One brokenhearted woman. Two hardhearted men. Three tenderhearted sisters, and an intervention plan not for the fainthearted.

Juliette Gustafson is just fine with her quiet nights at home alone, especially when they involve Chinese takeout and romcoms.

But her sisters think she’s teetering on the brink of spinsterhood, so they've come up with a plan: weekly blind dates until she finds her knight in shining armor… or until they run out of single guy friends.

They’re calling it The Monday ManDates.

Survival skills kicking in, Juliette secretly names each new Monday Man. There’s TheraPaul, Frisky Frank, and TAZ the Rock Star, for starters…

Then there’s the police officer with a penchant for pulling Juliette over when she’s at her very worst.

With a lineup like that, positively identifying her happily-ever-after seems like a long shot.

Then again, maybe… just maybe… she’s looking for love in all the wrong places.

The perfect man. The perfect home. The perfect family. But when it all comes tumbling down...

MEET RENATA GUSTAFSON

Renata Gustafson Dixon’s life is going exactly the way she wants it. A beautiful home. A wonderful husband and four boys who make her life oh-so-sweet and (almost) complete. Then Juliette, the oldest of the four Gustafson girls, opens up a can of worms labeled ‘Angela Clinton’ at a G-FOURce meeting, and things are said and accusations made that can’t be taken back. When tragedy strikes, sending Renata’s carefully-constructed world spinning out beyond her control, she must learn to set aside her own will and lean on the strength of those who love her before she loses all hope for the future.

MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLS

Orphaned by a drunk driver, it’s the G-FOURce—the Gustafson Four club—that unites the sisters when their differences would tear them apart. All grown now, Juliette has become the quintessential doormat, Renata, the self-appointed matriarchal figure. Phoebe is, according to Ren, borderline narcissistic, and Gia is on the verge of a major identity crisis.

Then there’s Angela Clinton, the senior class darling who plowed her cherry 1970 el Camino into the Gustafons' car that fateful night. She's up for parole and word is she's moving back to town.

Is the G-FOURce strong enough to keep the sisters together as they step into the eye of the storm that’s been brewing for the last fifteen years?

A wild child. A Jesus freak. A secret past and a second chance at love. Oh, the FIREWORKS when these two worlds collide!

MEET PHOEBE GUSTAFSON

Phoebe has been running wild her whole life. A gifted and passionate artist, she portrays life the way she sees it, but her jaded perspective is borne out of disillusionment, betrayal, and heartbreaking loss. Rather than face the past, Phoebe charges full throttle into the future, never investing in anything or anyone for longer than it takes to finish a job.

When a family emergency stirs up painful memories long ago laid to rest, Phoebe's lacquered facade shatters. But a charming, unconventional Jesus freak refuses to let go of her without a fight. Will Phoebe learn to open her eyes to see life, love... and herself, the way they really are?

MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLS

Orphaned by a drunk driver, it's the G-FOURce--the Gustafson Four club--that unites the sisters when their differences would tear them apart. Juliette has become the quintessential doormat, Renata, the self-appointed matriarchal figure. Phoebe is, according to Ren, borderline narcissistic, and Gia is on the verge of a major identity crisis.

Then there's Angela Clinton, the senior class darling who plowed her cherry 1970 el Camino into the Gustafons' car that fateful day. She's up for parole and word is she's moving back to town. Is the G-FOURce strong enough to bind the sisters together as they step into the eye of the storm that's been brewing for the last fifteen years?

When Gia comes face to face with a past she didn't know she had, will she trust in a future she can't control?

MEET GIA GUSTAFSON

Gia, the youngest Gustafson sister, is officially coming of age...but now what? She feels like she's standing still while everything and everyone around her is moving at lightning speed. Her best friend, Ricky Zander, is acting like a stranger, her grandparents have grown old overnight, and her older sisters have all found their happily-ever-afters.

Because life isn't confusing enough, the gorgeous new guy at work is doing his best to sweep Gia off her feet, and Ricky is none too happy about it. So when a stranger she'd recognize anywhere shows up unannounced on her doorstep, Gia isn't so sure she's ready to grow up after all.

MEET THE GUSTAFSON GIRLS

Orphaned by a drunk driver, it’s the G-FOURce—the Gustafson Four club—that unites the sisters when their differences would tear them apart. All grown now, Juliette has become the quintessential doormat, Renata, the self-appointed matriarchal figure. Phoebe is, according to Ren, borderline narcissistic, and Gia is on the verge of a major identity crisis.

Then there’s Angela Clinton, the senior class darling who plowed her cherry 1970 el Camino into the Gustafons' car that fateful night. She's up for parole and word is she's moving back to town. Is the
G-FOURce strong enough to keep the sisters together as they step into the eye of the storm that’s been brewing for the last fifteen years?

Veterinarian Hope Goodacre is the woman to call when your pet is ailing, your cow stops eating, or your horse goes lame.

She understands animals a whole lot better than she does people; that's for sure. She's sworn off men in particular since her ex-husband walked away from their marriage a few weeks before their second anniversary.

She should have seen the signs - apparently, everyone else did. But Hope... well, Hope hoped.

Local butcher Levi Valiente is exceptionally skilled with a curved blade and a bone saw. He's also a good man, a great dad, and he knows how to treat the women in his life.

Except, perhaps, for his ex-wife, who walked out on their family a few months before their daughter's first birthday.

But Levi's tired of hiding his great big heart behind the shield of self-doubt he carries, and he'd like to believe that where there's Doc Hope, there's a good chance of happily ever after, too.

Hope, however, might take some convincing. Not only is the strong and silent single dad a little too handsome for his own good - for her own good - but he makes his living off dead animals, while her job is to keep them alive.

If you like small town settings, opposites attract romance, and hometown heroes, then you'll love Where There is Hope, the second book in The Seven Virtues Ranch Romance Series.

Come make yourself at home in Plumwood Hollow where life happens a little slower, but hearts might just be a little bigger, and love might just taste a little sweeter.

Can a small town cowgirl and a big-time city boy risk a second chance at happily ever after?

Faith Goodacre has overcome major obstacles to save her family and bring Seven Virtues Ranch back from the brink of disaster.

So when her high school sweetheart shows up out of the blue hoping to win back her heart - oh, and he's bought the ranch next door - her tightly wound world suddenly spins out of her control.

Cordell Overman is back, and he's ready to face his past and make things right. But he's got a whole town to convince that this time around, he's here to stay.

If you like sweet contemporary romance in a small town ranch and farm setting, life-altering surprises, and second chances, you'll love Gotta Have Faith, the first book in the Seven Virtues Ranch Romance Series. So come sit a spell in Plumwood Hollow where life happens a little slower and sweeter, but hearts might just be a little bigger.

Charity Goodacre has moved back home to Seven Virtues Ranch where she pours her grief into the meals she caters to her growing list of clients.

When the ghost of her husband appears in the haunted eyes of a wounded soldier, she wants no part in bringing either of them back to life.

Frank Banner has come home to Plumwood Hollow and Whispering Hills Ranch to recover from a failed reconnaissance mission in the Middle East. They managed to save his legs, but Frank seems to have lost his footing.

The girl next door may be the only one who really understands what he’s going through.

There's only one problem. She’s willing to cook for him – it’s what she’s paid to do - but that's about it.

Charity has forgotten the old adage, though: The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.

If you love clean and wholesome romance in small town ranch settings, and second chance stories about widows and military heroes, you'll love Oh Sweet Charity, Book 3 in The Seven Virtues Ranch Romance Series.

No woman should have to choose between the man she loves and the sister she can't live without.

Being a twin has always been the best part about being Justice's sister. But Courage is starting to wonder if it's the one thing standing in the way of them figuring out who they really are. Their trick riding show has become far more popular than they'd ever imagined, and Courage must decide whether or not she still wants to be the other half of The Twisted Sisters.

Loving someone should be simple, uncomplicated. It should fill the empty places and not leave you wanting. Courage used to believe that, but she's finding out the hard way that sometimes love is fraught with sacrifice and yearning, and it can burn its own brand of pain on even the bravest of hearts.

When the twins are tested by their greatest fear, will the bond they share bend and stretch, or will it break? Will Courage find it in her heart to set aside her own desires to see her sister happy?

If you like Sweet Western Christian Romance in a small town farm and ranch setting, you'll love this fourth book in the Seven Virtues Ranch Romance Series. So come sit a spell in Plumwood Hollow where life happens a little slower and sweeter, but hearts might just be a little bigger.

Hometown heroes. Heartfelt Romance. Happily Ever Afters.

When one terrible crime of the heart wreaks havoc in the lives of those she loves, Justice must find the courage to face the consequences of her actions.

Justice Goodacre and her twin sister, Courage, have performed together as the Twisted Sisters for more than a decade, but now the rodeo trick riding dynamic duo has split up, and Justice is going solo for the first time. She doesn't mind riding alone; the arena isn't what scares her.

It's what happened last summer that keeps her hat tipped low and her eyes on the ground.

And then there's Brandon Stillwater, the love of her life, who isn't so sure he can trust her with his heart, even after all this time, and now he's making plans for a future that might not include her.

Her reputation at stake, both in the arena and back home at Seven Virtues Ranch in Plumwood Hollow, Justice must perform a cross-examination of her very soul before she can find her place in a world that no longer seems quite so black and white.

Will Justice find redemption or will the verdict be guilty as charged? Read The Soul of Justice today to find out.

Sometimes help comes from the unlikeliest of hands, and sometimes getting lost is the surest way to be found.

After discovering shocking news about the man she's seeing, Anica Tomlin runs away on a romantic getaway to Italy...alone. But from the moment she boards the wrong train out of Pisa, her plans for solitude and self-indulgence begin to unravel around her.

When a bicycle accident in Lucca lands Ani in the skilled hands of the dashing Dr. Cosimo Lazzaro, she reluctantly accepts his invitation to recover in his family's country villa perched on a hilltop surrounded by the Lazzaro olive groves. It's been a black year for olive growers all over Italy, though, and generations of tradition are being put to the test like never before.

Ani is swept up in the drama of life in Tuscany, the convergence of old and new, and the passions that drive people to pursue the desires of their hearts. Just as she begins to get her feet under her again, an unexpected turn of events leaves her doubting the very existence of happily ever after, unless she can learn to trust the desires of her own heart.

With strains of the beloved New York Times bestselling Under a Tuscan Sun playing in the background, join Ani as she journeys through an enchanted Italian countryside in this delightful romance about love lost...and then found.

On a crisp January breeze, a new girl sweeps into the neighborhood, breathing life – and perhaps a little magic – into the cottage she christens Elderberry Croft.

The folks at The Coach House Trailer Park can’t help but fall under Willow Goodhope's spell as she charms them with her vibrant nature, her elderberry gifts, and her outrageous laughter. But there’s something about her, a secret that hovers at the corners of her irrepressible smile, and it has everyone talking.

What brings the mysterious young woman to this dead end place? From what—or whom—is she hiding? Doc catches her burning letters in her stone fire pit, and Myra swears Willow drinks alone out in the moonlight. Joe glimpses the whispering shadows clinging to the girl’s coat tails, and Patti is certain the young beauty is after her husband. Eddie and Donny compete to see who can make her smile first…even though both figure she’d prefer her men with good jobs, good homes, and good teeth. Kathy is doing everyone a favor by keeping a close eye on the wild child next door. Through her binoculars. And what she sees doesn’t sit well with any of them.

It’s been a year since Willow Goodhope moved to Elderberry Croft at The Coach House Trailer Park, charming her way into the lives of each of her new neighbors with her outrageous laughter and her elderberry gifts. But the time has come for Willow to return home to where her heart has been all along. Will she find the courage to leave the sanctuary of her little cottage and face the life she left behind? Is love enough to carry her through the darkest night and into a brand new day? Join Willow Goodhope and the people in her life as she discovers beauty in the broken places, grace in the shadows, and joy in each new season.

EXTRA: Elderberry Days includes TWELVE TRIED AND TRUE (plus one for a Baker’s Dozen) delicious elderberry recipes from the kitchen of Willow Goodhope (and Becky Doughty).

The anatomy of an affair. The price of forgiveness. The beauty of grace.

Jake doesn’t remember what it means to be a champion. Nora doesn’t know how much longer she can tread water before she goes under.

Their fairytale marriage is hurtling toward a tragic end.

Then Tristan sweeps in—all feelings and fire and freedom—and Nora is carried out to where the waters flow fast and deep. Nora knows she’s risking far more than just her heart….

When it all comes crashing down, Jake and Nora are left standing amidst the ruins of everything they’ve built together. Will they walk away, or stay and fight for their happily-ever-after?

Note: WATERS FALL is written from a Christian worldview.

Welcome to Pemberton Manor: A place where misfits fit in, where normal is overrated, and where hope - and love - spring eternal.

Pax Thayer is what folks might consider damaged goods. Disfigured by a horrific accident that destroyed his career and stripped him of his promising future, he’s become something of a recluse out of necessity. He knows he’s not an easy sight to behold, and he doesn’t blame people for looking away. When he finds himself drawn into a budding friendship with his new neighbor at Pemberton Manor, Pax has a hard time believing that she sees him as more than a pitiful, misshapen monster. Is it possible that love truly is blind, or is the sentiment just wishful thinking and fairytale fantasies?

Pemberton Manor is as out of place in Southern California as its residents seem to be. But if home is where the heart is, then this English estate planted amidst orange groves and palm trees, deserts and beaches, and converted into ten charming apartments, is the perfect place to hang a hat. Fall in love with the quirky bunch of characters who call Pemberton Manor home, but be warned. Once you set foot inside these doors, you may never want to leave.

Pemberton Manor: The Mended Man is a clean and wholesome short story in a series about family life, sweet romance, first love, and second chances. If you enjoyed Becky Doughty's Elderberry Croft Collection, you'll feel right at home with the folks at Pemberton Manor.

Pemberton Manor: A place where misfits fit in, where normal is overrated, and where hope - and love - spring eternal.

The Faithful Father
In a moment of uncontrolled passion, Harvey Jones commits an act that triggers an avalanche of pain and suffering in the lives of those he loves. When he bargains with God for the life of his son, Harvey faithfully fulfills his side of the deal...but he's blindsided by betrayal when God doesn't. What will it take for him to open his heart and accept the gift of Grace he's offered?

Pemberton Manor is as out of place in Southern California as its residents seem to be. But if home is where the heart is, then this English estate planted amidst orange groves and palm trees, deserts and beaches, and converted into ten charming apartments, is the perfect place to hang a hat. Fall in love with the quirky bunch of characters who call Pemberton Manor home, but be warned. Once you set foot inside these doors, you may never want to leave.

Pemberton Manor: The Faithful Father is a clean and wholesome short story in a series about family life, sweet romance, first love, and second chances. If you enjoyed Becky Doughty's Elderberry Croft Collection, you'll feel right at home with the folks at Pemberton Manor.

Welcome to Pemberton Manor: A place where misfits fit in, where normal is overrated, and where hope - and love - spring eternal.

Grace Winters is tall enough to look any man in the eye, and her feet are big enough to wear her brother's shoes. But as commanding a presence as she may be, she's experienced a few too many goodbyes in her life. She also harbors a secret, one that might just be keeping her from embracing her future, from finding her own adventure...the very things she really wants. When she steps into the antique Otis elevator at Pemberton Manor - and on the toes of one mysterious August Jones - she might just discover a brand new way of seeing things.

Pemberton Manor is as out of place in Southern California as its residents seem to be. But if home is where the heart is, then this English estate planted amidst orange groves and palm trees, deserts and beaches, and converted into ten charming apartments, is the perfect place to hang a hat. Fall in love with the quirky bunch of characters who call Pemberton Manor home, but be warned. Once you set foot inside these doors, you may never want to leave.

Pemberton Manor: The Goodbye Girl is a clean and wholesome short story in a series about family life, sweet romance, first love, and second chances. If you enjoyed Becky Doughty's Elderberry Croft Collection, you'll feel right at home with the folks at Pemberton Manor.

Welcome to Pemberton Manor: A place where misfits fit in, where normal is overrated, and where hope - and love - spring eternal.

Stella Carnegie is waiting. For what, exactly, she's not quite sure. But for nearly a decade now, her life has felt on hold, as though there was something...more...just around the corner. Stella, however, has grown comfortable, if not content, in her isolation, and the more she thinks about change, the harder it is to face it. So when she's thrust into the middle of an encounter that transports her back to a life-changing event in her past, will she choose to hide behind her closed curtains and keep the world at bay? Or will she find the courage to embark on this brand new adventure, no matter where it takes her, no matter who she meets along the way?

Pemberton Manor is as out of place in Southern California as its residents seem to be. But if home is where the heart is, then this English estate planted amidst orange groves and palm trees, deserts and beaches, and converted into ten charming apartments, is the perfect place to hang a hat. Fall in love with the quirky bunch of characters who call Pemberton Manor home, but be warned. Once you set foot inside these doors, you may never want to leave.

Pemberton Manor: The Waiting Woman is a clean and wholesome short story in a series about family life, sweet romance, first love, and second chances. If you enjoyed Becky Doughty's Elderberry Croft Collection, you'll feel right at home with the folks at Pemberton Manor.

Pemberton Manor: A place where misfits fit in, where normal is overrated, and where hope - and love - spring eternal.

The Moon Mother

Lucy Farnsworth is running for her life…and for the lives of her babies, too. When the neighbor in the apartment below hers reports her for disturbing the peace, Lucy is terrified of the attention she’s getting, of what the good folks at Pemberton Manor might learn about her past. But on the night of the first full moon of the new year, every wall she’s worked so hard to build comes crashing down around her, and Lucy finds sanctuary in the most unlikely of places, and help from the most unlikely of people.

Pemberton Manor is as out of place in Southern California as its residents seem to be. But if home is where the heart is, then this English estate planted amidst orange groves and palm trees, deserts and beaches, and converted into ten charming apartments, is the perfect place to hang a hat. Fall in love with the quirky bunch of characters who call Pemberton Manor home, but be warned. Once you set foot inside these doors, you may never want to leave.

Pemberton Manor: The Moon Mother is a clean and wholesome short story in a series about family life, sweet romance, first love, and second chances. If you enjoyed Becky Doughty's Elderberry Croft Collection, you'll feel right at home with the folks at Pemberton Manor.