Bøger af Lillian Duncan

Dare to Dream: Devotions for the Journey is a collection of devotions I wrote through the years to encourage myself as I pursued my God-given dream to be a writer.God gives all of us dreams-some of us will dare to follow them and some will not. For many years I was among the non-dreamers. When I discovered my God-given dream, I found the inexpressible and glorious joy that Peter talked about in 1 Peter 1: 8.But being a dreamer ain't easy!It will take you on an exciting journey filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, and victories and disappointments. When you pursue your God-given dream, you will develop a more intimate relationship with God as well as experience peace and joy and so much more.But first you must DARE TO DREAM!

"On the surface, Shady Valley looks like the ideal all-American place to live with beautiful flowering trees lining both sides of the street as you enter the picturesque town. Neighbors help neighbors. Doors are often left unlocked. Serious crimes are practically nonexistent--almost but not quite! But like all small towns, everyone knows everyone, which means everyone knows everyone's business, and not everyone in Shady Valley is what they appear to be. Some have secrets--deadly secrets--that they hide behind the masks they wear. When Angie McVey disappears on her wedding day, rookie officer Cami Martine is determined to find her best friend, but there are no leads to follow. Angie seems to have disappeared into thin air. If Cami is to bring her best friend home, she will need to discover the deadly secrets of her friends and neighbors to find the one who wears the biggest mask."

Being innocent and proving it are two different things. Tessa's life spiraled out of control, and she finds herself in a dark alley on a cold wintry night where she witnesses a murder, and almost becomes his second victim. Homeless and alone, she knows the authorities won't believe someone like her, leaving her only one option-to run.

God still speaks...are you listening? As a retired speech-language pathologist, Lillian knows the importance of listening. God can speak to us in many different ways. There may be weirder examples, but God used the hula hoop to teach the author new insights as well as remind her of long-forgotten gems of wisdom that have helped her face adversity. In 2012, she was diagnosed with bilateral brain tumors. Fortunately they were benign. But as she likes to say, there are two definitions for benign. One being non-cancerous, the other meaning harmless-which her brain tumors definitely are not! Her life took a dramatic turn with the diagnosis and is still topsy-turvy to this day. Life isn't always easy, but there is always hope because God doesn't leave us alone in our battles. God still speaks and he can use the oddest things to do so-even a hula hoop!

Zoe Adams has a secret-one that's worth killing for! As the country's most infamous PK (preacher's kid), Zoe chose to rebel against her famous father and his beliefs. Instead, she lived the party lifestyle with the rich and famous of Hollywood until she disappeared after witnessing a crime. After more than three years of running and hiding, all she wants is to go home for Christmas but knows that can never happen-if she wants to stay alive. Ex-FBI agent, Marco Bernstein traded his gun in for a Bible. His path crosses with Zoe's in a most unusual way. When he recognizes her, he makes a promise to get her home for Christmas. Someone else is just as determined to make sure Zoe never gets home alive so keeping that promise turns out to be more difficult than Marco ever imagined-and even more dangerous!

Sometimes life is full of strikes; and sometimes all we get is a split-no matter how well we throw the ball. After seventeen year-old Macy Minton's parents died, she's had only one goal-to keep her family together. Along with the family bowling center, she inherited the responsibility of caring for her two younger siblings. Now, seven years later, everything is falling apart, especially her family. Macy thinks life can't get any worse, but she's wrong. As she struggles to keep the bowling alley from closing forever, one tragedy after another threatens to split her family permanently. Convinced someone is intent on destroying her family, she's determined to stop them. But first she has to find out who's responsible.

Politics is no game when a stalker nears and there's nowhere to hide. A run for the senate is just a step on the road to the White House for Congressman Lucas McMann. But his public profile has put him in the middle of a crazed gunman's twisted game of stalking. If he wants to win the election and reclaim his life, he will need the help of the one person who would rather leave their past behind them. Private Investigator Nikki Kent knows how to dig up secrets and discover those who exist in the shadows. She should since she is good at hiding secrets of her own. Can she risk her own discovery for someone so desperate for her help? For the first man who broke her heart? With new-found faith, she'll help Lucas search for the answers. But with the truth comes a danger they must face together.