Books and complete short novels

Charleston and Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

The Whitakers of Sullivan's Island

Inspired by Southern Christian values, the book follows a prominent Sullivan’s Island family whose unexpected discovery before Thanksgiving leads to a heartwarming, happy ending on Christmas Day.

English

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Bellevue, Idaho

FAITH

A Woman’s Pregnancy Journey

After repeated pregnancy loss, Hannah begins opening her table to other people and discovers that caring for them may also require letting them care for her.

Biblical foundation: 1 Samuel 1 and 1 Samuel 2:1 through 11

English

Summersville, West Virginia

HOPE

A Family’s Journey Beyond Loss

After wildfire destroys their home and workshop, a family must decide whether beginning again means rebuilding the past or making room for a different future together.

Biblical foundation: Romans 5:3 through 5

English

Nashville, Tennessee

LOVE

A Friendship Worth Fighting For

Two Nashville friends face ambition, family pressure, creative truth, and the difficult question of what loyalty is worth when staying costs something.

Biblical foundation: 1 Samuel 18 through 20

English

Asheville, North Carolina

WISDOM

A Father’s Journey Beyond Being Right

A master carpenter who has spent his life solving problems must learn that his adult daughter’s future is not another problem for him to solve.

Biblical foundation: 1 Kings 3:5 through 28

English

Greenville, South Carolina

COURAGE

Finding the Strength to Stand

A construction professional discovers a serious safety problem and must decide what truth requires when speaking could protect strangers and fracture the family business she built with her brother.

Biblical foundation: Esther 4:10 through 16

English

Savannah, Georgia

MERCY

Making Room for a Second Chance

Nearly twenty years after her sister took family money and disappeared, Vivian sees her walk into the restaurant Vivian built without her.

Biblical foundation: Luke 15:11 through 32

English

Abingdon, Virginia

PEACE

Learning to Leave Some Battles Behind

A daughter inherits her father’s unfinished fight and must decide how much of it belongs to her.

Biblical foundation: Matthew 5:9 and Romans 12:18

English

Fairhope, Alabama

TRUTH

The Cost of Telling What Really Happened

A newspaper editor discovers that honoring her late father may require correcting the public record he left behind.

Biblical foundation: Ephesians 4:25 and John 8:32

English

Oxford, Mississippi

PATIENCE

The Courage to Begin Again

A highly skilled mechanic must risk becoming a beginner in the part of his life he has spent decades hiding.

Biblical foundation: James 5:7 through 8

English

Bismarck, North Dakota

GRACE

Learning to Receive What Love Freely Gives

A longtime diner owner who knows how to care for everyone else must learn what it means to accept care without turning love into a debt.

Biblical foundation: 2 Corinthians 12:7 through 10

English

Columbia, Kentucky

HUMILITY

The Freedom to Stop Proving Yourself

A respected retired band director must discover how to belong when the music, the traditions, and the field are no longer his to conduct.

Biblical foundation: Philippians 2:1 through 11

English

Thomasville, Georgia

JOY

Learning to Celebrate Without Forgetting

A dressmaker is asked to finish the wedding gown she once began for her late son’s fiancée, now preparing to marry someone else.

Biblical foundation: Romans 12:15

English

Stillwater, Oklahoma

KINDNESS

The Quiet Things We Do for One Another

A retired school secretary learns that years of quiet generosity do not give her ownership of every good thing that follows.

Biblical foundation: Ephesians 4:31 through 5:2

English

Atlanta, Texas

FAITHFULNESS

Keeping Your Word When Nobody Would Blame You for Leaving

Before handing over her repair shop, a widow must decide what an unfinished promise asks of her and what it does not.

Biblical foundation: Luke 16:10

English

Buffalo, Wyoming

GENTLENESS

Knowing When Strength Is Enough

A Wyoming rancher knows how to hold a family together until his son and granddaughter need him to loosen his grip.

Biblical foundation: Proverbs 15:1

English

Loogootee, Indiana

SELF CONTROL

The Strength to Leave Some Things Unsaid

A barber’s fierce loyalty to his granddaughter becomes an unfair story. Learning to listen will require more than an apology.

Biblical foundation: James 1:19

English