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Bryan Langley, a talented musician, was close to signing a recording contract when a barn fire left part of his face severely burned. He survived, but his career did not. Faced with a lengthy recovery and his appearance altered, the studio pulled its offer. Convinced his dreams were destroyed, Bryan struggles to start a new life. When Liana’s father hires Bryan as a handyman on the family estate, Liana’s and Bryan’s lives become entangled.

Liana longs for a handsome and successful husband. Bryan believes no woman could never love him. When Liana  is dumped by the man she hopes to marry, Bryan is there to pick up the pieces. His strength, kindness, and listening ear do more than mend her broken heart. Could she love someone like Bryan? A man so far from her dreams and expectations? And despite his attraction to Liana, how can a disfigured handyman fit into her five-star life?

Through a Mirror Dimly is about two people whose lives have not gone according to plan. Though they may not have the answers as to why God says “no” to some dreams and desires, Liana and Bryan begin to see and trust that God not only knows the end of the story, he ultimately knows what’s best for them.

Katherine Miller, driven by a need to be successful, is pursuing an acting career in New York. She’s close to getting her big break in a musical production when her younger sister unexpectedly dies in their small Wisconsin hometown. Foul play is suspected in Paige’s death and Katherine must decide to either stay in the town and help find her sister’s killer—or go back to New York, her career, and the boyfriend waiting there.

The presence of mysterious Hunter Lane, the new minister in town, adds to her dilemma. Fighting her attraction to him, she questions the close friendship he had with her sister. Fear of failure at every turn propels Katherine into a world of conflict where she must decide what being successful really means and which path leads there.

With a Trusting Heart

“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  ~ Hebrews 13:5

Sarah McFadden has protected her prominent Seattle family from scandal for years by keeping a childhood secret. Convinced that God abandoned her as a child, Sarah struggles with being able to trust.

Then one day two people walk into her life and stir up feelings she thought were buried. A six-year-old student, who she suspects is hiding her own secret—and a handsome teacher, back from mission work in Peru. Sarah embarks on her own mission to save the little girl from danger and herself from falling in love. The result is an emotional roller coaster that challenges Sarah to take a ride toward accepting true healing from the only One who can give it.