Eva Marie Everson

When Robin was nineteen, she had an abortion-her first, but it wouldn't be the last. To save a life, she needed to see life, but she never acknowledged the "being" growing inside. What followed was forty years of blaming and shaming where men became her "kings" and sex became the substitute for the love she so desperately craved. If only she had known. Through a supernatural, come-to-Jesus-moment on the river and a divine appointment with a magazine in her mailbox, Robin found the grace of forgiveness and the love of her life at the most unexpected moments of impact. Giving Up Grace delivers the message of God's scandalous grace that goes well beyond identity to the root issues that cause us to look for everything and anything to fill the empty only Jesus can fill. Robin's raw, unapologetic story meets humanity in the streets and in the trenches, and with gut-wrenching honesty delivers Grace ... it's the beginning and end of everything

When Robin was nineteen, she had an abortion-her first, but it wouldn't be the last. To save a life, she needed to see life, but she never acknowledged the "being" growing inside. What followed was forty years of blaming and shaming where men became her "kings" and sex became the substitute for the love she so desperately craved. If only she had known. Through a supernatural, come-to-Jesus-moment on the river and a divine appointment with a magazine in her mailbox, Robin found the grace of forgiveness and the love of her life at the most unexpected moments of impact. Giving Up Grace delivers the message of God's scandalous grace that goes well beyond identity to the root issues that cause us to look for everything and anything to fill the empty only Jesus can fill. Robin's raw, unapologetic story meets humanity in the streets and in the trenches, and with gut-wrenching honesty delivers Grace ... it's the beginning and end of everything

Two Novellas from the South's Beloved Author In Somewhere a Rainbow, Brooke faces the challenge of rebuilding her life after her unfaithful husband is killed in an auto accident. With most of her money gone, she takes her five-year-old son to Hilton Head Island--to a cottage almost as broken down as her life. When carpenter Jake Randolph offers to help, Brooke immediately distrusts him, but as the months pass he begins to melt the emotional ice around her heart. Then Jake reveals he's concealing a secret past and Brooke's hope of a brighter future are destroyed. Or is there a rainbow beyond the storms of heartbreak? In Smoky Mountain Sunrise, Ramona Martin agrees to be dashing Andre Doudet's girl for a summer in the incomparable Smoky Mountains. What possible harm could it do? But when she finds herself caught in a web of deceit, Ramona finds herself face-to-face with some of the most challenging tests of her life--as an athlete, as a woman in love, as a Christian. Is posing as Andre's girlfriend a game worth winning? In this new omnibus edition, published in honor of the South's beloved author Yvonne Lehman, her passion for love is on full display. These heart-warming stories of tragedy and devotion redeemed by love, revealing that while love often breaks the heart, it is also what can heal and mend it again.

Can an ordinary life leave an extraordinary legacy? In 1977, when nineteen-year-old Allison Middleton receives a proposal of marriage from Westley Houser, she eagerly accepts, having no idea the secret Westley carries--a secret that will change Allison's life forever. But Allison rises to the challenge of raising Westley's toddling daughter as though she were her own. Over the course of their lifetime together, Allison, Westley, and Michelle form the strong bond of family. As Allison struggles with infertility and finding her way during a time of great change for women, others--some she knows and others whom she never meets--brush and weave against the fabric of her life, leaving her with more questions than answers. From teen bride to grandmother, Allison's life chronicles the ups and downs of an ordinary woman's life to examine the value of what we all leave behind.

Four seasons. Four stories. Each one set in the enchanting world of the South. These are the kinds of stories your grandmother told you from a front porch swing. Ice Melts in Spring by Linda W. Yezak When Kerry Graham's boss forces her to return to the Gulf of Mexico where her husband drowned years ago, she feels only spring's chill and not the warmth of the Texas sun. Can the joy of a reclusive author and the compassion of a shrimp-boat preacher thaw Kerry's frigid heart? Lillie Beth in Summer by Eva Marie Everson With the untimely death of his wife, Dr. James Gillespie believes God has abandoned him. He also believes he's never met anyone like the young widow Lillie Beth, whose beloved Granny lies dying at home, and who sees a God who sweeps hope through a farmhouse window. Can a young woman whose husband died in Vietnam restore a faith that is all but dead. Through an Autumn Window by Claire Fullerton Because her larger than life mother Daphne Goodwyn is dead, forty-year-old Cate returns to Memphis with one thought in mind: something always goes wrong at a Southern funeral. But surrounded by the well-mannered society that raised her, the nostalgic rites of a three-day, autumn mourning bring the unexpected gift of the end of sibling rivalry. A Magnolia Blooms in Winter by Ane Mulligan With Broadway stardom within her reach, Morgan James returns home in winter to help an old friend. Maybe it s just nostalgia, but when she sees him again, an old flame rekindles. When she s called back to NYC to take the lead in a new musical, will fame be worth losing the man she loves?

Award-winning author Eva Marie Everson wraps up a Christmas story of hope, love, and forgiveness just in time for the holidays. The Ornament Keeper, a contemporary Christmas novella, features Felicia and Jackson Morgan who are spending their first Christmas apart after twenty years of marriage. But a lifetime of gifted ornaments helps Felicia piece together the story of their marriage and the one mistake of unforgiveness she made before they said, "I do." Can these memory-filled ornaments reunite this family before Christmas? Only time will tell.

”Det största loppet” innehåller Eric Liddells inspirerande berättelse om att lyda kallelsen till Gud, oavsett vad priset blir. Det är en missionshistoria som griper tag i läsaren. Den 19 juli 1924 stod Eric Liddell på toppen av världen. Han var den mest berömda engelsmannen av sin tid, tack vare sitt ärofyllda OS-guld på 400 meter i Paris. Berättelsen om det loppet – och loppet han inte sprang – berättades i den populära storfilmen ”Triumfens ögonblick”. Men det är inte många som känner till vad som hände med Eric Liddell under åren efter att filmens berättelse tar slut. Eric valde att avsäga sig berömmelsens fördelar för att följa sitt hjärtas kallelse att bli missionär i Kina. I en osäker tid då andra världskrigets oväders­vindar blåste hårt stod Eric fast i sin övertygelse. Hans karaktärsstyrka gjorde att han valde en osäker framtid i Kina mitt under brinnande världskrig för att hjälpa det kinesiska folket. Han levde med mål och mening, även när världen omkring honom stod i brand och trots att han tvingades genomlida en skräckfylld tid i ett japanskt fångläger. Erics berättelse handlar om att känna hopp i en osäker tillvaro, att visa beslutsamhet trots att oddsen är dåliga och är en inspirerande påminnelse om vad som är viktigt i livet, även när slutet närmar sig. Det första loppet du löper är inte ditt viktigaste – det är det sista loppet som är det största.

Ashlynne Rothschild grew up with the proverbial silver spoon in her mouth. Smart and sassy, Ashlynne expects to inherit the Park Avenues magazine empire. But her family has other ideas. Feeling she needs to understand the world beyond, they ship her off to Testament, North Carolina, for a little "learning about life." William Decker grew up in a small town with dreams of big-city success. But when the spoiled Ashlynne falls under his authority, her big city ways aren't so appealing. Ashlynne's attempt at "learn normal" ends with a wounded spirit, while William's "reach for the stars" attitude ends with a wounded heart. When these two journalists go head to head, the race is on to see if either will succeed in getting what they really want.

Cedar Key has long been a place of rest, healing, and release in the Claybourne family. But it might also be the birthplace of a lie that is poisoning the family from within. Join the strong Claybourne women--Anise, Kimberly, Jayme-Leigh, Heather, and Ami--as they each confront the truth. Their unique paths will lead them through heartbreak, misunderstandings, and pain. But their journeys will also bring reconciliation with each other and renewed love in their own lives. In her lyrical, evocative fashion, Eva Marie Everson weaves a tapestry of complicated relationships that, when complete, reveals the most beautiful work of art there is--family.

Kimberly Tucker's life hasn't turned out the way she thought it would. A divorced mother of two, Kim resents her ex-husband for moving on with his life and living it up while she struggles to understand what went wrong. When her sons end up spending five weeks of summer vacation with their father, Kim's own father suggests a respite in the family vacation home on tiny Cedar Key Island. As Kim revisits her childhood memories and loves, she soon discovers that treasures in life are often buried, and mistakes--both past and present--become redeemable in God's hand. Readers will be swept away to an island retreat where they walk alongside Kim as she discovers that God's answers may not come easily, but they do come.