Colleen L. Reece

 

  Colleen L. Reece  learned to read by kerosene lamplight in a home without running water or electricity, but rich in love for God and Family. The kitchen and dining room were once a one-room school house where Colleen’s mother taught all eight grades. The former cloakroom was Colleen’s bedroom. There she dreamed of someday writing a book. A logger’s daughter, Colleen considers herself an ordinary person with an extraordinary God.  He has multiplied her ‘someday book’ into 150 “Books you can trust”.  Six million copies have sold. Colleen launched Barbour Publishing Romance Readers Flip Books and Barbour’s Heartsongs Presents book club.  Twice voted favorite author and inducted in the Hall of Fame, several of Colleen’s books have appeared on the CBA Bestseller list.

In Search of Christ and Love

Benjamin, the youngest shepherd, is left to care for the sheep while his father and friends go to see the newborn Christ child. When Benjamin finallyreaches the stable, the manger is empty.

Michal of Nazareth is pursued by a greedy merchant she despises, a man old enough to be her grandfather.
Ari takes up his father’s quest and desperately searches for Jesus, hoping to save his beloved mother’s life.
Sabra flees from the wicked master who caused her father’s death and forced her into slavery. Better to perish than to continue living in fear.

Why is Jesus, reported to open blind eyes and heal lepers, always in the next village? Or just over the next hill? Will the weary travelers ever find Him? AMAZON

 

Sequel to Joy’s Long Journey,

(Gold Rush prospector finds child in desert. Only clue to her identity is a crocheted lace collar.)

Gabriela O’Donnell is horrified at the prospect of marriage with a man she despises. She runs away from her scheming cousin’s home and assumes a false name. Gabbie dares trust no one, even San Francisco’s rising star attorney, Gordon Rhys, who is fast capturing her heart.

The courageous young woman lives in constant fear; compelled to flee time after time from those determined to force her into a life of misery. God opens ways of escape, but Gabbie’s troubles are not over. She is threatened by a new danger, one from which there may be no escape: the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. AMAZON

 

Angus MacFarlane finds an abandoned child in the desert. A lace-trimmed dress is the only clue to her identity. Angus adopts “Joyous,” who grows up during the California Gold Rush.

Brit O’Donnell escapes the Irish potato famine and joins the Silver Rush, along with fifteen-year-old Carlos Montoya, son of a Monterey patriarch.

Brought together by the hand of God, Joyous and Angus, Brit and Carlos, face a long, arduous journey in order to solve a mystery that for years has wreaked havoc on a proud, grieving family. AMAZON

 

 

  How binding is a war-time promise?

Honor Brooks becomes a nanny after World War I claims her beloved soldier brother. Concerned for Honor, her employer insists the grieving young woman accompany him, his wife, and daughter on a trip to the Grand Canyon.

Honor is reunited with the soldier who once captured her heart, secured her promise to wait for him, then vanished. She falls in love all over again.

Phillip Travis is co-owner of Casa del Sol, north of Flagstaff. Honor’s dream of living on a cattle ranch is coming true. But why is Phillip acting so strange on her arrival? AMAZON

 

Rich, spoiled Elizabeth Courtland delights in shocking Grand Rapids Michigan society in the early 1900s. Her engagement party ends in disaster after she is deeply attracted to her fiance’s best friend. Daniel Spencer falls in love with “Madcap Betty,” but will not marry a woman vioently opposed to his commmitment to serve God in a the tiny Washington State hamlet.

Jilted by the fiance she never loved, Elizabeth and her maid follow Daniel to Pioneer. She pleads with Him to marry her. He refuses. Betty is forced to become a waitress. The unaccustomed, grueling work leaves her exhausted, but she is too proud to tell Daniel she is almost penniless. It takes a near tragedy for the desperate girl to seek herself as she really is, and seek help from the God she has so long ignored. AMAZON

 

Under Fire

With the onslaught of Word War ll, Candace “Candleshshine” Thatcher dedicates her life to nursing and loses her heart to Jeffrey Fairfax. The wounded Marine lieutenant washes up on the South Pacific island where Candleshine and survivors from their sunken ship are stranded.

Promises made under threat of attack and invasion must be postponed. Nursing in the jungle is overwhelming. It requires service above and beyond the call of duty by Candleshine and her two fellow nurses

Separation from Jeffrey follows evacuation under fire. Distance brings doubts. Can a love born in the midst of war survive? Will Jeffrey ever return to his beloved Montana cattle ranch with Candleshine as his wife?  AMAZON

 

Lexi LeClair leaves her Canadian home to attend college in Bellingham, Washington, her chance to shatter the wall of insecurity that imprisons her.

Lexi is still the shy outsider—in spite of popular Sally Marshall, her one new friend who tries to instill confidence in the heart-sick girl.

A sermon by campus chaplain Scott Down that every life counts, jolts Lexi. When the popular minister shows signs of caring, Lexi’s wall begins to crumble. Then a charming, unscrupulous student vows to capture Scott. Lexi is devastated.

A diabolical scheme tarnishes Scott’s reputation. Lexi turns to God, praying for release from the prison of her own making. God hears and answers . Yet the troubled giri wonders: does Scott still care? AMAZON

 

Love signals flash between mountain peaks

After four long years attending high school in the city, Jennifer Ashley is coming home. Home to parents, friends, mountains, forests and streams; far from trolley cars and crowded city streets.

The daring girl enters a horse race,  and works as a logging camp flunky [helper]. She later becomes a lookout fire-watcher. High atop Flower Dome, she flashes mirror signals with Keith Burgess on Pinnacle Peak. They fall in love World War I changes their lives. Keith enlists,  and is reported missing in action. After the Armistice (Nov. 11,  1918) soldiers come home, but not Keith. Will he and Jenny only be reunited in heaven? AMAZON

 

Orphaned at age eighteen, Angela Cartwright journeys to frontier Arizona seeking her twin brother. After a stagecoach wreck, she finds Abe dying from gunshot. He rallies long enough to whisper a secret that puts Angela in mortal danger.

The heartsick girl reluctantly takes Abe’s place as the Broken Rail school teacher. She captures the hearts of students, parents, and a killer who stumbled across Abe’s carefully guarded secret.

Not knowing who to trust, “Miss Angel” flees into the night—and into even more danger. God is again her only hope of rescue. AMAZON

 

 

Minister’s daughter Anne Carroll is thirty, single, and content serving her beloved community through her Christian bookstore, His Way. How can she tell what she knows, when it will destroy her father?

Former minister, Paul Hamilton wears the face of an angel but plans to pay God back for not intervening when false accusations shattered his life.

Aspen Grove is under attack after a terrible storm follows a gorgeous September day. Will the former idyllic village ever be the innocent, peaceful place that 700 residents loved and cherished?

Colleen L. Reece (165+ books, 6,000.000 copies sold) spent ten years writing Cascade Masquerade. Interspersed with humor and small-town way of life, it is a powerful story of what happens when people “tell the truth and shame the devil,” despite the cost.  AMAZON

 

  Lucy Danielson serves as a nurse with her doctor father in the Civil War and plans to marry her childhood sweetheart. However, Jere’s father orders him to marry another girl and then join the Confederate Army. Will the battles raging at home and at the front never end?

Generations later, Kiersten Davis begins three nursing internships before following her dream to serve in war-torn countries. She trusts her instincts–until she makes an embarrassing judgment call and meets Brett Lewis. Can he help her learn compassion for those fighting drug addiction, alcoholism, and abuse? AMAZON

 

  Seventeen-year-old Lissa Talbot watches the man she loves mount his magnificent black stallion and prepare to ride out of her life. A cry of protest bursts forth. It shocks bystanders and enrages Lissa’s father, the rancher who accused Matthew Coulter of rustling. “I believe in you, Matt. Go with God. Prove your innocence. Then come home . . .” The words to me are drowned out by King’s hoofbeats.

Seven years later, Matt returns wearing a silver star. Fear of her father’s reaction dims Lissa’s joy. It will take more than tinsel to heal long-held wounds.

God can soften hardened hearts and straighten tangled trails. But first, He must rescue four persons whose lives are endangered by a blizzard.  AMAZON

 

Bargaining with God

On her thirteenth birthday, Pat Kelly writes in her new diary, “God, I haven’t felt close to You for a long time. If You’ll bring my friend Mike [Yoshi Mizuki] home from that desert prison camp and make things like before the war, maybe I can start trusting You again.”

World War II ends. The Mizukis come home—but their troubles aren’t over. Neither are Pat’s. White-robed figures burn a cross in the Mizukis’ yard. Pat receives a hate note because she stands up for Mike, then is heartbroken to discover that Mike has a new best friend.

The troubled girl knows that God can fix things, but why is He taking so long? AMAZON

 

Busted and Banished

Thirteen-year-old Tyler and his twelve-year-old sister Caitlin think being suspended from school for violating rules is no big deal . . . until a friend rats Ty out about a serious incident of vandalism and the police show up at the Clark family’s front door.

The worst is yet to come. Ty and Cat’s parents move to the wilds of eastern Oregon. No electricity. No running water. No inside plumbing. No TV. No Facebook. No Twitter or iPods. Just months of hard work, homeschooling, scary noises in the night, and no one else for miles around.

Storms rage inside and outside the isolated log cabin. Will the need to survive the threat of tragedy reunite the broken family?

Story is based on the drastic steps friends of the author took when their children were out of control. AMAZON

 

Making Holidays Meaningful

Luke 2:16 tells us that after the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds in the field, the shepherds “came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.”

Their gift was joyful adoration that the long-awaited Messiah had come. They worshipped Jesus, then went forth to spread the good tidings.

Our greatest gift is to welcome Jesus into our hearts and homes every day of the year.

Award-winning authors Colleen L. Reece and Julie Reece-DeMarco present heart-warming stories and suggestions for activities designed to bring families closer to our Lord and one another while preparing for Christmas during Advent. AMAZON

 

Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the Little House books, said, “If I had a remembrance book, I’d write about . . . Pa and Mr. Hanson and how they walked and looked and talked and how we wondered what they said.”
Colleen L. Reece combines two exciting remembrance books to delight readers of all ages.
Join Carol (Colleen) and her family on a 3500- mile Vagabond Summer driving trip. Encounter car trouble, a bear, two parades, a prairie dog town, lions roaring in the night, and much more.
See how Wishbooks and Promises brighten the family’s lives, along with their wonderful lamp, a mysterious friend for Carol, an uncle’s desperate prayer, and Carol’s daring plan to get a bicycle when her parents cannot afford to buy her one..

Chapters shows God’s loving care and can be used for bed-time reading or as part of family devotions. AMAZON

 

  Runaway Bride Seeks Sanctuary in the Old West

Chantel Evans learns that her fiance is a fortune-hunter, then discovers he and her stepmother plan to commit her to an insane asylum and gain control of Chantel’s inheritance. Terrified, she takes a train to Montana Territory. Nothing she may encounter can be worse than staying in Boston.

“Firebrand” Morgan considers Chantel’s arrival just after her grandfather has been shot highly suspicious. What will become of the Triangle C ranch if left in the hands of a tenderfoot girl who has ignored her grandfather for years?

It takes a kidnapping and a near-hanging to show that only God can banish the storm clouds hovering over Chantel and Brand.. AMAZON

 

High-spirited Silver Trevelyn is indebted to Dr. Zachary Stuart for saving her brother Frank’s life, but considers him a coward. Dedicated to saving
lives, Zachary refuses to join the Confederate Army.

War rages, putting Silver and Frank’s fiancée, Lucy, at risk. Seeking refuge, they flee from Silver Birches plantation in the dead of night.
Guided only by God and the North Star, they encounter obstacles that threaten to prevent their reaching the only person who can offer protection—the man Silver once despised. AMAZON

 

  World War 1 Rages Overseas and at Home

Deep in the trenches, far from home, Timothy Wainwright fights for his country and his sanity. His faith in God falters. Even if he survives, how can he stop his stepfather from marrying the girl Timothy loves to Tim’s worst enemy?

Thousands of miles away in western Washington, Hope Farrell refuses to marry the man with whom her father is obsessed. He disowns her. War continues, Hope tirelessly cares for soldiers in her hometown, then victims of the deadly Spanish influenza.

A battle front cry for help puts Tim to the supreme test: a reminder that only God can heal broken bodies and broken lives. AMAZON

 

  A Toronto Mansion, late 1890s

Evangeline Lawrence lashes out at Kenniston Keith for calling her useless. “You’ll be better off dead than face your father’s dishonesty.” Too late, she realizes she loves him.

When Kenniston’s body is found beside stormy Lake Ontario, Evangeline feels compelled to do penance behind cloistered walls. Her father insists she can do more good as a nurse in the vast Canadian wilderness.

Evangeline carries medicine for smallpox and diphtheria during the early 1900s, and earns the title “L’Ange” (the angel).

Then one day a former Royal Canadian Mountie comes to Walking Loon. AMAZON

 

  East is East and the West is Far Away

The farther the better for Charity Endicott, darling of Long Island’s 1920s society. All she wants is to escape the nightmare of publicity following a tragic accident. A shocking disclosure about the man she loved leaves her shattered. She needs to get away. But where can she and her millionaire grandfather go that scandal won’t follow?

Charles Endicott suggests a working cattle ranch in Wyoming near the Grand Teton Range. Decades earlier, Charles and his bride spent time in the area. They meant to return, but life and acquiring a fortune got in the way. Now only “Gramps” and “Cricket” are left of their family. Using their middle names, the intrepid pair become Charles and Cricket Lee.

Just when the eastern girl begins to be worthy of a true westerner’s love, a specter from the past arrives at Tillicum Ranch and exposes the Endicotts’ identity. It takes a life-threatening blizzard to show that no one but God can bring happiness to a girl called Cricket and her beloved Gramps.

Portions of book are based on Colleen’s parents’ courtship. AMAZON

 

Crossings Book Club Selection
Review: “Compares with Catherine Marshall’s Christy”
The Great Depression of 1929 has closed bank doors and forced people out of work, paralyzing many parts of the country. The tiny mountain town of Spruce Hollow, North Carolina, hasn’t escaped its crippling grip.

When Thanksgiving arrives, Pastor David Allen looks over his faithful congregation in despair. How can families with holes in their shoes and no food to put on the table be thankful during the holiday season? But David has no idea how God will use him to give hope to those in the Hollow and beyond. AMAZON

 

Two courageous young people leave home, both
seeking new beginnings in untamed Washington Territory

Orphaned and heartsick, fifteen-year-old Brian O’Rourke stows away on a ship bound for America during the Irish Potato Famine. After many adventures at sea, the Irish lad–now a man–reaches Seattle and begins to put down roots.

Heather Templeton refuses to marry at her tyrannical father’s command. Literally a prisoner in her own home, she escapes and takes passage on Asa Mercer’s “Boatload of Brides.” It’s a long way from Boston to Seattle, where Heather’s twin brother and “Blarney” O’Rourke await her coming.

Will the God Who can move mountains far higher than majestic Mount Rainier care for and protect Brian and the Flower of Seattle as they struggle to overcome seemingly-insurmountable obstacles on the rocky road to love and happiness? AMAZON

 

Two courageous young people leave home, both
seeking new beginnings in untamed Washington Territory

Orphaned and heartsick, fifteen-year-old Brian O’Rourke stows away on a ship bound for America during the Irish Potato Famine. After many adventures at sea, the Irish lad–now a man–reaches Seattle and begins to put down roots.

Heather Templeton refuses to marry at her tyrannical father’s command. Literally a prisoner in her own home, she escapes and takes passage on Asa Mercer’s “Boatload of Brides.” It’s a long way from Boston to Seattle, where Heather’s twin brother and “Blarney” O’Rourke await her coming.

Will the God Who can move mountains far higher than majestic Mount Rainier care for and protect Brian and the Flower of Seattle as they struggle to overcome seemingly-insurmountable obstacles on the rocky road to love and happiness? AMAZON

 

Seven years after Ellianna and Timmy Stoddard are sent to California by their despicable father, Ellie is still haunted by his sins. Surely she can’t be the answer to the new minister’s prayers for a wife.

Joshua Stanhope is plagued by doubt. Is it right to tie Ellie down as a frontier town pastor’s wife when she can touch lives as San Francisco’s “Sierra Songbird”? AMAZON

 

 

Life on the Diamond S Ranch will never be the same after Dori Sterling arrives like water through a broken dam.

Cowboy Seth Anderson is determined to fight adversity and keep the faith, but he can’t prevent floods or stop the undercurrents menacing the ranch and the girl he loves.

Only God can help the dedicated young man and rebellious girl navigate troubled waters and get past the log jam that blocks their way to happiness. AMAZON

 

Sarah Anderson refuses to become a drudge for her stepfather after her mother’s death in 1882. Or the property of a riverboat gambler to pay her stepfather’s debts. She flees from her Missouri home and heads for California to find her brother, trusting God to protect her on her perilous journey.

Once-bitten, twice-shy Matthew Sterling, owner of the Diamond S ranch, vows the San Juan River will run dry before he ever trusts another woman.

Does God have other plans for Sarah and Matt? AMAZON

 

  Timothy Sterling scoffs at love at first sight . . .until he meets lovely Angelina Montoya. Tim is smitten, but suspects “Angel” is less angelic than her name.

Fresh from convent school, Angel loves hacienda life. Her beauty and charm attract many suitors, but Don Fernando insists she marry a wealthy man more than twice her age.

Does God’s command to “honour thy father and mother” mean entering a loveless marriage and breaking both Timothy’s heart and her own? AMAZON

 

The women of the Bible helped to shape history. Their stories have been passed down for generations.
Some were godly. Others were rebellious. Yet all lived, loved, and left a mark.
We can learn much from them.

Best-selling author Colleen L. Reece uses her finest story-telling skills to bring both saints and sinners alive. AMAZON

 

 

At last . . .

Help for those searching for an easily-understood collection of retold Bible stories, themes, and major events.

Award-winning author Colleen L. Reece uses simple, down-to-earth language that all ages can grasp and appreciate.

Bible Stories Creation to Revelation is an excellent quick-reference title and memory refresher. A great gift, good for sermon illustrations, family devotions, or read-aloud to children.

Discover God’s love, justice, and mercy by reliving long-ago events that changed life and the world forever. AMAZON

 

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105, KJV).
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Danger pursues a heartbroken nurse

Scoffers said the Seattle hospital could never be built. God and Nicholas Fairchild knew better. Now doctors and nurses follow in Jesus’ footsteps and bring healing to body, mind, and soul

Although Jonica Carr is a respected RN, the heart of a frightened little girl beats beneath her uniform. Jonica has dreamed of finding love for ten long years. Yet sometimes the troubled nurse wonders if she can ever get off the past and on with the future.

Chief Surgeon Paul Hamilton recognizes Jonica’s worth in and out of the OR. He determines to shatter the wall Jonica she has built to avoid again being hurt. Paul’s plans are thwarted by a vindictive woman determined to win his love at any cost.

Feeling betrayed once more, Jonica flees from the man she has learned to love and trust. Will God use an accident, a blizzard, and a Lamp in Darkness bring Jonica home to Shepherd of Love Hospital—and to Dr. Hamilton?

Award-winning author Colleen L. Reece once dreamed of becoming a nurse. God had other plans for her: 150 ”Books You Can Trust” with six million copies sold. BUY NOW

 

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”
(Psalm 119:105, KJV).
* * *
A dedicated nurse is troubled by her past

Scoffers said the Seattle hospital could never be built. God and Nicholas Fairchild knew better. Now doctors and nurses follow in Jesus’ footsteps and bring healing to body, mind, and soul.

Helping to save young lives can never erase Nancy Galbraith’s pain over those she could not save as a child, but following her calling as a nurse in Pediatrics helps. So does her growing love for Dr. Damon Barton.

Nancy dreams of the day when they will marry and have children of their own, the day she has waited for all her life. Yet before that can happen, the couple must face and overcome secrets from the past . . . secrets that become a raging inferno that only God can stamp out before Flickering Flames reduce their love to ashes. BUY NOW

 

A beloved nurse fights an unseen enemy

Scoffers said the Seattle hospital could never be built. God and Nicholas Fairchild knew better. Now doctors and nurses follow in Jesus’ footsteps and bring healing to body, mind, and soul

Warm-hearted, red-headed surgical nurse Lindsey Best is proud to serve at Shepherd of Love Hospital.

Chaplain Terence O’Shea doesn’t expect the most fascinating woman he has ever met to fall for him—literally—when he charges into the staff dining room. Their crash meeting is the beginning of instant friendship.

Before Lindsey and Terence can explore the possibility of friendship becoming love, evil attacks the hospital. Mysterious and terrifying events weld Lindsey and Terence into a team. They vow to discover and expose the unseen forces threatening the peace and tranquility of both the hospital and Lindsey’s enamored, former-best-nurse-friend.

Can the Kindled Spark be extinguished before it triggers a firestorm that destroys the hospital dedicated to God? KINDLE

 

Two caring nurses are victims of prejudice

Scoffers said the Seattle hospital could never be built. God and Nicholas Fairchild knew better. Now doctors and nurses follow in Jesus’ footsteps and bring healing to body, mind, and soul

Shina Ito loves working in the Obstetrics department of Shepherd of Love Hospital. Seeing the joy in the new mothers’ faces makes her heart beat with anticipation of the time when she will be a wife and mother. Yet a Mt. Rainier-sized obstacle blocks Shina’s path to marriage. What if her traditional Japanese-American father refuses permission when Kevin Hyde asks for her hand?

Nancy Galbraith Barton and her doctor husband, Damon, are again the victims of racial prejudice. White supremacists threaten the couple’s property and lives. Nancy and Damon’s only defense is to trust in God and each other.

It will take incredible faith and courage for the two couples to overcome Glowing Embers of prejudice and find happiness AMAZON

 

An at-risk nurse seeks a safe haven

Scoffers said the Seattle hospital could never be built. God and Nicholas Fairchild knew better. Now doctors and nurses follow in Jesus’ footsteps and bring healing to body, mind, and soul

“Once bitten, twice shy” describes Patti Thompson, RN in the Outpatient department of Shepherd of Love Hospital. A failed romance leaves her vulnerable, easy prey for a pilot who seems to be Mr. Right . . . but whose possessiveness disturbs the troubled young nurse.

An unexpected invitation to visit a cattle ranch in Montana offers Patti a reprieve. She accepts a new and exciting job as a helicopter rescue service nurse, even though mysterious senior pilot Scott Sloan appears less than enthusiastic.

Patti must deal with the appearance of a jilted fiancé, terror when she is stalked, a fight for survival in a rugged land, and the resolution of why her new boss is called “Stone Face.” Only with God’s help, can Patti’s Hearth of Fire become a home filled with love, joy and peace. AMAZON

 

 

From city lights to northern lights

Bernard Clifton’s future couldn’t be brighter. Graduation from medical school. A dream job. Marriage to a highly-sought-after debutante. The world at his feet—until a rival discovers a secret from Ben’s past and uses it to discredit his former best friend.
Bitter and disillusioned, Bern flees to the remote village of Tarnigan in north central Alaska Territory. Far from those who betrayed him, he slowly begins to rebuild his shattered world and find peace.
Anastasia “Sasha” Anton and her husky, Kobuk, live a carefree life—until someone robs the Anton fur cache. Worse, an unknown foe is giving whiskey to the Indians Sasha and her father have long sheltered from outside influences. Bern and Sasha must rely on their Heavenly Father if they are to survive the avalanche of obstacles that threaten their chance for love and the existence of Tarnigan.
As a child, award-winning author Colleen L. Reece’s parents instilled in her a deep love and respect for God and His Creation. Her 150+ “Books You Can Trust” (six million copies sold) reflect these teachings. Packed with adventure, Colleen’s characters must seek God’s help to overcome mountain-high obstacles. AMAZON

A long time coming

After years of waiting, Inga Nansen becomes her father’s “First Mate.” With Captain Lars at the helm, the raging seas hold no fear for her.

 

Inga loves life aboard the Flower of Alaska. Yet when a laughing stranger captures her heart, Inga must chart her course: continue sailing her beloved seas with her father, or spend her life in Tarnigan, a snowy village in the harsh and unforgiving Alaskan wilderness.

Although Dr. Arthur Baldwin has finally accepted God’s forgiveness for the despicable act that shattered a friend’s life and his own, he cannot forgive himself. He determines to find the man he wronged. Only by the grace of God and Dr. Bern Clifton can Arthur be freed from the chains of regret that bind him.

A four-thousand mile journey lies between Arthur and his hope of redemption. And a crevasse only God can bridge threatens his and Inga’s love.

As a child, award-winning author Colleen L. Reece’s parents instilled in her a deep love and respect for God and His Creation. Her 150+ “Books You Can Trust” (six million copies sold) reflect these teachings. Flower of Alaska won Favorite Historical in the Heartsong Presents reader poll.  AMAZON

 
 

After the death of her guardian, Valerie Shannon O’Shea feels as adrift as a boat torn free of its moorings on Lake Michigan. She prays about her future and finds a challenge in the newspaper. IS THE PIONEER SPIRIT STILL ALIVE AND WELL? A skeptical financier doubts women in the late 1880s can live the hard life of their ancestors. He is offering train fare to Montana and a substantial cash prize to a young woman courageous enough to live in an abandoned one-room schoolhouse for a full year without help from anyone. The schoolhouse is near Whitewind, where Valerie and her father lived ten years earlier. Danny O’Shea was then convicted of a crime he swore he did not commit. There is little to connect Valerie Shannon, as she signs her paintings, with the gawky fourteen-year-old known as Shannon O’Shea. What if she can meet the newspaper challenge, paint the Montana landscape, and carry out her long held vow to clear her father’s name? The long train trip across country brings back bittersweet memories. Many are of eighteen-year-old Locke Stuart, son of the judge who sent Valerie’s father to prison. Locke had stolen Valerie’s heart but never answered her letters. She wonders if he ever thinks of the girl he fiercely championed in spite of his father’s opposition. Valerie and Locke must ride tangled trails and learn to heed the everlasting whisper, Trust Me, before they can find happiness.  KINDLE

 

 

 

 

MYSTERY SERIES FOR READERS OF ALL AGES!

JULI SCOTT, SUPER SLEUTH, IS BACK!

Bellingham, Washington’s answer to Nancy Drew, and her mystery-solving friends from the Mysterious Monday through Saturday Scare series, return to confront their most baffling case. Juli, her best friend Shannon, boyfriend Dave, and the rest of the Lunch Bunch must expose the Sunday Suspicion surrounding their beloved high school principal as vicious lies.

Accused of misconduct, overwhelmed by what appears to be incontrovertible evidence of wrong-doing, Mr. S. Miles, AKA “Mr. Smiles,” is placed on temporary suspension. Can the sleuthing skills developed while ferreting out clues and resolving previous mysteries be enough to track down whoever is behind the accusations and help save the dedicated principal’s career? Will God once again help the faithful friends in their quest for truth and justice? AMAZON

 
 
 
 

MONDAY

TUESDAY    WEDNESDAY   THURSDAY   FRIDAY   SATURDAY

 

Mystery fans of all ages will love this series of fun, whodunnits with Juli and her high school friends. If you love Nancy Drew and Scooby Do, these are the books for you.  ENTIRE COLLECTION

from Mysterious Monday, Juli Scott Mystery Book One, Colleen L. Reece
    Juli: “It’s been said if life were a stage play, no one would come, because it’s so unbelievable

from Saturday Scare, Juli Scott Mystery Book Six, Colleen L. Reece
Juli:

“I wonder how God feels when He sees the way people treat those like Carlos and the Thompsons, who love and serve Him? All they want is be left alone.”

 

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