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1941, Bloomington, Indiana. Irvel Ellis is too focused on her secret to take much notice in the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his brother, Hank. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, their lives are turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted; Hank wants to enlist, but Sam insists he stay home and take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights in Europe, an undeniable chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank but neither would dare cross that line. When a devastating telegram comes, Hank enlists the next day and has just two weeks until he ships out. Years later, Hank and Irvel make a series of VHS tapes for her to play as she sinks into Alzheimer's, determined to keep some of her memories alive. - adapted from publisher info and perusal of book

A Canadian Amish farmer A Lancaster Amish businesswoman A Prince Edward Island foster child Providence brings together a mismatched family, giving all three a second chance for love. Only love may never have had such a tough job. Lydia Miller is an anomaly among her Amish people-a single woman in her 30s, running her own store, determined to forge a life on her own. But when Joel Yoder comes into town to sell his property, Lydia suddenly finds all of her hopes and dreams crumbling around her and a new opportunity placed in her lap. Joel has his own problems. Recently jilted by his fiancée, Joel has seen his own dreams of moving to a newly established Amish community begin to falter. The new community welcomes married couples only. With his dreams quickly slipping from his fingers, Joel suddenly sees the only option he thinks he has-a marriage of convenience for both of them. As the new couple begins life in a new settlement, they are even more surprised when a foster child in need of a home finds her way to them. Yet what will happen when the English world and the Amish world collide?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a new romantic story featuring everyone’s favorite family—the Baxters—which tells the story of how John and Elizabeth first fell in love. From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love. Their whirlwind romance started when they were young college students and lasted nearly thirty years. So when John Baxter is asked to relive his long-ago love story with Elizabeth for his grandson Cole’s heritage project, he’s not sure he can do it. The sadness might simply be too great. But he agrees and allows his heart and soul to go places they haven’t gone in decades. Back to the breathless first moments, but also to the secret heartbreak that brought John and Elizabeth together. At the same time, Baxter family friend Cody Coleman is working through the breakup of his complicated relationship with Andi Ellison. He is determined to move on when a chance sighting changes his plans—and heart. Can Cody convince Andi to give their love another try, or is it time for them to say goodbye for good? As school comes to an end, Cole presents his report on the love story between his grandparents John and Elizabeth Baxter. It is a tale that touches the hearts of the entire family, and one that causes Cole to better understand his own beginning. Whether you’re meeting the Baxter family for the first time or finding them all over again, Love Story will stir your heart and remind you of the generational impact of love and the eternal bond of family.

In the final Keepers of the Promise novel, a young Amish woman must make a difficult choice, just as her grandmother did years ago... Central Pennsylvania, current day. Restless and adventurous, Amish Barbie Lapp has been stepping out among the Englisch. Minister Benuel Kauffman doesn’t approve of her choices, but he can’t deny the positive influence Barbie has on his wayward teenage sister. As Barbie is drawn to the kindness beneath Benuel’s gruff exterior, the mementos she finds in a dower chest given to her by her grandmother, Elizabeth, provide the insight she needs to decide whether to fully embrace the Amish way of life or leave it behind for forever. Lancaster County, 1960. As working farms for the Amish become more scarce, Elizabeth Lapp’s husband, Reuben, tries to persuade her that they would be better off moving north. But the prospect of leaving her close-knit community of family and friends frightens Elizabeth. Can she muster enough love and faith to leap into a new life? Two women from one family, separated by decades, both find that the ultimate adventure takes place in the heart.

Since the 1970s, romance novels have surpassed all other genres in terms of popularity in the United States, accounting for half of all mass market paperbacks sold and driving the digital publishing revolution. Romance Fiction and American Culture brings together scholars from the humanities, social sciences, and publishing to explore American romance fiction from the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first century. Essays on interracial, inspirational, and LGBTQ romance attend to the diversity of the genre, while new areas of inquiry are suggested in contextual and interdisciplinary examinations of romance authorship, readership, and publishing history, of pleasure and respectability in African American romance fiction, and of the dynamic tension between the genre and second wave feminism. As it situates romance fiction among other instances of American love culture, from Civil War diaries to Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks, Romance Fiction and American Culture confirms the complexity and enduring importance of this most contested of genres.

When Howard Reese and Lynne Robertson, high school friends who haven't seen each other in a decade, bump into each other at the state fair, they can't imagine the roller-coaster ride that's in store for them. Lynne gives Howard her number so they can keep in touch, not expecting him to call-and he proves her right. Lynne has given up on ever hearing from him again when he finally works up the courage three months later and asks her to accompany him to the faculty Christmas party at Juniper Junction Elementary School, where he is the choir director and third grade teacher. Lynne accepts and has a wonderful time. But two weeks later, at a friend's New Year's Eve party, Lynne meets Carl-suave, sophisticated, and charming...or so he seems. Underneath his gentlemanly exterior hides a controlling, manipulative man who shows himself when he strikes Lynne during an argument, prompting her to end the relationship and file for a restraining order. But that piece of paper won't stop Carl, who continuously threatens Lynne, making her fearful to pursue a relationship with Howard. Howard, clueless about Carl, is persistent, always reminding Lynne that God loves her and so does he. But Lynne is trapped in an endless nightmare. How will she ever escape Carl's domineering influence, or should she even try? Will Howard and Lynne ever be able to forge a relationship? Was their meeting a fluke or Serendipity?

'I can't leave you alone. You are mine. Do you understand? Mine. Always mine.' Those are the words Julie McCourt is left with after she breaks up with Jeremy Beavens. As a young and nave sixteen-year-old, Julie thought she was in love with him and made a promise that turned out to be the biggest mistake she'd ever made. Jeremy was demanding, controlling, and manipulative. Now, three years later, after she moves 250 miles away to live with her grandmother in Kentucky, she realizes what a horrible situation she is in and that she must get out. She breaks off her engagement with Jeremy, but he continues to harass her. In an attempt to escape her past, she decides to swear off men and dating. She's going to focus solely on her education and getting into the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. Kevin Sanders is a UK pharmacy student who enjoys partying and dating. He's never been interested in having a serious relationship. But when he sees his friends happily in committed relationships, he realizes he wants the same. Then he meets Julie one summer while working at a local hospital pharmacy. The two start to spend time together, and he realizes he's falling for her. Can he get Julie to change her mind and give love another chance? Or will Jeremy continue to haunt her? Find out in Always, first-time author Donia Lawson's tale of faith, love, and betrayal. Donia Lawson lives in Kentucky with her husband and two children. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and practiced pharmacy for fourteen years before leaving to homeschool her two children and dedicate her time to writing.

She saw a silver Jeep making its way toward the grounds. Immediately she felt her heart race, knowing it was Daryl. She did not know if she should hide from him or run toward him. Watching him get out of his car and look around, she felt as if everything was moving in slow motion. She knew she had to make a decision... Sarah is one of the youngest sisters of the congregation at Anchorage Place, a refuge for abandoned children. While running to the love of her Lord, she runs from the romance of a lover, fearful that she cannot love both equally. In her second book, In His Love, author Deborah Brodie, unveils the struggle of relationship versus religion. Sarah must contend with religion to experience the reality of salvation and must surrender her fear before she can pursue love. Is it possible for Sarah to give into her desire for Daryl while giving her heart to the lover of her soul? Will Sarah's relationship with Jesus survive as she wrestles with her faith? Will she ever be able to fully believe In His Love?

Trisha Sterling is the confident, self-assured director of For the Love of Family, a resort designed to bring families closer together by reviving the extended family vacation. Though she never had any real family of her own, Trisha takes her job very seriously. She is responsible for the satisfaction and comfort of all of the guests. But bringing families together is bound to have its difficulties. There are Babs and Frankie, sisters in their late forties who fight constantly. The Atkinsons are a handful with six kids ranging in age from two to twelve, and the youngest doesn't ever seem to stop crying or yelling. Chris and Pat, well, they're just strange. Even more serious of a problem is Li Yee, who is at the resort with her father, and she doesn't seem to have come to grips with her father's illness. Add to the mix David Hindley, the attractive and charming guest whose family had to back out at the last minute but thought David still deserved a vacation. The intense chemistry between Trisha and David is present from their first meeting. Over the course of David's stay at the resort, their attraction to each other turns swiftly into something much deeper. But when things start to get a little hectic at the resort, can their blossoming romance survive? Will Trisha get the family she's always longed for? Find out in Resorting to Love. Author Lori Rohrer resides in a small town in Indiana with her husband, Paul, and children, Andrew and Logan. She has been a nurse for nineteen years but has recently felt God calling her to put her creativity to use in writing. Resorting to Love is her first novel.

When Lyssa Chapman finds out the excruciating headaches she has been suffering from are caused by cranial neuralgias, she is ordered to take a month off from her demanding career as an advertising executive. Her doctor, a family friend, arranges for her to stay at a friend's South Carolina cottage for the month. But Lyssa arrives to find an unexpected surprise-the owner's son Craig Lea is also using the cottage as his vacation spot. Although at first unhappy with the arrangement, the two decide the spacious home offers plenty of room for both of them and decide to make the best of the situation. While on vacation Lyssa focuses on gaining a closer relationship with God because her faith had taken a back seat to work and its resulting stresses. What Lyssa didn't plan for was enjoying Craig's company so much. The two can't avoid each other for an entire month and soon enjoy walks along the beach, dinner and dancing, and boat trips. But then a newspaper photo and article lead Craig to believe Lyssa's interest in him stems from his large bank account. Lyssa's denial of the accusation is no match for Craig's temper, and he makes a fateful mistake that changes both his and Lyssa's lives forever. Find out what happens when Lyssa and Craig both experience A Love Betrayed.