Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back...

"Author tackles a lack of self-esteem and the need to please others as a major problem in relationships and offers guidance via Christian belief and values" --Provided by the publisher.

Jessie Sullivan is summoned home to tiny Egret Island, where she meets Brother Thomas, a monk who is about to take his final vows, and encounters the legend of a mysterious chair dedicated to a saint who had originally been a mermaid.

A stillborn baby ends Max and Zoe's marriage. Max leaves Zoe and turns to drinking. Zoe falls in love with a female school counselor, Vanessa. Max finds help for his drinking problem through his brother's church. Vanessa and Zoe get married. Vanessa offers to carry one of Zoe and Max's fertilized embryos. Zoe goes to Max to get permission to release the embryos to her but Max's new found religious fervor leads him to sue Zoe for custody.

Dive into the haunting world of "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts, this novel weaves a gripping tale of love, sin, and redemption. Follow the enigmatic Hester Prynne, marked by the scarlet letter 'A' as a symbol of her adulterous affair. As secrets unravel, Reverend Dimmesdale grapples with his own hidden guilt. With vivid prose, Hawthorne explores the consequences of societal judgment and the enduring...

These stories teach lessons on faith, God is in control, spending time with family, facing fear, finding God's will, God's faithfulness to His word, secrets, the importance of family, honesty, acceptance, being wanted, and making a difference.

These stories teach lessons on inspiration, storing up treasures in heaven, procrastination, the folly of revenge, responsibility, the importance of family and perseverance.

The title story portrays the theme of love conquers all as John and Connie look for Whit, a friend who has been locked in a dark room by a mentally challenged man. Other stories teach lessons on honesty, forgiveness, reconciliation, sacrifice, admitting you're wrong, and God's unconditional love.

These stories teach lessons on friendship, diligence, deception, discernment, ethics, favoritism, the power of imaginagion, time-management, and God's protection.

These stories teach lessons on putting God first, using our abilities to serve God, uniqueness, sacrifice, finding your place, discrimination, the Revolutionary War, obedience, getting along with others, living with an eternal perspective.