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Home to Collingsworth
Series · 9 books · 2014-2015

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Home Is Where the Heart Is

2014

Ten years ago, Violet Collingsworth left the town founded by her family, eager to escape a domineering grandmother and a past filled with hurt. Finally able to pursue her own dreams, Violet has spent the last decade travelling and enjoying adventures in the outdoors she loves so much. But now her grandmother's death has brought her back to Collingsworth and to the conflicted familial relationships of her past. Settling down anywhere, let alone Collingsworth, was not part of her agenda, but a run-in with the town sheriff has her reconsidering. Sheriff Dean Marconett had heard plenty about the Collingsworth sister who loved to travel, but he never imagined he'd be so drawn to her when they finally met. Will he be able to convince Violet to consider settling down in the town she fled from so long ago? Or will her adventuresome spirit and the hurts and fears of her past drive her away from a chance at love?
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Love Brings Us Home

2014

Seven sweet stories celebrating love and home in one amazing, limited time collection! Greater Than Rubies by Hallee Bridgeman: Antonio Viscolli asked and Robin Bartlett said "yes!" Soon, she will say "I do." Or will Boston's "Royal Wedding" leave someone standing at the altar? Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer: Josephine Shaw, a feisty environmentalist and local-food advocate, falls for Zachary Nemesek, the junk-food-loving reluctant farmer next door. Awakening by JoAnn Durgin: When Lexa Clarke tumbles from the top beam of a house and straight into the arms of TeamWork Missions Director Sam Lewis, Sam suspects his life will never be the same. Home is Where the Heart Is by Kimberly Rae Jordan: Free spirit Violet Collingsworth never expected to return home to live. But when she goes back to attend her grandmother’s funeral, she meets the sheriff and begins to reconsider. Wildfire Wedding by Lynette Sowell: During the height of Texas wildfire season, Krista and Luke prepare for their wedding while battling past guilt and future fears, when a fire breaks out, threatening the town. Cowboy by Staci Stallings: To all the world, Ashton Raines has it all: fame, money, and the adoration of millions of fans. Then one night he walks away from it all. Can down-on-her-luck waitress, Beth, let God work through her to lead Ashton back to hope and faith? Reunited at Christmas by Debra Ullrick: Shelby Davis thought she’d never again see the ex-fiancé who dumped her. Then Ryker Anderson gets lost in a blizzard, and she’s on the snowmobile search and rescue team. Now what?
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Home Away from Home

2014

This Christian romance, Home Away from Home, is book 2 in the Home to Collingsworth Series and continues the stories of the Collingsworth sisters and their struggles and triumphs as they deal with their faith, the bonds of family and love! Laurel Collingsworth-Davis thought she had everything she could ever want: a beautiful home, a fulfilling career, financial security and a devoted husband. However, at the beginning of their marriage, she and Matt—each for their own private reasons—had agreed to never have children. When her grandmother dies, Laurel realizes that she does, in fact, want to be a mother. She desperately needs Matt to reconsider his position, but when he refuses, she fears her storybook life may be over. Matt Davis has very real reasons for not wanting to become a father; reasons he's never shared with Laurel. Now he realizes that in order to get her to understand, he may have to reveal more of himself to her than he's ever revealed to anyone. But doing that may very well cost him his marriage regardless. Will Laurel and Matt be able to trust God to help them overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that stand in the way of them staying a family? Or will their fears drive them apart and end the marriage that had seemed so perfect? Other titles in the Christian romance series, Home to Collingsworth, by Kimberly Rae Jordan: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Violet's Story (Available now!) Home Away From Home: Laurel's Story (Available now!) Love Makes a House a Home: Jessa's Story (End of May 2014) The Long Road Home: Cami's Story (July 2014) Don't miss out on these inspirational love stories of faith, family and romance.
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Love Makes a House a Home

2014

This Christian romance, Love Makes a House a Home, is book 3 in the Home to Collingsworth Series and continues the stories of the Collingsworth sisters and their struggles and triumphs as they deal with their faith, the bonds of family and love! Lance Evanston has walked back into Jessa Collingsworth's life as abruptly as he'd left it over ten years earlier. As the oldest sister, Jessa has had to step up into her grandmother's role as the matriarch of the Collingsworth family now that Gran has passed away. The weight of that responsibility is complicated by the return—at Gran's request—of the man who broke her vulnerable teenage heart. Lance can't believe he's in the position of possibly having a second chance with the girl he had been forced to break up with, but whom he has never forgotten. He hopes that she'll give him a second chance, but Jessa seems unwilling to even consider giving him the time of day. As secrets are unearthed and truths revealed, will Jessa be able to trust God to work things out for His glory? Or will she follow in her grandmother's footsteps and try to keep hidden those things that might bring harm to the family that she is now responsible for? And will Lance be able to convince her to trust him with her heart for the second time around? Other titles in the Christian romance series, Home to Collingsworth, by Kimberly Rae Jordan: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Violet's Story (Available now!) Home Away From Home: Laurel's Story (Available now!) Love Makes a House a Home: Jessa's Story (Available now!) The Long Road Home: Cami's Story (July 2014) Don't miss out on these inspirational love stories of faith, family and romance.
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The Long Road Home

2014

Book 4 in the bestselling Christian Romance series, Home To Collingsworth, The Long Road Home brings to a close the stories of Jessa, Violet, Laurel and Cami. As with the others, this story shares the struggles and triumphs of a sister as she deals with her faith, the bonds of family and love! When her grandmother's will stipulated she spend a month at Collingsworth Manor with her siblings, Cami Collingsworth agreed because she wanted the money. It's down to the final week, and Cami can't wait to leave and get on with her life. But when things take a serious turn in the meaningless flirtation she'd been engaging in with Josh Moyer, she find herself sharing things with him that she's never told anyone. He's unlike any man she's ever known, and Cami finds herself drawn to him. However, she soon realizes that something important stands between them, and she's left to wonder if Josh cares more about the state of her soul than he does winning her heart. Josh Moyer knew Cami Collingsworth was trouble from the first moment they met, but that doesn't stop him from trying to help her. However, without changes in her life, Josh knows that nothing more can come from their shared confidences. Even as he encourages Cami to turn to God for freedom from her past, he is forced to face his own and the faltering faith he's tried to keep hidden from those around him. Will their pasts keep them apart? Or will faith, love, and forgiveness win out? Available now from Kimberly Rae Jordan in the Home to Collingsworth series: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Violet's Story Home Away From Home: Laurel's Story Love Makes a House a Home: Jessa's Story The Long Road Home: Cami's Story Don't miss out on these inspirational love stories of faith, family and romance.
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Her Heart, His Home

2014

Book 5 in the bestselling Christian Romance series, Home To Collingsworth, Her Heart, His Home brings us the story of Will, the lone brother in the Collingsworth family. Will Collingsworth thought he'd had it all. A wife he adored. A job he enjoyed. Financial security through his inheritance. And a baby on the way. Then tragedy strikes, and he is left to raise his daughter on his own. Hardened by the events that robbed him of the family he'd longed for, Will distances himself from his daughter and those he loves. But when Amy Moyer arrives in his life and showers love on his daughter, he comes to see what's lacking in his life. Is he ready to risk loving again? Or will things beyond his control once again rob him of the opportunity to find love and happiness in his life? Amy Moyer fell in love with Will Collingsworth as a teenager and was convinced he was her future. When he shows up at Cami and Josh's wedding with his new bride, she is devastated. Eight years later she's back in Collingsworth to help Jessa and Lance, certain that all the past emotions she felt for Will are no longer relevant. When old emotions flood back and mix in with new ones, will she be able to put aside her fears to embrace them and find the love she'd hoped for years ago? Available now from Kimberly Rae Jordan in the Home to Collingsworth series: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Violet's Story Home Away From Home: Laurel's Story Love Makes a House a Home: Jessa's Story The Long Road Home: Cami's Story Her Heart, His Home: Will's Story Coming Home: Lily's Story Don't miss out on these inspirational love stories of faith, family and romance.
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Coming Home

2014

Lily Collingsworth has been absent from her family home for almost three years. She has finally come to terms with the news that sent her running from her family and the man she was engaged to marry. Now she's coming home to her family, but she knows that the love of her past can never be part of her future. Nate Proctor has loved Lily since she was eighteen years old. He never understood why she'd ended their engagement and left Collingsworth three years earlier. Hearing she has returned adds yet one more complication to his already complicated life. When he learns the true reason for her departure, he is forced to face some realities about the relationship they had for so many years. Though their engagement is over, dormant feelings are coming back to life and are not so easily ignored. Will their love this time around be strong enough to overcome past hurts and failures? Or will fear of what may lie ahead keep them from trusting each other and God?
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Snowflakes and Mistletoe

A Collection of Christian Christmas Romances

2015

Eight brand-new. never before released Christian Christmas romances by bestselling inspirational authors! COME TO ME JOYFUL by Leah Atwood: When faced with the possibility of losing a loved one, Kate's insecurities resurface. Will she allow Luke to love and support her or will she push him away? MISTLETOE AND MOCHAS by Lynnette Bonner: After not contacting Chelsea Tan for weeks, Cannon Jones steps into her coffee shop and asks to spend time with her. She’d love nothing more than to remain as frosty as the Seattle air the week before Christmas. The problem is, her heart keeps growing warmer with each mocha he buys. CHRISTMAS STAR SAPPHIRE by Hallee Bridgeman:Christmas is a time of family and tradition, but Joe Westcott has determined to stay alone and single. Madeline Viscolli comes into his life and causes him to start reevaluating what he considers important. A Christmas Eve funeral brings everything to a crest and Joe and Madeline are forced to make a choice that will affect their entire future. A HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Kimberly Rae Jordan: Over the years, Rose Collingsworth has watched her aunts and uncles fall in love and marry, but now she wants that for herself. Too bad the man she's set her sights on is more interested in keeping his distance. CHRISTMAS BELLS ARE RINGING by Lesley Ann McDaniel: Shelby Hughes finds a bag containing five beautiful hand-painted Christmas bells on the cream and sugar table of her coffee shop. No one comes back to claim it, so she decides to do a little detective work. Does she dare hope that it will lead her to the stranger with the magnetic green eyes? BROKEN HOLIDAY by Ginger Solomon: She takes refuge from a sudden winter storm in his barn. He wants her gone. But they're stuck, just how God planned it. GIFTS OF LOVE by Carol Moncado: Samantha Dean tries to avoid Vince Roberts as much as possible. When he volunteers them to plan the faculty Christmas party - and help out a newly widowed friend - she finds herself spending all her free time with him...whether she wants to or not. POLES APART by Marion Ueckermann: Writer’s block and a looming Christmas story deadline force romance novelist Sarah Jones to Lapland to fuel her muse. Substitute Santa Niklas Toivonen wants to help Sarah write her own happily-ever-after.
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A Home for Christmas

2015

This Christian romance novella, A Home for Christmas, is book 7 in the Home to Collingsworth series. ~\~ Please note that this novella is also currently available as part of the Snowflakes and Mistletoe: A Collection of Christian Christmas Romances boxed set. ~\~ Over the years, Rose Collingsworth watched her aunts and uncles fall in love and marry, and now she wants that for herself. Too bad the man she's set her sights on is more interested in keeping his distance. When Declan Gallagher first came to Collingsworth, all he wanted was a place to do his carpentry and pillow to lay his head. His past left him resolved to avoid any emotional entanglements. But from the first moment he'd seen Rose Collingsworth, his heart had tested that resolve. Will Declan be able to recognize his fear and rise above it? Or will his determination to never trust or love again win out? Wanting Declan in her life, Rose soon realizes that there is nothing more she can do but trust God to work things out and hope that it's His will that she and Declan be together. Available now from Christian romance author Kimberly Rae Jordan in the Home to Collingsworth series: Home Is Where the Heart Is: Violet's Story Home Away From Home: Laurel's Story Love Makes a House a Home: Jessa's Story The Long Road Home: Cami's Story Her Heart, His Home: Will's Story Coming Home: Lily's story A Home for Christmas: Rose's story Don't miss out on these inspirational Christian romance stories of faith, family and love.

Authors

Hallee Bridgeman
Hallee Bridgeman
Author · 34 books

With nearly a million book sales, USA Today bestselling author Hallee Bridgeman writes action-packed romantic suspense focusing on realistic characters who face real-world problems. Her work has been described as everything from refreshing to heart-stopping exciting and edgy. An Army brat turned Floridian, Hallee and her husband finally settled in central Kentucky so they could enjoy the beautiful changing of the seasons. Hallee’s oldest daughter is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, her middle son struggles as a hexagonal “autism spectrum” peg in this round world, and her youngest son fills the house with wooshes and bangs as he fights imaginary bad guys while wearing a Spiderman costume and wielding a Ninja sword. When she’s not penning novels, you will find her in the kitchen, which she considers the ‘heart of the home’. Her passion for cooking spurred her to launch a whole food, real food “Parody” cookbook series. In addition to nutritious, Biblically grounded recipes, readers will find that each cookbook also confronts some controversial aspect of secular pop culture. Hallee has served as the Director of the Kentucky Christian Writers Conference, President of the Faith-Hope-Love chapter of the Romance Writers of America, is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and the American Christian Writers (ACW), and Novelists, Inc. (NINC). An accomplished speaker, Hallee has taught and inspired writers around the globe, from Sydney, Australia, to Dallas, Texas, to Portland, Oregon, to Washington, D.C., and all places in between. Hallee loves coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. Above all else, she loves God with all of her heart, soul, mind, and strength; has been redeemed by the blood of Christ; and relies on the presence of the Holy Spirit to guide her. She prays her work here on earth is a blessing to you and would love to hear from you. You can reach Hallee at hallee@halleebridgeman.com

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