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Is Siobhan too far gone to respond to the song of a God who''s calling her back to him?When a new customer brings a badly damaged violin into Siobhan Walsh''s shop, it is exactly the sort of challenge she craves. The man who brought it in is not. He''s too close to the painful past that left her heart and her faith in shambles.Matt Buchanan has had a rough start as the new worship pastor. A car accident on his way into town left him with a nearly totaled truck, and an heirloom violin in pieces. When he takes it to a repair shop, he''s fascinated with the restoration process--and with the edgy, closed-off woman doing the work.As their friendship deepens and turns into more, they both discover secrets that force them to face past wounds. And the history of the violin reveals more about their current problems than they could have ever expected.On the nineteenth-century frontier, a gruesome tomahawk attack wiped out most of Deborah Caldwell''s family. Her greatest solace after the tragedy is the music from her father''s prized violin. Given her horrendous scars, she''d resigned herself to a spinster''s life. But Levi Martinson''s gentle love starts to chip away at her hardened heart, until devastating details about the attack are revealed, putting their love--and Deborah''s shaky faith--to the ultimate test.Full of forgiveness and the message that no one is too damaged for God''s healing touch, the final book in the split-time Sedgwick County Chronicles will thrill fans of Rachel Hauck, Lisa Wingate, and Kristy Cambron.

Two couples in love. Two sets of impossible circumstances. One powerful God of grace.

After a tailspin in her late teens, Lauren Anderson''s life is finally back on track. Her battle with bulimia is under control, her career is taking off, and she''s surrounded by a loving family. Then a chance meeting with Carter Douglas, her first love and the man who broke her heart, leads to old feelings returning with new strength. And suddenly her well-balanced world is thrown off kilter.

Now a TV meteorologist, Carter is determined to make amends with Lauren. After all, she still owns his heart. But the reasons they broke up aren''t lost--and those old demons are forcing him toward the same decision he faced in the past. He isn’t sure he''s courageous enough to make a different choice this time around.

When Lauren''s elderly grandmother, Rosie, begins having nightmares about a man named Ephraim--a name her family has never heard before--a fascinating and forbidden past love comes to light. As Lauren and Carter work to uncover the untold stories of Rosie''s past in 1950s Wichita, they embark on a journey of forgiveness and second chances that will change their lives--and Rosie’s--forever. Along the way they''ll learn that God wastes nothing, his timing is perfect, and nothing is beyond his grace and redemption.

The Songs That Could Have Been is full of the same deftly handled, resonant writing that readers and critics alike enjoyed in Amanda Wen''s first book in the series. Fans of Lisa Wingate and Rachel Hauck will add Amanda Wen to their must-read shelves.

This historic home holds the keys to their destiny . . . and their heartsAbandoned at birth, her family roots a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to making sure others know theirs. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn''t expect much from the common artifact . . .until she finds real treasure inside: a nineteenth-century diary.Now she''s on the hunt to find out more.Garrett Anderson just wanted to clean out his grandmother''s historic but tumbledown farmhouse before selling it to fund her medical care. With her advancing Alzheimer''s, he can''t afford to be sentimental about the family home. But his carefully ordered plan runs up against two formidable obstacles: Sloane, who''s fallen in love with both the diaries and the house, and his own heart, which is irresistibly drawn to Sloane.A century and a half earlier, motherless Annabelle Collins embarks with her aunt and uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: settling the prairies of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The diaries she left behind paint a portrait of life, loss, and love--and a God who faithfully carries her through it all. Paging through the diaries together takes Sloane and Garrett on a journey they never could have planned, which will change them in ways they never imagined.This warm, beautifully written split-time novel will resonate with readers looking for stories that reveal the beauty of God''s plan for our lives, and how our actions ripple for generations

Stories of small-town Christmas and the enduring love of God from three critically acclaimed authors

In the sleepy small town of Mapleview, Michigan, Christmas is always something special. In this charming collection of romance novellas, join three generations of Mapleview residents longing for love--and finding it--on the most wonderful night of the year.

"Hopes and Fears" by Amanda Wen

Emma Trowbridge is determined to give her students the Christmas pageant of a lifetime. The last person she expected, or wanted, to encounter in her two-room classroom is her childhood rival, Frederick Oberstein. He would rather be far away himself. He wants no part of cheer, Christmas or otherwise. Can they learn to see each other in a new light--and embrace a new season of hope and faith together?

"While Mortals Sleep" by Janyre Tromp

While World War II rages overseas, news reporter Eleanor Sweers returns home to Mapleview to face the repercussions of the death of her sister and her nightmare of Christmases past. But the homefront isn''t as far from the war as she thought: a bomb has landed in the middle of the U.S. Now Eleanor and family friend Gideon Braum may have to choose between the scoop of a lifetime and the love of a lifetime.

"The Wondrous Gift" by Deborah Raney

High school football coach Caleb Janssen and music teacher Rachel Hamblin bond when they both lose their jobs at a Christian school. But when they discover their plans for the future are mutually exclusive, the fallout threatens to tear them apart.