Her young love for Connor Faraday had left her heartbroken. Although home designer Ellene Bordini had moved on, she'd never felt drawn to any other man—and never recovered from Connor's betrayal. Now, a decade later, Connor was back in her life...wanting her back in his life forever. Ellene's faith told her to forgive him and to accept the new man he'd become. While working in the brisk beauty of his Michigan island home, she rediscovered her lost love and bonded with the little girl he wanted to raise right. Was this God's mysterious way of helping Ellene deal with the past...or paving the way for reconciliation?

Caring for her grandmother was a labor of love, but busy executive Christine Powers worried about the paper piling up in her office. And no sooner had she arrived on Mackinac Island during the frantic holiday season than her haughty attitude was challenged by Will Lambert, her grandmother's enigmatic boarder. His laid-back style grew on her, as did his steadfast faith in this season of joy and wonder. But an ultimatum to return to work or lose her job forced Christine to decide between her heart and her career.

Escape to beautiful Beaver Island could be theanswer to Marsha Sullivan's need for a freshstart. Since her husband's death four years ago,Marsha had lost her way, but on Beaver Island,she had good memories to help guide her.Running into Jeff, her brother-in-law, in thisparadise turned out to be a blessing. Not onlydid they share grief in losing their spouses,but also a warm bond began to form betweenthem. Did God want her to love again? Theonly thing she knew for sure was that beingwith Jeff and his daughter felt like family.

A Random Act of Kindness Businessman Nick Thornton couldn't help being impulsive. But he had no misgivings about hiring away the feisty new waitress at his favorite diner. After all, he could spot a person in need, and Rona Meyers needed a protector. Yet, as he got to know her, he was humbled by her caring and no-nonsense attitude. Maybe "he" was the one in need—after all those long years he'd been struggling to keep his faith. With his sense of family shattered, Nick couldn't stop wondering if God wanted him to have a new beginning. And a new chance at love.