Fort Morgan Public Library

#1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers a collection of powerful stories which explore adoption from the perspectives of those who have experienced it from all sides. Inspiring and comforting, the greatest gift of these stories is in the encouragement they offer--through true accounts of adoption blessings--to anyone considering taking on the special role of an adoptive parent.

This Christmas, Emily Merkle is working in the toy department at Finley's, the last family-owned department store in New York City. And her boss is none other than Jake Finley, the owner's son. For Jake, holiday memories of brightly wrapped gifts, decorated trees and family were destroyed in a Christmas Eve tragedy years before.

From the bestselling author of A Widow's Hope and Never Far from Home comes a brand-new Amish novella that will add joy to the Christmas season. Sarah Beachy has plenty to be joyous about as autumn leaves start to fall. She loves her job at the English bed-and-breakfast where she cooks and refreshes rooms between guests. She has a serious beau, and everyone expects an engagement soon. Why, then, would she jeopardize everything by suddenly deciding...

While Beverly wrestles with the decision of whether or not to move to Marble Cove for good, Shelley is occupied with starting her baking business, Diane receives an offer from a publisher to buy her first book, and Margaret comes face to face with an old nemesis.

It's Christmastime in Marble Cove. While Margaret meets a young artist making masterful drawings of the lighthouse, Beverly learns the real story of Edward Maker's involvement with Orlean Point Light.

Shelly, Diane, Margaret, and Beverly face different challenges during the fall at Marble Cove ranging from family expectations and hosting visitors to artistic differences and a mysterious past.

Margaret is stunned to discover that one of her paintings has been printed on the cover of a novel without her permission! Her efforts to learn what happened meet obstacle after obstacle. Will her assumptions about the culprit stand in the way of finding the truth? Meanwhile, Diane's excitement over her own book-launch turns to worry when her son Justin arrives at her door looking decidedly downcast. Can she help him recover from a devasting setback?...

Beverly begins campaigning to be Marble Cove's next mayor and not only has Jeff's work taken him to faraway places, but he seems uncharacteristically distant as well. Now that she is committed to him, is he getting cold feet? Meanwhile, Diane is excited when her college-professor sister-in-law Jeanette arrives for a visit, but a routine checkup brings Diane news she hoped never to hear again. Margaret reluctantly agrees to teach an art class for preteens...

After Beverly almost has an accident, she begins to think seriously about a new career and the possibility of a relationship with handsome Jeff Mackenzie. Shelley is laid up when Aiden accidentally knocks her down. Margaret is thrilled to attend a lecture from an artist whose work is inspiring but finds the artist has lost her creative spark. Diane decides it's time to protect the beloved lighthouse when it is threatened by a developer.