New Durham Chapel

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Real life, with its greatest hurts and grandest dreams, is the basis for CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, JUST OFF MAIN, a deeply engaging fiction series for real women of all walks heartily written by actress Jennifer O�Neill. Book two, A Winter of Wonders, reveals even more of the dynamics between at-odds sisters Lauren and Irene, the troublesome budding romance between Irene�s teenage daughter and basketball star Trace, the hardscrabble times of Trace�s widowed mom Stephanie, and life after breast cancer surgery for Stephanie�s prayer group friend Eleanor. In this wintry season of the faith journey, there are moments of coldness as well as merciful warmth. While some characters wonder what drama could possibly unfold next, others marvel at the wonders of God�s grace.

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As the coldest winter on record blows into Sugarcreek, will three hearts have the courage to discover the life that God wants for them? In the small Amish town of Sugarcreek, Ohio, Joshua knows what's expected of him: to work at the family store and to finally marry Gretta, whom he's courted for years. But when a new English family moves in next door�and their teenage daughter catches his eye�Joshua wonders if his future plans are too firmly set in stone.Gretta is shocked by the sudden change in Joshua. Their arguments followed by tense silences feel too much like the frosty atmosphere at home between her parents. When Roland begins to take an interest in her, she considers what her life might be like with Joshua out of the picture. With Roland, Gretta would have steady, kind companionship...although she knows she could never love him. When Lilly moved to Sugarcreek, she never imagined she'd be enamored with the Amish way of life�and especially with her handsome new neighbor, Joshua. But she guards a secret that will surely drive him away, one that compelled her family to leave their old home and move to Sugarcreek in the first place: Lilly is pregnant.

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Imagine an America not too many years distant. An America that seems perfect on the surface, but whose ethical underpinnings have totally collapsed. An America where abortion is the rule for imperfect fetuses and euthanasia is mandatory at age 75. Jon and Grace Stanton's allegiance to God is about to be put to the ultimate test in this future society. As they struggle to protect two members of their family from the law of the land, they must rely on each other and their faith as never before. This novel, first published in 1981, seems increasingly predictive in its description of a world where morality is dictated by technology rather than the Word of God.

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Can God truly touch tattered lives and heal hearts too heavy to hope? In the state of Wisconsin, four women encounter situations that seem unbearable--challenging their faith in God, in love, and in themselves. Can a prodigal son ever return home? Can God serve as the Husband for an unmarried woman and as Father of her illegitimate child? Can two wounded spirits rebuild a faltering business--and their ruined lives? Can a lost love really be found again? Join popular author Andrea Boeshaar on a journey of discovery, as four women find a haven of hope. In the state of Wisconsin, four women encounter situations that seem unbearable--challenging their faith in God, in love, and in themselves.

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Retells the Old Testament story about the deeds of the wise King Solomon.

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Abby Quinn McDougall is a Southern lady whose once picturesque small-town life seems to be shrinking. Widowed at fifty and burdened by the care of an ailing mother and a cantankerous teenaged daughter, Abby wishes her life were simpler and her responsibilities fewer. Abby's daughter, Neal Grace, devastated by the loss of her doting father and the illness of her beloved grandmother, wishes for change, for the chance to break free from other people's expectations. And Abby's mother Edith wishes only to be liberated from life itself. But wishes often backfire. As their wishes begin to come true, the Quinn women start to wonder: Could it be that their old life wasn't so bad after all? Is it possible that the answer to their deepest longings has been right in front of them, all along?