Book 3

The Perfect Wedding

by Arlene James

Published 1 September 1993

EVERYDAY MIRACLES

A BRIDE AT LAST?

Bridal consultant Layne Harrington had been planning other people's weddings forever. But never her own. Then rugged cowboy Rod Corley walked into her shop, looking like the answer to a prayer.

Rod was captivated by Layne's beauty and goodness. Yet he could never ask her to share the burden he carried. He'd long ago lost his faith in the future-his faith in everything.

But Rod hadn't counted on Layne's strength and courage...or on the healing power of a perfect love.

Everyday Miracles: Each day brings new tests for young Reverend Charles and his congregation. But with faith, they find miracles everywhere-even the miracle of love.

Welcome to Love Inspired (TM)-stories that will lift your spirits and gladden your heart. Meet men and women facing the challenges of today's world and learning important lessons about love, faith and love.


Book 9

An Old-Fashioned Love

by Arlene James

Published 1 October 1993

EVERYDAY MIRACLES

TRIPLE TROUBLE!

From the start, Wyatt Gilley and his redheaded sons turned Traci Temple's peaceful world upside down.

The twins were mischievous, but reformable. Their father was charming-and dangerous.

The handsome single dad needed a woman's touch in his life. And Traci longed to bring the light of love and faith back to Wyatt's home.

But when Wyatt insisted he'd never marry again, Traci didn't know where to turn. Had she lost her heart to a man she could never call her own?

Everyday Miracles: Each day brings new tests for the young Reverend Charles and his congregation. But with faith, they find miracles everywhere!

Welcome to Love Inspired (TM)-stories that will lift your spirits and gladden your heart. Meet men and women facing the challenges of today's world and learning important lessons about life, faith and love.


Book 14

A Wife Worth Waiting for

by Arlene James

Published 1 January 1998

EVERYDAY MIRACLES

THE WIFE WAIT

Widow Clarice Revere was grateful to the Reverend Bolton Charles. The handsome minister had been a father figure to her son, generously given her his friendship and elicited feelings she'd long forgotten. But Clarice-who'd always lived in the shadow of domineering men-couldn't trade her newfound freedom for love.

Putting his trust in God's plan, Bolton set out to convince Clarice she was the wife he'd been waiting for. He only hoped his patience proved as limitless as his love....

Everyday Miracles: Each day brings new tests for young Reverend Charles and his congregation. But with faith, they find miracles are everywhere-even the miracle of love.

Welcome to Love Inspired (TM)-stories that will lift your spirits and gladden your heart. Meet men and women facing the challenges of today's world and learning important lessons about life, faith and love.


Book 21

With Baby in Mind

by Arlene James

Published 1 June 1994

Book 90

Black Hills Bride

by Deb Kastner

Published 1 February 2000

Book 113

The Forgiving Heart

by Deb Kastner

Published 1 September 2000

RHETT WHEELER COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES

The most beautiful lady cop he'd ever seen had picked up his sixteen-year-old son for shoplifting! But Brandon was a good kid, not a juvenile delinquent. So why did this angel in blue think she could tell him how to raise his son?

Officer Callie Brockman could be tough as nails and hard as ice, but Rhett Wheeler made her melt like snow on the Fourth of July! Callie was drawn to the single dad and yearned to help him come to terms with his troubled teen. Maybe even bring some joy into their lives....


Book 140

A Daddy at Heart

by Deb Kastner

Published 1 June 2001

GOD HAD PLANS FOR ETHAN WHEELER…

Glory Weston was sure of that. What she didn't understand was why those plans included her. From the moment the handsome lawyer showed up at her women's shelter, checkbook in hand, she sensed that he wasn't just another stone-hearted businessman seeking a tax write-off. But that didn't mean she had to fall for him….

Between his cutthroat career and raising a motherless daughter, Ethan's hands were full–and his heart was jaded. Romance was the last thing he needed. Yet Glory made him question things he believed in–like money–and things he didn't. Like God. And marriage….


Book 261

The Heart's Voice

by Arlene James

Published 24 June 2004

After a rodeo accident left her widowed, petite Becca Kinder returned to work at her in-laws' store to support her two small children and fix up a house growing more dilapidated by the minute. Dan Holden, the strong but silent carpenter who frequented the shop, was just the man she needed... if only she could get him to agree!

Still struggling with the loss of his hearing in a military exercise, Dan came back to his hometown to live quietly among the people who knew him, prepared to renounce romantic love. But when disaster struck Becca' s home, Dan wondered if God' s plan was for him to rebuild her home... and her heart.


Book 285

To Heal A Heart

by Arlene James

Published 28 December 2004

While hurrying to catch a plane, widowed lawyer Mitch Sayer finds a single page from a handwritten letter, a letter offering forgiveness to an unknown recipient.

But thoughts of its possible owner flee his mind when he meets his attractive seatmate, Piper Wynne. Guilt has driven Piper from her family, and her new job as an insurance investigator offers the prospect of starting over.

Mitch's discovery of her letter and his quest for its addressee make it difficult to continue to hide her past, especially as their new friendship deepens. Will Mitch's love for Piper truly heal her heart?


Book 323

Deck The Halls

by Arlene James

Published 27 September 2005

Retrieving the mail from his old apartment brought more than just letters for Vince Cutler.

When he opened the door on the lovely Jolie Wheeler and rooms he hardly recognized, he knew he'd found the person to fix up his bare new bachelor quarters. But behind their banter, he sensed a pain that his friendship couldn't assuage. The warm embrace of Vince's family reminded Jolie achingly of the nephew taken from her, and the sister she refused to see. Vince's embrace made keeping the distance between them all the more difficult.

And all the while the spirit of Christmas was working within Jolie's heart to reconnect her with her family…and with Vince suring this very special season…


Carbon Copy Cowboy

by Arlene James

Published 1 January 2012

Amnesiac Bride

An injured woman in a wedding veil on Jack Colby's ranch property? Jack has no idea who she is-and neither does she. "Kendra" doesn't know her name, what the veil is all about or where she belongs. And since Jack's entire life changed with the unwelcome discovery of a twin brother he never knew, he's not in the mood for secrets or surprises.

Like finding out that Kendra might be spoken for. Yet even as she helps him open his heart to his family, he finds himself praying for the opportunity to make new memories. Texas Twins: Two sets of twins, torn apart by family secrets, find their way home

Enjoy a special 15th anniversary bonus story from Love Inspired Suspense When Night Falls by Margaret Daley


Butterfly Summer

by Arlene James

Published 27 June 2006

THE GOSSIP GURU has some shocking news: devout Wallace Hamilton, head of rival newspaper the Davis Landing Dispatch, is not Jeremy Hamilton's father!

Word is, his wife was already pregnant when they wed and now that Jeremy has learned the truth, he's quit. Who'll run the company while Wallace is in the hospital? In more Hamilton news, quiet Heather has had a makeover – who knew she was so stunning?

Maybe photographer Ethan Danes, who seems to have taken an interest in Heather now that she's started this butterfly summer.


His Ideal Match

by Arlene James

Published 17 December 2013
Carissa Hopper's always been strong and self-sufficient, so when the single mom of three finds herself in need accepting help from the rugged and adventurous Phillip Chatam isn't easy. She knows he's the kind of man she should stay away from, still, when his aunts offer her lodging at Chatam House Carissa can't refuse. Always on the move, Phillip has no interest in settling down, but as soon as he gets to know Carissa's adorable children - and falls for their mother - he realizes that his biggest adventure will be convincing Carissa to let him be a part of her future.

The Nanny's Twin Blessings

by Deb Kastner

Published 1 January 2012

Inspiring and enriching romances about faith, hope and the healing power of love.

ONE LAST CHANCE

Unemployed and with no place to live, Stephanie Cartwright answers an online classified ad. The nanny job in small-town Serendipity, Texas, will give her a chance to start over. And she'll be helping out teacher Drew Spencer, who desperately needs someone to watch his three-year-old twin boys.

He knows better than anyone that his boys can be a handful-so he makes the offer on a short-term basis. Soon this big-city girl is charming both troublesome twins-and their handsome country dad. But when Stephanie's past comes back to haunt her, can this temporary bond turn into a permanent promise?

Email Order Brides: Online connections lead to forever love.


Building A Perfect Match

by Arlene James

Published 1 January 2012

In charge of a hotel renovation, Petra Chatam's got everything under control--except Dale Bowen. The too-handsome contractor has his own ideas about the project. And they don't match up with ambitious Petra's, who hopes to become hotel manager. But the more time they spend together, the more Petra realizes they both agree on what really matters: love, faith and family. And they soon learn that building a future together is more work than building a hotel! It'll take a little bit of patience--and a lot of help from three love-minded aunts.


His Small-Town Girl

by Arlene James

Published 27 May 2008

Wrong turn at the right time

Fast-moving Texan Tyler Aldrich thought it a fate worse than death to be stuck in rural Eden, Oklahoma, overnight. Imagine the Dallas CEO settling in for homemade meat loaf at the Heavenly Arms Motel! Yet something about quiet Charlotte Jefford made Tyler want to leave his worries behind for more than one evening.

Was it their differences that drew Tyler in? The small-town girl was devoted to her family he longed to escape his. Were they polar opposites thrown together by a wrong turn-or had God actually set them on the right path?


Her Small-Town Hero

by Arlene James

Published 25 November 2008

Help Wanted At The Heavenly Arms Motel

If only someone will take the job so oil rigger Holt Jefford can stop making beds and burning breakfasts. And then someone does: a lovely single mother with a baby boy-and secrets. Sweet, kind Cara Jane is scared of her own shadow-why?

Holt warns himself not to trust his skittish new employee, but watching her with her son and his old granddad breaks through his guarded heart. Holt senses she's hiding out here in Eden, Oklahoma. Good choice, because the place comes with her own small-town hero.


The Marine's Baby

by Deb Kastner

Published 28 September 2010
"The U.S. Marine Corps made a man out of Nathan Morningway. But the orphaned baby girl left to him by his military buddy made him a father. A single father. With no training in diaper duty, let alone parenthood, Nathan heads home to Morningway Lodge--where he's not exactly warmly welcomed by his family. But day-care worker Jessica Sabin helps care for little Gracie and teaches him how to be a daddy. That "seems" to make Jessica happy. So why does she look so sad sometimes? Nathan's new mission: to find out--and make Jessica smile forever"--Publisher.

An Unlikely Match

by Arlene James

Published 1 January 2011

High-powered lawyer Asher Chatam has no time for love. He's far too busy with his career.

Then his eccentric aunts summon him to Chatam House on urgent business. And introduce him to Ellie Monroe. The beautiful young teacher needs his help, and one look at her violet eyes and sunny smile leads Asher to take the case. Ellie's laid-back attitude is a breath of fresh air in Asher's smoggy world, and soon he realizes that man cannot live on work alone. And that even the most unlikely match can lead to true love.


A Wedding In Wyoming

by Deb Kastner

Published 1 January 2009

Jenn Washington has spent years avoiding questions about her love life.

This year she's finally found a way to take the focus off herself at the annual family reunion. Sending herself some flowers from "John" should appease her relatives, until her pretend boyfriend arrives at the front door in the flesh!

Johnny Barnes has his own reasons for playing along with Jenn's ruse, and his growing attraction for her is only one of them. But secrets from her past and his present could make it harder for this rugged cowboy to make Jenn the bride he's always wanted.