You are not alone.Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28Thirty-one authors share their hearts and struggles in this look within the Biblical book of Matthew. We pray that from these devotionals, you will know that Jesus loves you deeply. You are not alone. There is no place you have gone that is too far away from God, and He alone can help you truly be the person you want to be.Compiled by Camy Tang

The Heart of Christmas, a sweet inspirational romanceWhen Eleanor Clark arrives home for the holidays, the last thing she expects is to run into her high school crush Tad Varner--in her mother's living room. The first Christmas without her brother will be heartbreaking enough--now she has to face the one man she's never been able to put behind her?Christmas is supposed to be a time for family, gifts, and faith. The Clarks have been Tad's only real family, b...

When the wife he believed dead calls from China, an ER doctor races to find her before her enemies silence her forever.Ethan Wright never recovered from the death of his first love.Six years ago, Mei Lin discovered evidence linking powerful officials to a human trafficking ring. She planned to smuggle the details out of China and join her new husband in America—but COVID sealed the borders before she could escape. Snatched by the men she'd been investigatin...

“The most comprehensive book on self-editing for fiction writers!”“Filled to the hilt with the essential tools you need to write clearly and effectively and, overall, become a better fiction writer.”Fiction writers often struggle to improve their craft. And the biggest challenge comes from the inability to see what isn’t working. The prose feels off. The scene isn’t gelling. The dialogue sounds stilted or clunky. ...

Twenty years ago, three small children were pulled from a life raft off the coast of Maine.Elle Whittemore was one of those children. Now, as a single mother, she's built a quiet life in Briar Bay, no thanks to her child's father, who took off before she had the chance to tell him she was pregnant. There's one question she's never been able to stop asking: Who is she, really? When she gets a mysterious text from the town's harbormaster—someone she always s...

Book 1: Beauty in FlightHarper Cloud used to love the gilded glamour of Las Vegas, but on the far side of prison, she sees the cracks in the veneer. She tries to brush off the feeling that she's being watched, but when she's followed home one night and her pursuer gets within a hair's breadth , she knows it's time to get away from Las Vegas.Maybe her new boyfriend, Derrick, can be trusted. Maybe his job offer to care for his aging grandfather will be the ...

Her beauty once opened doors, but the felony conviction slams them shut.Harper Cloud used to love the gilded glamour of Las Vegas, but on the far side of prison, she sees the cracks in the veneer. These days, she keeps her head down and focuses on the elderly patients in her care. Even her new wealthy east-coast boyfriend, Derrick, can't entice her away. She's trusted men before, and look where that got her.She tries to brush off the feeling that she's bein...

From a USA Today bestselling author comes this edge-of-your-seat Christian suspense that will keep you listening all night long.Nothing could get her home…but thisCassidy Leblanc worked hard to shake off her tragic childhood. As a foster child with a mother in prison for murder, she was an outcast in her small New Hampshire town until she met James. But she and James’ sister, whom she was babysitting, were kidnapped. She escaped, but Hallie didn’t ...

Nothing could get her home…but thisCassidy Leblanc worked hard to shake off her tragic childhood. As a foster child with a mother in prison for murder, she was an outcast in her small New Hampshire town until she met James. But she and James’s sister, whom she was babysitting, were kidnapped. She escaped, but Hallie didn’t survive, and everybody assumed Cassidy killed her. Like mother, like daughter, after all. With public opinion and the authorities united against...

How can she save the little girl next door from being exploited if nobody believes her?Grace used to try to save people, but that was before she realized how powerless she is. Now, she avoids emotional ties, working from her secluded cabin, content with her aloneness. When eight-year-old Lily starts hanging around, Grace enjoys her company but carefully keeps her distance—until she discovers the girl is being exploited. Little though she wants to, she must get invo...

She stumbled onto a deadly secret. The man she once wronged is the only one who can keep her alive.Cici Wright has built a life she loves as a jewelry appraiser. But when her latest find—a priceless ruby necklace—links to decades-old murders in her hometown of Shadow Cove, Cici becomes the target of ruthless killers. Forced to flee, she must rely on the man she humiliated in the most shameful moment of her life.Asher Rhodes puts his Navy SEAL training to go...

She's running from her past. He's protecting his future. Together, they must fight for what matters most.Delaney Wright has always believed the best of everyone—even when she shouldn’t. After her ex-boyfriend’s shocking betrayal, Delaney flees Shadow Cove, determined to rebuild her shattered confidence. She lands a nanny position in Virginia, caring for precious four-year-old Charlotte. Her new employer is everything she should avoid—wealthy, worldly, and far too h...