Kathryn Cushman

When two teens from opposite sides of the tracks are killed in a car accident, Melanie Johnston, a grieving single mother, and Andie Phelps, a reserved woman who retreats even further into herself with grief, fight their way through pain as their community is torn apart. Original. 35,000 first printing.

Promise to Remember, A

A Personal Drama of Shattered Dreams and Second Chances A talented runner fully committed to Olympic dreams, Sabrina Rice's future was shattered by a devastating diagnosis. One forfeited scholarship and several years later, she has new goals and dreams that have nothing to do with running--something that's become far too painful to think on. Until the day she sees Brandy Philip running across the community college campus, easily outpacing security. Sabrina immediately recognizes world-class speed, and it's all the more painful that it belongs to a teenage graffiti artist. When a chance encounter brings the two young women together, Sabrina becomes Brandy's best hope for staying out of juvenile hall. Soon, Sabrina begins to feel an uncomfortable nudge that her new life is just about to be toppled...that God may be calling her to minister to this talented but troubled girl.

Chasing Hope

A Tale of Unexpected Friendship and Old Hollywood Glamour Lauren Summers is hiding. Her fashion house internship should have launched her career, but a red carpet accident has left her blackballed. The only job she finds is unpaid, but comes with free lodging--a run-down cottage in the shadow of a cliff-side mansion. Unsure of what comes next, she's surprised to be contacted by a reporter researching a reclusive former Hollywood ingénue who lives in the nearby mansion. Kendall Joiner wants Lauren's help uncovering the old woman's secrets. In return, she'll prove the red carpet accident was a publicity stunt so Lauren can regain her former job. With all her dreams in front of her, Lauren's tempted by the offer, but as she and the old woman get to know each other, Lauren realizes nothing is quite as it seems.

Fading Starlight

Proving the Simple Life Isn't So Simple After AllOvercommitted and overwhelmed, Julie Charlton is at the breaking point. She knows she should feel blessed as a mother and wife--but she just feels exhausted. And then, the miraculous happens. Her sister-in-law Susan, a Martha Stewart-in-training, lands the chance to participate in a reality TV series about trying to live like the Amish and needs another family to join her. It's just the break Julie needs.But the summer adventure in simple living soon proves anything but simple. With the camera watching every move, Susan's drive for perfection feels a lot like what they left behind, while Julie suddenly finds herself needing to stand up for slowing down. Whether it's cooking, cleaning, or dressing differently, each new Amish challenge raises new complications...and soon each woman learns unexpected lessons about herself and her family.

Almost Amish

What would you do if you learned your life was a lie? All her life, Kelli Huddleston has been told the story of a fire--a fire that killed her mother and two siblings when she was an infant. After her father's death though, she uncovers evidence of a different story, including clippings about a boat accident that killed a young father and his infant daughter. And Kelli quietly realizes the story of her life has been a fiction. How far would you go to discover the truth? Armed with only a few pictures of what she thinks might be her family, Kelli crosses the country to Tennessee, determined to uncover the truth about what happened over twenty years ago in a small southern town. When the trip threatens to open doors to the past better left shut, and her plans for the future are jeopardized, Kelli is faced with an agonizing choice that will change her life forever.

Finding Me

Sheila Walsh

Angels eagerly watch over Ann Fletcher's every move. She just doesn't know it yet. Ann Fletcher has returned to Charleston to see her younger sister Sarah receive her master's degree. But she soon finds herself riding in the back of an ambulance, watching helplessly as Sarah fights for her life. As they race to the hospital, Sarah talks to someone who is not there...and hums a melody Ann has never heard before. That unfamiliar, unearthly beautiful melody keeps finding Ann--first in the hospital chapel, then in her dreams, and finally in Sarah's empty house. Two neighbors have a profound effect on Ann. Ethan McKinney lends her a shoulder to lean on. And as a carpenter, he volunteers to help Ann get the Fletcher family home into shape for selling. His strong presence is a pleasing distraction. Ann's twelve-year-old neighbor, Keith, has Down Syndrome and the guile to believe he can actually see and hear angels. In fact, he insists they are looking out for her in ways she's never imagined. God begins to reveal himself to Ann--both in her newfound friends and through supernatural events. As she discovers the very real presence of angels around her, will she finally open her heart to receive God's healing love?

Angel Song

When a car accident kills two teens from opposite sides of the tracks, the aftermath threatens to tear a community apart. On one side, Melanie Johnston--a grieving single mother--is convinced her son will be forgotten. On the other is Andie Phelps, a reserved woman who retreats even further into herself with grief.Readers' emotions are torn between these two sympathetic characters as each fights her way through grief and pain--sometimes wisely and sometimes with choices that have the power to divide family, church, and even their small, sea-side town.A riveting selection for any women's book discussion group.

A Promise to Remember

"After her father's death, Kelli Huddleston discovers the entire life she's known has been a lie, but as she seeks to know more about her past and finds family she's never known, ugly secrets threaten to stifle the truth and restoration she seeks"--

Alisa Stewart feels like she's lost two sons: her youngest to a terrible tragedy and her eldest, Kurt, to a life ruined by addiction. But now Kurt has checked himself into rehab and found a healing faith that seems real. It's like he's been raised from the dead. Then a detective arrives at Alisa's door asking questions about a murder--the death of a drug dealer before Kurt entered rehab. Alisa fears losing her son again, and when she finds evidence linking him to the killing, she destroys it. Her boy is different now. He's changed and deserves a second chance. But when another man is charged with the crime, Alisa finds herself facing an impossible choice: be silent and keep her son or give up everything for the truth.

Leaving Yesterday

Andie Phelps wird in Santa Barbara von vielen beneidet. Als engagierte Mutter mit einem liebenswerten Sohn und einem erfolgreichen Mann geht sie in ihrer Wohltätigkeitsarbeit auf. Melanie Johnson beneidet niemand. Die alleinerziehende Mutter arbeitet Tag und Nacht, um die Rechnungen zu bezahlen. Ihre Kinder sind ihre größte Freude. Dann verändert ein Unfall alles. Als die Welten von Andie und Melanie kollidieren, drohen Schmerz, Intrigen und Unversöhnlichkeit ihre Gemeinde zu spalten.

Zeit der Vergebung

Los ángeles velan ansiosamente cada movimiento de Annie Fletcher, pero ella no lo sabe aún. Cuando Annie Fletcher regresa a Charleston para ver a su hermana menor, Sarah, recibir su grado de maestría, ella se encuentra en la parte trasera de una ambulancia, observando impotente como Sarah lucha por vivir. Durante el viaje, Sarah parece hablar con alguien que no está allí, canturreando una melodía que nunca antes Annie había escuchado. El vecino Ethan McKinney le presta su apoyo cuando Sarah muere inesperadamente. Como carpintero que es, Ethan se ofrece para ayudar a Annie a reparar la casa de la familia Fletcher para venderla. La presencia de Ethan la distrae, pero lo que angustia a Annie es el hijo de doce años de su vecina Tammy. Keith tiene síndrome de down y la maña de creer que él puede ver y escuchar ángeles. Dios comienza a revelarse a sí mismo a Annie, tanto en sus nuevos amigos como mediante desgarradores y claramente sobrenaturales acontecimientos. Annie encuentra fe en Dios, finalmente experimentando el aliento de que sus ángeles realmente nos rodean.

La canción del ángel

Als Alisa eines Morgens einem Kommissar die Tür öffnet, erwartet sie das Schlimmste: Dass ihr Sohn Kurt tot ist, umgebracht von Drogen und einem Leben auf der Straße. Kurt aber wird nur als Zeuge eines Mordes gesucht, mehr noch: Er meldet sich aus dem Entzug und kehrt zu seiner Familie zurück. Alisas Gebete wurden erhört. Doch dann stößt sie auf Beweise, die Kurt mit dem Mord in Verbindung bringen und sie steht vor der schwierigsten Entscheidung ihres Lebens: Soll sie schweigen oder alles für die Wahrheit opfern?

Kathryn Cushman

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