Bøger af Sharon Srock

When dreams and reality clash.Piper Goodson is looking forward to all the firsts of being a mother. The first cry, the first glance, the first time holding the tiny life created by her and Evan's love. But after an emergency c-section, sick from fear, and haunted by images of the past, Piper is barely aware that she's given birth. As she holds her daughter, a bone-numbing anxiety surfaces. Who is this tiny person, and where's the nurturing Piper had thought would come so naturally? The brat is getting exactly what she deserves.Madison Stanley is twelve years older than her sister and resents the interloper who stole her father's time and attention. Even Piper's willingness, two years before, to be a surrogate mother was suspect. But desperate for a child, Madison had agreed. That arrangement ended in the heartbreak of a still born baby girl. Madison blames Piper. Her baby would be alive if Piper had taken better care of herself. Now she looks on in secret delight as Piper confronts her own struggles. A wolf in sheep's clothing.As a mental health professional, Madison recognizes all of the symptoms of Piper's postpartum anxiety, and she knows how to cash in on it. If she has her way, Piper will understand what it means to lose a child. Emotional JourneyFamilyParentingMotherhoodFriendships Click "get a free sample" and start reading now! Books in the Crafted with Love series Ember, book 1 Holly, book 2 Maggie, book 3 Lacy, book 4 Sage, book 5 Piper, book 6

SHE'S READY FOR A SECOND CHANCEJessica Cooper married the love of her life right after high school graduation only to have her happily-ever-after dreams burned to cinders the night her husband broke her arm in a fit of rage. Twelve years later Jesse says yes to Garrett's proposal, convinced it's finally her turn to have the life and love she's always longed for, with a man who can be trusted to hold those dreams safe. When Garrett is accused of the unthinkable and her ex-husband turns up on her doorstep, offering apologies and undying love, who should she believe?THE TRAP THAT COMPASSION BUILTGarrett Saxton is a respected, by-the-book high school counselor. Everything changed the night one of his female students showed up after-hours hysterical, and begging for his help. Unable to send her away, he calls for a chaperone and offers what comfort he can until reinforcements arrive. Now he's accused of rape and paternity by the student he tried to help and his future with Jesse is ending before it began.THE OBSTACLE COURSE OF LOVEWith a manipulative ex-husband who will stop at nothing to get what he wants, career ending accusations, and the threat of legal action, everything seems to be spiraling out of control. How can Jesse and Garrett overcome the challenges to their happiness and salvage the promise of a life together?

After separating herself from the oppressive cult where she was raised, Mackenzie Soeurs has two dreams: to give her son Riley a better life than she had, and to live in peace, as far from the harsh God of her past as she can get. At least that was the plan until her son got hauled to jail for theft and she lost the mother she never truly understood. In the darkest moments of her life, Mac finds herself surrounded by a group of Christian women she can't understand and a handsome man, willing to take her son under his wing. Dane Cooper, Garfield's former bad boy and groom left at the altar, can't deny his initial attraction to Mackenzie. Neither can he resist the urge from God to mentor her delinquent son. How can he guard his battered heart and still give Riley the same second chance he was given? When Jesse, Charley, Randy, and Alex signed up for Mac's first fitness class, they were looking for someone to whip them into physical shape. What they found was a woman bound by a cruel history, suffering through a tragic present, and in desperate need of a friend...or four.

Needed: One Christmas miracle.When Jillian Rishi shared the news of her pregnancy with her boyfriend, Wesley Price, he left the country. Unable to stay away from the woman he loves, he returned five months later to reclaim Jillian and their unborn daughter. Now they're on the run, hiding from the dishonest lawyer who's determined to take their baby. And hope is running out...More than just a girl's day out.A leisurely day of Christmas shopping, that was the plan when Callie, Terri, Pam, and Karla went to the mall. They never expected to be embroiled in a mystery, never expected the mystery to turn into an FBI investigation, never expected to deliver a baby in the middle of nowhere in a Christmas Eve blizzard.Just a simple paper angel.Hannah's angel is on a mission from God and paper or not, she refuses to be ignored until her charge gets the Christmas miracle she so desperately needs.

A MOTHER'S WORST FEARCharlene Hubbard wanted the dream-a loving husband, a fulfilling career, and a few kids. When it looked like she'd have to settle for two out of three, God dropped a child into her empty arms. For fifteen years Charley kept the secret of that adoption close, fearful that the truth would make her less of a mother in the eyes of the child she loves.A CHILD'S WORST NIGHTMAREKinsley Hubbard has lived her whole life under the shadow of a secret. The shadow dissipated in the harsh light of truth the day she opened an Instagram message from a new friend. "You're adopted. Ask your mother about her old college friend." What are you supposed to do once you find out your whole life has been a lie?CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLEFifteen years ago, Melissa Emmerson gave up her daughter with no intention of ever looking back. Now she needs a kidney, and she's caught between an old friend and a husband determined to do whatever it takes to save her life even if it means destroying the family Melissa helped build.

She can't escape the mistakes of her pastA baby is dead and Callie Stillman blames herself. Haunted by memories of a tiny coffin, Callie can't understand how God could expect her to put her heart on the line a second time. But the evasive little girl in her Sunday school class is so obviously in trouble that Callie finds her resolve cracking. They can't trust anyoneIris and Samantha Evans are living on borrowed time. Deserted, orphaned, betrayed, and deceived, they need rescuing in the worst way. He's praying for a miracleSteve Evans had his life changed by God. A reformed drug addict, he's searching for the family he abandoned ten years ago. A collision courseThe road to healing is rocky. But as Callie confronts her worst fears by bringing father and daughters together in a risky bid for reconciliation, she realizes that the Evans family aren't the only ones God wants to rescue from a tortured past.

HOW WRONG SHE WASEight years ago, Sydney Patterson's ex-husband used threats and fear to coerce her teenage daughter into the unthinkable. Haunted by guilt and condemned by her in-laws, she flees to Garfield Oklahoma to build a new life. Now, with a new job, new friends, and a new commitment to Christ, Syd is rebuilding, confident that no one ever needs to know a thing about her humiliating and shameful past.BE HER FRIENDAfter five years of widowhood, Mason Saxton wants more than friendship with the pretty blonde he met at his son's wedding. He's praying about it, and the only thing he's heard from God is an injunction to "be her friend." He's more than willing to start there---at least he was until a vile misunderstanding sends him reeling.A MATTER OF TRUST AND FORGIVENESSA marvelous future hangs in the balance, and it all depends on Syd's ability to trust and Mason's willingness to forgive. How will these two new believers reconcile the past with the future?

The Mercie Collection is three novellas in one.For Mercie's SakeA victim of rape, sixteen year old Scottlyn Rich is disowned by her family when she refuses to abort the child she carries. Determined to raise her baby, she has no idea how to handle the obstacles ahead. Widowed school teacher Diana Kensington lost everything she held dear the day her husband's plane fell out of the sky. Can trust be built between these two lost women? Can they work together to fill the void in each other's lives, for Mercie' s sake? Begging for MercieCollege student Scottlyn Rich has overcome tragedy-and moved on. She's about to celebrate her daughter's first birthday when she receives news that the young man who raped her has died in prison. Grieving mother Penny Nelson believes there is only one way to assuage her grief-take the baby and raise her. Scottlyn didn't draw the battle lines, but she's determined to defend what's hers. Can God find a way to bring peace to both women, or will someone end up begging for Mercie?All About MercieScottlyn Rich is sixty-seven days from her wedding to Grant Weber, but she feels more orphaned and adrift than ever. Until her mother walks through the door. Grant Weber has spent two years earning Scottlyn's trust and can't believe how easily she's willing to accept her mom's excuses. There's something off about Jocelyn Rich and he's determined to find answers even if it costs him everything. Will Scottlyn allow deception to derail her future, or will she take hold of wisdom and realize that her life truly is all about Mercie?

A DIFFERENT SORT OF LOVE: At twenty-two, college student Ember Monroe thought she'd found her happily-ever-after in Quinn Abbott. All it took was one ill-fated night and the worst betrayal imaginable to rip those dreams to shreds. Now, almost a decade later, Ember's happily-ever-after has a new look as she raises the two daughters of her deceased best friend. With a business she loves and a family she never expected, Ember has all she wants...until Quinn comes back into her life determined to break her heart a second time.HE ONLY WANTS HIS FAMILY BACK: Quinn went to prison for a crime he didn't commit and it cost him every good thing in his life. When new evidence sets him free, all Quinn wants is a fresh chance with his children. Unfortunately the only way to repair his family is to tear Ember's apart.GOD HAS HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM: Can Ember find the forgiveness required to embrace the blessings God has for her? Can Quinn rebuild the family that was taken from him? It'll take a miracle...Maybe God has o

A last ditch effort to save her marriageFresh out of college, Alexandra Conklin said I do to a handsome young minister. They filed for divorce less than a year later, proceedings they halted when Alex learned she was pregnant. Twenty years later, Hunter's ministry is thriving while Alex struggles to put a happy face on her husband's daily neglect. What choice does she have? None until those forgotten divorce papers surface-valid, filed, and legal. A man on a missionThroughout the twenty years of his ministry, Hunter Conklin has given everything-his time, his attention, his passion-to the pursuit of what God called him to do, leaving nothing but the leftovers for the most important people in his life. When his wife moves out, he's forced to examine his life. What he finds is a home where he's more visitor than occupant, children who rarely see him outside the church, and a wife who smiles to hide her loneliness. Is this what God had in mind for him...for his family?Pastors are people tooWith a youthful misunderstanding hanging over their heads and pressure from their congregation mounting, Alex and Hunter scramble to find a balance between her expectations and his priorities before everything they've worked for crumbles to dust at their feet.

What's a girl to do?Iris Evans is all grown up and back in Garfield with a fresh license in Veterinary Medicine. A Christian since the age of twelve, Iris has always been the smart, compassionate, and outspoken darling of her family, working diligently to seek out and follow God's plan for her life. She never expected that plan to include a friendship with the man who kidnapped her niece ten years ago, a friendship she's kept secret for five years. A friendship sure to tear her away from the sister she adores.He had a planDavid Morris had his life mapped out. Join the Marines, go to college, and come back to Garfield to serve on the police force with his uncle. Maybe marriage and kids down the road. Good plans until a friend accused of a heinous crime causes an accident that left David blind and bitter and clueless about what happens next. Now David wants nothing to do with the God he served so faithfully. It seems as if his dreams abandoned him along with his sight.Surrender isn't an optionWhen David's faithless bitterness runs headlong into Iris's no nonsense Christianity, something has to give. How can love triumph when hearts are so far apart?

She can't escape the mistakes of her pastA baby is dead and Callie Stillman blames herself. Haunted by memories of a tiny coffin, Callie can't understand how God could expect her to put her heart on the line a second time. But the evasive little girl in her Sunday school class is so obviously in trouble that Callie finds her resolve cracking. They can't trust anyoneIris and Samantha Evans are living on borrowed time. Deserted, orphaned, betrayed, and deceived, they need rescuing in the worst way. He's praying for a miracleSteve Evans had his life changed by God. A reformed drug addict, he's searching for the family he abandoned ten years ago. A collision courseThe road to healing is rocky. But as Callie confronts her worst fears by bringing father and daughters together in a risky bid for reconciliation, she realizes that the Evans family aren't the only ones God wants to rescue from a tortured past.

She's turned her life around...Four years ago, Samantha Evans was easy prey for con man Louis Cantrell, who left her broke and pregnant. Now, surrounded by a loving family, her life seems to be headed in the right direction as she cares for her young daughter, pursues her dream of becoming a child welfare worker, and dreams of marrying the law student who loves her daughter like his own. He's all out of faith...A God that made the universe, absolutely. A God that hears and answers prayers, not so much. Patrick Wheeler loves Samantha-and her little girl-but he's done with Christ. And when Louis shows back up in Samantha's life, Patrick issues an ultimatum that drives Sam away.They need a miracle...A tragedy followed by a surprising confrontation with God drives Patrick back to Samantha's side. Can he reconcile with God before Samantha and Bobbie are lost to him forever?

She was blindsided once...Four years ago, Pam's divorce devastated her. The cruelty of her ex-husband crushed her spirit. After battling personal demons, she's finally made a life for herself. Now remarried, raising her kids, working at a job she loves, the scars of her ex-husband's emotional abuse are beginning to fade. But her newfound happiness turns to bitterness when Alan returns to Garfield.He doesn't have much time left...Alan Archer has returned to Garfield with a new wife, a fresh commitment to God, and a terminal heart condition. His mission? To leave a Christian legacy for his children and to gain Pam's forgiveness for the sins of his past.Two hearts hang in the balance waiting for the delicate touch of God's healing hands.

Her soft side is buried deep...After surviving a traumatic childhood, Miranda Franklin grew up tough, fast, and convinced of her inability to ever nurture a child. Eli Page is the only man to earn Randy's trust. For him, she will face her worst fear-spend a day caring for his granddaughter. When the unthinkable happens, Randy realizes she's the same as her mother was-a monster.How can he choose...?Widower Eli Page devoted the last fifteen years of his life to raising his daughter Celeste. Now it's time for his happiness. His future. But six weeks before his wedding to Randy, Celeste skips town, leaving her one-year-old daughter for Eli to raise. Randy wants no part in raising a child-but how can she expect him to turn away his own granddaughter?Will their happily-ever-after fall apart?With their wedding day looming, can Eli track down his runaway daughter? Can Randy discover the truth about herself? Will Randy and Eli find a different future than what they expected-a better one?

She's sworn off marriage...Twice widowed, Kate Archer believes she's better off alone. She's not sure she could survive the heartache of losing another husband. Instead of romance she pours herself into a project close to her heart: establishing a foundation to meet the needs of military widows-just like the grief-stricken woman she was twenty years ago when her husband was killed by friendly fire.He's still running from the past...Nicolas Black has spent the past twenty years of his life-his entire Air Force career-trying to atone for the mistake that cost his best friend his life. Now he's a police detective in Garfield, Oklahoma, but the guilt remains. When he learns of Kate's new business endeavor, he wants to help. But being near the vibrant widow pushes all his buttons and makes him long for the things he's never allowed himself to have-the home and family his buddy never had a chance to enjoy.As Kate and Nicolas spend time together, a relationship neither expected quickly blossoms. But both remain oblivious to the tragic intersection that hides in their past...

She's always longed for more...Running a thriving daycare keeps Terri Hayes busy. Add a new foster daughter to the mix and Terri shouldn't have time to want more-but she does. At twenty-nine, her biological clock is ticking away. When a busted pipe floods her home, she finds temporary sanctuary in a basement apartment-one that just happens to be owned by her long-time crush, single dad Steve Evans.Is he ready to date again?Steve is widower, a father of two teenaged girls, and a successful writer. His life is full, but he wouldn't mind exploring a romance with Terri. But when lines of communication get crossed, the budding relationship grounds to a halt.Two matchmakers to the rescue...Iris and Samantha Evans want a stepmother and have set their sights on Terri. Their matchmaking includes equal parts prayer and deception. Will their scheming result in the wedding of their dreams, or will the harsh confrontation between Steve and the parents of Terri's foster child be an obstacle they can't overcome?

Tragedy tore her world apart... Karla Black had everything she ever wanted until one night stole her husband and her identity. Twelve months later, she is a shadow of the woman she used to be, struggling through her grief, living with bankrupt emotions, and resisting any suggestion that God might give her a second chance at love.He made a promise...Ian McAlister was a helpless bystander as breast cancer took his beloved wife from him one breath at a time. As days of grief turn into months, Ian begins to dwell on the vow she elicited from him before her death. Promise me that you won't grieve for too long. But how will he know when it's time?Two broken hearts need healing... A chance meeting kindles a friendship between Karla and Ian that rockets into a romance neither one anticipated. Can they overcome their grief and the objection of family members to grab onto the surprising future that God has for them?