Bøger af Loree Peery

Talia Ashby is a perfectionistic data analyst who, on occasion, sees her "fat" self when she looks in the mirror. As a svelte former obese girl, she reunites with her secret teen crush, now a pastor in the church she attends.Cooper Valiant is dazzled upon meeting a high school friend he doesn't immediately recognize due to her drastic weight loss. Since his sister had an eating disorder, he'd often felt empathy toward Talia as classmates teased and bullied her. In his pastorate position, he asks her to help girls in the youth group come to grips with body-image.While working with the girls, Talia's recollections of youthful hurts stir up past insecurities. She must reassess her spiritual journey, and what bothers her in the present.Added to the mix are her reawakened emotions toward the man who once came to her rescue. Will their joint journey include a personal relationship?

Elena Garber works from home, preferring phone contact rather than face-to-face. She attends to her grandmother's personal items and remembers how much she loved the small farm as a girl. Could an unopened letter promising money change her future?Colin Lovelady is haunted by his friend's death, and lives with a facial scar to remind him of the tragedy. Why was his life spared? A family rumor of hidden cash leads him to his uncle's small-town, decrepit property.He and Elena aren't the only ones rooting around. A feral, pot-bellied pig shows up and changes their lives by reminding them of the God who created their situation and surroundings. They discover Elena's grandmother and Colin's gambling uncle had been sweethearts.Can a self-reliant recluse with her own emotionally marred past, and a healing hermit combine their search efforts? Or, will the supposed money create more strife?

A decades-old unsolved homicide. A grieving single mother-to-be. A cold-case investigator. Sarah Bishop goes through her deceased mother's belongings and becomes immersed in the details of her grandfather's unsolved homicide. Determined to find who was responsible, for the sake of her unborn baby, Sarah vows to seek out the answers her mother had failed to find. Cold Case Investigator Ford Melcher is intrigued by Sarah's dogged drive to solve the old mystery. His current case has reached a frustrating dead end, but he comes to believe it is somehow linked to Sarah's quest. His desire to protect her from further hurt is put to the test, especially when he has secrets he'd rather not disclose. Answers could remain elusive as to who struck Sarah's grandfather and left him in a ditch. Will the search for those answers open doors for her to discover the life God planned? Can she accept that plan if it includes a man who wasn't forthright with information?

Diagnosed with a chronic, debilitating illness, Lanae Petersen vows to pursue life to its fullest. When she discovers mysterious love letters hidden within an antique desk, she begins a quest to discover who the young lovers were. Little does she realize that in trying to bring closure to their lives, hers will be turned upside-down. After the death of his wife, cowboy Sage Diamond wants to be left alone on his acreage in peace and anonymity. When Lanae approaches him with letters to a family member, she not only threatens to expose his family secrets, but also stirs something inside him that he neither expects, nor welcomes. Sage fights his attraction, determined not to fall for a woman whose health is so fragile.Can Sage trust God's guiding hand, or will his fear of losing another love crush his chance for a future with Lanae?