A bevy of colorful characters cross paths with each other in this novel about Montreal's garment district and its Orthodox Jewish community. If there is one thing Gershon Stein, the rent collector, knows it's that life is rented and everyone has a debt to pay: to their landlord, their family, their community, and--most of all--to their soul.
The girl appeared, wanting to know if the Rabbi would convert her to Judaism. And so began Rabbi Small's investigation into the magic, the mysticism, the truths and the fables of the world's oldest religion.
When the harassing phone calls and bizarre "gifts" targeting Alison take a violent turn, her detective brother and his sidekick Mitch come to her aid. And as her relentless stalker turns up the heat, she and Mitch find themselves drawn to each other.
When her husband gets a job with David, a gospel megastar, Brianna, a lonely young wife seeking solace in religious studies, finds a connection with David that causes her to question her faith, fidelity, and the sovereignty of God.
Set in Lancaster County, Addie and Jonathan struggle to continue their relationship against both sets of parents' wishes. Will love finally mend the feud between their two families, or will their forbidden courtship drive everyone further apart?
When two distant sisters are reunited in their hometown one summer, they are forced to come to grips with mistakes from their past and learn how to forgive, let go, move on--and love again.
American nurse Annie Mitchell has seen the horrors of World War II firsthand. Aiding wounded soldiers fresh from the battlefield, she strongly believes that the enemy is an unholy, bestial force. When she agrees to participate in a risky mission, she finds herself trapped behind enemy lines deep in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium. And then she is captured. Now face to face with her German captor, Karl Hausmann, Annie discovers he is anything but the sadistic villain she had expected.
A successful career woman struggling with an unwanted pregnancy goes home to Cullen's Corner with her own intentions. In the quiet of her home town, she reconnects with family and God and discovers His plans for her life.
After she returns to her hometown to settle her mother's estate, promiscuous Rebi Lucas finds herself falling for the assistant pastor who's assisting with handling the estate, and with helping Rebi heal old wounds.