Emily Jensen has always longed for marriage and a family of her own. She has her ideals - or at least those imposed by her mother - of how the right man will look and act. But life doesn't always work the way it should. Darin Black was blessed to get a second chance at life. After escaping death in a drunken driving crash, he realized that God had other plans for him. Though his family believes it's just a passing fad, Darin has cleaned up his life. Can Emily love a man with a past like Darin's? Regardless of what's gone before, can she trust God for the future? Will Emily rest in God's plan with an unbreakable hope?

Lindsay took to marriage like a starlet to stilettos, but her husband had a deeper love for his business. Left alone after his death, Lindsay must find out who she is when there isn't a party to plan or another person's life to be organized. Can she find her way Back to Life?Lindsay realized when she married Ron, a man seventeen years her senior, that the odds were he'd see heaven before her, but she never expected to be a widow at thirty-five. She knows there's too much of life remaining for her to just sit around in mourning, but she can't seem to kick-start the rest of her life. Then unexpected help arrives...when Ron's first wife, Jane, shows up at Lindsay's front door.The executor of their late husband's estate, Jane is everything Lindsay's not: strong, stubborn, independent...and a lot older. There are other surprises as well, including Ron Jr. (whom Jane insists is not "really" Ron's son). But against all odds, a most unlikely friendship begins to develop...

Haley Cutler is the consummate trophy wife. Perhaps "was" is the more accurate term. Haley married Prince Charming when she was only twenty years old — back in the day when highlights came from an afternoon at the beach, not three hours in the salon. When Jay first turned his eye to Haley, she was putty in his slender, graceful hands. No one ever treated her like she was important, and on the arm of Jay Cutler, she became someone people listened to and admired. Unfortunately, after seven years of marriage, her Prince Charming seems to belong to the Henry the XIII line of royalty. When Haley loses Jay, she not only loses her husband, she loses her identity. With her first independent decision, Haley leaves LA and moves home to Northern California. Feeling freedom just within her grasp, Haley learns that her settlement payments must go through one of Jay's financial advisors, Hamilton Lowe. Haley believes he's nothing more than a spy. And the feelings of distrust are...

Nathaniel Pemberton left his Mississippi plantation upbringing to seek a golden fortune in California. He assumed nothing at home would change—that the place he remembered and the people he loved would endure forever. But then the War Between the States broke out. Fighting to defend the family home, Nathaniel's brother lost an arm but won Nathaniel's childhood sweetheart. When Nathaniel decides to return home, no one, it seems, but his father is entirely happy to see the prodigal son. Where does Nathaniel belong? Can he find the forgiveness his heart longs for?

The first novel in the Spa Girls Collection, She's All That focuses on Lilly Jacobs, a San Francisco fashion designer determined that her "bad hair" is the root source of her problems––but a nagging grandmother, a vixen boss, and well–meaning friends certainly aren't helping matters.

Could it be that the life Daphne's always wanted is right under her nose?Daphne Sweeten left Paris—and a job she loved—to marry the man of her dreams in the U.S. But when he stands her up on their wedding day, she's left reeling and senseless. Literally. She's been trained as a perfume creator and now her sense of smell has disappeared along with her fiancé.She has to figure out why her nose isn't working, fix it, and get back to Paris. Meanwhile, she'll rely on her chemistry skills and just hope her new boss at Gibraltar Products, Jesse, doesn't notice her failing senses. They'll be working together on household fragrances, not posh perfumes. How hard can it be?As Daphne and Jesse work on a signature scent for their new line, she feels God at work as never before. And the promise of what's possible is as fresh as the scent of rain."Witty and upbeat" —Library Journal

Ever been on the verge of buying your own engagement ring?Ashley Stockingdale, the charming but always–in–over–her–head patent attorney from What a Girl Wants, has finally found the man she wants to marry. But after nine months of dating, it seems her commitment–phobe boyfriend will never use the "M" word. Just when she thinks she's got it all together, Ashley is having trouble knowing where to put it.A massive remodeling project, a hyperactive puppy, and an ex–boyfriend who wants to be part of her life again all keep Ashley's world spinning. As the mayhem escalates, Ashley's life quickly goes from What a Girl Wants to out of control.

There are a billion reasons Kate should marry her current boyfriend.Will she trade them all to be madly in love?Katie McKenna leads a perfect life. Or so she thinks. She has a fulfilling job, a cute apartment, and a wedding to plan with her soon–to–be fiance, Dexter. She can think of a billion reasons why she should marry Dexter. He's everything she wants in a husband.And then in walks Luc DeForges, her bold, breathtaking ex–boyfriend. Only now he's a millionaire. And he wants her to go home to New Orleans to sing for her friend's wedding. As his date.But Katie made up her mind about Luc eight years ago, when she fled their hometown after a very public breakup. Yet there's still a magnetism between them she can't deny.Katie thought her predictable relationship with Dexter would be the bedrock of a lasting, Christian marriage. But what if there's more? What if God's desire for her is a heart full of life? And what if that's what Luc has offered all along?"Katie...

Ashley Wilkes Stockingdale Novak, patent attorney extraordinaire, has found the love of her of her life inDr. Kevin Novak. The problem is, she's lost everything else—her job, her friends and maybe just a little of her excitable, headstrong spirit. When her hubby sends her on a "vacation for one" back home to Silicon Valley, Ashley wonders if there's anything to return to in Philadelphia when the trip is over. It's never a good sign when your husband books a trip for one on your second anniversary, is it?Back home with her people "The Reasons" in California, Ashley must find what's missing from her life as a proper doctor's wife. Running into her ex-boyfriend Seth Greenwood has her question Kevin's commitment. And when her former adversary offers her a job and the dizzying life she had prior to marriage, Ashley needs to figure out exactly What a Girl Needs...

For Daisy Crispin the summer after graduation is filled with social mishaps, dating fiascos, and dreams of the freedom of college life.Daisy Crispin is at a crossroads. In one direction lies the promised land—life at college, away from her embarrassing and overprotective parents. In the other direction is reality—her strapped bank account, an ailing father, and family priorities. Daisy knows the "perfect" daughter wouldn't have to think twice. But maybe Daisy was never really perfect on any level, because she does not want her life to look the way her parents think it should. She won't let that stop her, though. Now that she has been given an exciting free trip to Argentina before going to college, she's thrilled—until her parents decide to go along with her.Hilarious and all too true to life, Perfectly Ridiculous gives teen girls more of what they want and love to read from Kristin Billerbeck.

She's got the rock, so when does happily ever after kick in?At long last, Ashley Stockingdale––patent attorney, fashionista, and homeowner––can finally add "fiancee" to her spirited resume.  That means the next four months will be a dizzying decadent waltz through aisles of Vera Wang, Kenneth Cole, Sheridan sheets, Kate Spade place settings, and Oneida flatware.  Well...maybe not.For starters, the HR department has hired Ashley's ex–boyfriend (yep, the one who ran off to India with that other woman) as the new director of software.  And now her fiancee is starting to sound crazy––something about moving across the country, to Philadelphia of all places.  Worse of all, right before her eyes, Scarlett I–Need–Some–Prozac O'Hara is hijacking her wedding plans!Life for our heroine is spinning from out of control to downright confusing.  But whether she makes it to the end of the aisle or not, she'll never be at a loss for drama!

She's armed––with hot irons, sharp shears, and a flair for color.She's dangerous––truly bad news for bad hair.And she's going to do whatever it takes to make a place for herself in the exclusive Beverly Hills salon.Even if that means sweeping hair, emptying trash, scrubbing dummy heads, and making soy lattes for the stars that come to Yoshi's salon.Even if it means hiding the fact that she's not really an up–and–comer from New York, but a drunk's daughter from small–town Wyoming.Even if it means igoring her attraction to a tall, dark stranger in a fedora who just stepped off the elevator...and into her heart.But can a talented hairdresser from the sticks really make it in image–obsessed L.A.? And can she ever find true love and real success in a town that wrote the book on fake?

Ever felt like the last item left on the clearance rack?As a successful patent attorney, Ashley Stockingdale has all the makings of a perfect catch: the looks, the brains, even a convertible.  But at 31, she's beginning to wonder if she's been passed over for good.Deciding to adopt a new attitude, Ashley suddenly becomes the romantic interest of three men within a matter of days.  While her heart enjoys turning the tables on the dating game, the rest of her previously predictable world is being turned upside down.  Is it more than Ashley can handle?  Or is it exactly what she wants?Award–winning author Kristin Billerback combines comedy with spunk to create a memorable story in What a Girl Wants––an all–too–realistic picture of a single girl's search for being content with who she is...with or without a man.

Join brave women who take on wars, social injustices, and westward expansion, living to find love and build a legacy in these nine stories of historical romance. From Virginia west to Oregon, meet Lucy, a nurse; Helen, a bookkeeper; Permelia, a farmer; Birdie, a seamstress; Francie, a writer; Collette, a widow; Christiana, a midwife; Glorie, a nurse; and Josephine, a maid, who each have their ordinary lives disrupted by mysteries and challenge—and extraordinary love.

Three friends. One spa. And an infinite amount of oversharing!From the outside, Morgan Malliard has it all: diamonds at her disposal, a willowy figure, a doting daddy, and all the elegance that money can buy. But money can't buy happiness—or an identity to call her own—and Morgan is realizing her perfect life has no purpose other than spectacular grooming (which isn't really a purpose at all . . . unless you're a chimpanzee). Then a falling-out with her father drop-kicks Morgan into the real world, and she is suddenly forced to get an actual job, wear affordable shoes, and cope with public transportation—not to mention deal with that mysterious hottie who may or may not be stalking her!It's time for a spa getaway with her best gals, Lilly and Poppy—because there's just something about lying under a pile of sweet-smelling papaya plaster that can help a girl figure things out. Like the fact that life isn't about living up to a perfect...