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When was the last time you lied? Do you lie to keep a secret? Or do you keep a secret to hide a lie? Collin Farrell has a secret, and she can’t wait to tell her husband. Jeff Farrell has a secret, too, one he’s been hiding from Collin since before they married. Collin’s brother, Erin, has a girlfriend with a secret she won’t tell. Vy Johnson is a DEA agent who knows all about lies and secrets. What happens when Secrets and Lies collide? Cars get crushed (with the drivers inside.) Homes explode. Marriages implode. Careers—and lives—are jeopardized. Can God work even this together...

What terrifies you? In the dark recess of your soul, what is it that you’ve managed to avoid, to hide, to bury deep, never to be faced? And what if the Lord asked you to face that fear for no other reason than, “Because I’m asking?” What would you do? Welcome to Collin Walker’s world. Collin Walker, a social worker from the innercity of Oakton, Ohio comes to Camp Grace for what is billed as “an extreme sports camp.” Her single purpose: to show her ward, Rob Sider, that there is more to life than the streets “…show you can be strong and still love, win without cheating, and...

“Choose. One lives. One dies.” What do you do when hope is all you have? Is it really all you need? Where is God when every choice looks dark? Erin Winger’s fiancé and his infant niece have been violently kidnapped. . The kidnappers don’t want money. They want revenge. And not against Erin or the baby’s mother. No, the kidnappers want revenge against Erin’s father. The father Erin and his sister put in prison three years ago. A cold-hearted man who has no interest in saving anyone. Bound, gagged, and imprisoned in an abandoned shack in the deep of winter, can Erin’s fiancée ...

Three hundred MILLION dollars. Your inheritance. Buy anything you want, go anywhere you want, do anything you want. All yours. Except… You’re a social worker. How do you maintain “street cred” with the kids you’ve devoted your life to? How will that kind of money affect the man you love? And then there’s your birth family. The ones that abandoned you to die at fourteen. The ones you suspect even now are trying to have you killed over the money. How do you share with them? Or do you? What would Jesus do? What would He want you to do? Would you do it? Welcome back to Collin ...

She’s eighteen. A visitor to a tornado-stricken town in need of help. Half of the residents think she’s a saint. The other half wants her dead. Who is she? Why do people want to kill her? Brother Matt Golding is a store-front preacher in Oakton, the capital of Ohio. He sends a team of his young congregants to assist a friend, Pastor Phillip Mars, in Rallins, Indiana. The small farm community was devastated by a category three tornado. In the aftermath of the storm, Pastor Mars’s church burned to the ground. But Collin Walker, the team’s youngest member, claims the church burned ...

"One man in a thousand, Solomon says, will stick more close than a brother...But the thousandth man will stand by your side, to the gallows' feet and after." Rudyard Kipling Who is your "thousandth man?" The friend with who you can share your heart and soul? The one who knows your triumphs, your loves, your weakness, your fears? What if they betray you? Someone is trying to destroy Collin Farrell by tormenting her with reminders of the past. They are planting letters in the house—while she's home—threatening her and her children. The same someone has let loose lies and rumors that can ...

It started with a simple idea. Jeff and Collin Farrell want to hold a company retreat. A week’s stay at their private lodge, all expenses covered. Everyone is welcome. Come have a great time. Until someone gets shot. Someone dies. Natural causes? Stupidity? Murder? The week had become a nightmare. Will a murderer walk free? Does Injustice get a pass? Where is God? When you know the truth, but the Law turns a blind eye, how do you reconcile the God of Justice with the God of Mercy? Can He be both? Walk with the Farrells as they find out.

A dead body. A sorority soiree. And a stolen check for over twenty-thousand dollars. What do they have in common? BB Andres doesn’t know, but his reputation, and his life, depend on revealing the answer. BB is a first-year college student. Dorm life for a Christian in a secular college is anything but warm and fuzzy. Between the alcohol-fueled parties and someone putting a woman in his bed, his roommates are determined to make BB’s life miserable. Then a body is found on campus. Rumors swirl connecting the victim to a drug deal gone wrong. The heart of the rumor? BB is to blame. While ...

Q is missing. Quinn Magary, patron, supporter, champion of the Knights of the Octagon, is missing. Five days late from a three-day personal assignment, and no one can find him. Then Grace Painter, another member of the Knights, disappears without warning. The remaining Knights—Tav, Luke, and Micah—vow to find their friends and mentors. Then someone runs Tav off the road. And Micah is nearly murdered at Grace Painter’s worksite. An innocent lunch date becomes a conflagration as a shadowy figure blows up the restaurant. Dead bodies appear. Knights are battered, kidnapped, and left for ...

The Quake is Coming Impeccable research from a brave geologist predicts a major earthquake for the local area. Soon. Within thirty days soon. Not all his colleagues agree with his conclusions. The quake is coming? Absolutely. But three weeks? More like three years. Maybe. A group of young men are convinced of the geologist’s calculations. They’re preparing for it. Frantically buying food and supplies for the survivors. But will there be any? Of the five thousand people in town, how many will believe their report? “Orton’s Crazies,” people call them. “Cultists” who want to sit ...

I can’t wait to be with you. Friday can’t come soon enough. Chay Waylon is receiving threatening messages from her own email account. Someone is mimicking her address. Someone who wants more than her attention. He’s pursuing an imaginary relationship. A Christmas romance. But why? And most important, who? Ken, her boss, thinks she’s sending the messages to herself to create drama. No big deal. Get back to work. Then, the entire office system is locked out with Chay’s picture on every screen throughout the accounting company. Ransom is demanded. Ken is convinced Chay is behind the ...

It’s life or death. Can they pull together to survive? Dumped from a raft in the middle of God literally only knows where, four friends are stranded in the wilderness. No cellphones. No maps. No food. Three pocket knives, a compass, and each other are all they have. Until two shadowy figures lead Micah and his friends to a stash of survival equipment scrounged from the river. Who are these mysterious benefactors? What do they want? Then rescue comes with a catch. Micah and his friends can wait four days to be taken to civilization or join a real-life quest for a million dollars. The ...

You can't serve two masters. But what if one has wings? A dragon who serves the Master. A fifteen-year-old girl who doesn’t. Bond-mates in all but Whose they are and Who they serve. Canna has surrendered her life to the Master. Gentry is still learning—and learning whether she wants to serve the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Or not. They’re running for their lives from dragon hunters, slave traders, renegade dragons, and the Widow Swansworth who wants Gentry as a bride for her son Brody. Can Gentry learn to trust the Master? Or will she go her own way, and lose the best friend she’ll ...

The masked figure poured accelerant over the sparkling dreams, wishes, and hopes. Chemicals melted delicate lace tulle. The liquid scarred the shimmering satins. Pearl buttons dissolved. The flash of ignition turned yards of fabric to ash. An arsonist is destroying wedding shops. Vandalizing event centers, flower warehouses, and anything wedding-related. But it’s still “only” vandalism. Until Micah Andres and Wendy Smothers are taste-testing cakes for their upcoming wedding. An SUV demolishes the building. The baker is killed. Now it’s murder, and mayhem ensues… The van Micah ...