until he earns the right by helping the cause and winning the war—if he returns. The dawn of day back home had ...

Somewhere between whimsical and real, between colored puzzle-pieced walls—which transformed beyond clockwork design and unmeasured time—sat a little girl. Martha “Whimsy” Michaels baffles many who meet her, but she perplexes her brother Stephen most of all. Why can’t she be like his friends’ sisters? Theirs didn’t vanish from rooms or obsess on making art collages with everyone. He’d settle for normal little sister irritations over his any day. Still, she had something he couldn’t understand. Her friends did. She insisted he wasn’t ready. What was that supposed to mean? ...

In the autumn of 1878, the South prays for a frost to end the yellow fever epidemic. The railroads continue to expand, extinguishing the former glory of the steamboat era. Clem Henry and Amelia McCrary meet on a train. Amelia and her cousin are refugees, running from the yellow fever. Clem is a special sketch artist and writer for the newspapers. There’s something familiar about each of them, but they can’t grasp where they might have met. When unexpected circumstances take them to the small community of Resolution, their focus changes to their surroundings. There’s something unusual ...

Marcus Johnson and John Wilkins marched from Rockport, Arkansas to aid in resolving the war that divided the nation. Many friends and family members fought beside them. Some returned home, spent and broken. Others remained where they had fallen, leaving only memories for their families. John and Marc had decided not to make the return journey for a time. Instead, they had found solace in work with Texas cattlemen—until now. It’s time to go home. The devastation they discover in their home state further deepens the waters of guilt that engulf them. The Civil War reached the doors of the ...

Mina Kolek is an independent- minded young woman in favor of early Women’s Suffrage views. Orphaned as a child, she grew up with her uncle in Colorado. Her travels with him to the mining camps and growing towns educated her on the harshness of life. The only girlish dream she retained throughout her childhood and college involved a young man her uncle met after a railroad tunnel explosion. The simple story Uncle Silas told never left her. Now she is trying to find the mysterious Jack Johnson and see if his life is everything she imagined. Only then can she decide the direction of her life...

From Chapter 2: Nothing terrified Mama more than a storm. The familiar pattern of left step . . . hop . . . right step . . . hop . . . stumble took over Bo Jack’s feet as he struggled to keep up with her rapid pace across the field to his aunt’s storm cellar. The first time he could recollect her waking him at the height of a storm, his heart hammered against his ribs in a mixture of fear and the thrill of adventure. He’d been many times before, but this time his five-year-old brain took in everything. The wooden doors covering the deep and damp cellar looked huge. Mama struggled to ...

Vera and Cap grew up together in East Texas during the optimistic days before WWI, the dark days amidst the war and influenza, and the unprecedented post-war days. No one had time to ponder much beyond their own door. Each member of their farming families worked from sunup to sundown to survive. A strict and devout church heritage underpinned their rural community. Such beginnings didn’t allow for many dreams, but it shaped theirs. Vera wants to be a nurse, but Mama can’t afford her dream. With her grandfather’s support, she excels in her studies far from home in San Antonio, Texas. ...

It’s 2017. Five years have passed since Stephen Michaels left the military. Nikki helps him set up a foundation to assist military families through art centers and a trial app to rescue Veterans with PTSD. God guides them each step of the way. They fall in love, marry, and move to Monterey for Nikki’s new job as an illustrator. Meanwhile, Stephen and an Army buddy work on the final version of his PTSD app. One night in the midst of a dream, Stephen receives not only the name and design needed to complete the official launch, but also spiritual advice about what is to come. Nikki ...

Somewhere between whimsical and real, between colored puzzle-pieced walls—which transformed beyond clockwork design and unmeasured time—sat a little girl. Martha “Whimsy” Michaels baffles many who meet her, but she perplexes her brother Stephen most of all. Why can’t she be like his friends’ sisters? Theirs didn’t vanish from rooms or obsess on making art collages with everyone. He’d settle for normal little sister irritations over his any day. Still, she had something he couldn’t understand. Her friends did. She insisted he wasn’t ready. What was that supposed to mean? ...

Sara Jane longs for the porcelain doll in the small shop at the crossroads in Haven’s Corners. Mrs. Ruth Sanderson and her friends dream of new homes for their cherished dolls. God has plans beyond theirs. Childhood and old age are the bookends of life. Join Sara Jane, Mrs. Sanderson, and all the endearing characters whose stories intersect within this delightful community.