When Brynn Taylor is released from prison she decides to fulfill her mother’s dying wish and find her father, a man she’s never met. Armed with a bus ticket, a backpack, and her grandfather’s gun, her search leads her to Elk Valley, Colorado. She’s prepared to face the man who broke her mother’s heart, but when she discovers she has two sisters who have no idea she exists, her plan begins to unravel. Too ashamed of her record, she can’t bring herself to reveal her identity to her sisters until she gets her life together. Instead, she tries to fit into their busy lives of horse training and bookselling, hoping they won’t suspect who she really is. But an unexpected death sends Brynn into a tailspin. How can she win her sisters’ love if she can’t even keep her former drug addiction under control? Will her past catch up with her before she gathers enough courage to tell her sisters the truth?

Ties That Bind

Literature & Fiction

Darlington, C. J.

Literary

Mountainview Books

Ever since Grey Alexander's parents disappeared five years ago, she'shad one goal--to keep herself and her younger sister Rin alive. Butsurviving in the North American Wildlife Preserve isn't easy, especially for the unconnected who can be shot on sight by border patrol robotdrones. Through the guidance of their eccentric old neighbor Mrs. March, Grey and Rin get through by smuggling contraband into the Mazdaargovernment's city zones. But when Grey is captured by themerciless General Evangeline Yurkutz and is forced to become bait forher mother and father, she questions everything she thought she knewabout her life in the Preserve and her missing parents. Is it possibleJupiter isn't uninhabitable? And could this planet, whose sky swirlswith orange vapors and where extinct-on-Earth creatures roam free, holdthe key to reuniting her family? A fast-paced, character-driven space adventure that's reminiscent of science fiction's golden age. --KATHY TYERS, author of the The Truce at Bakura: Star Wars Legends and Balance Point: Star Wars Legends

Jupiter Winds

Children's Books

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She’s putting her past behind her and working hard to build her career as a buyer for a large used bookstore. So far she’s been able to keep her drinking problem at bay, but everything changes when she lands a DUI on her thirty-third birthday. 
When she’s accused of a crime she didn’t commit at work, she has nowhere to turn. She yearns for her estranged family, especially her younger sister May whom she hasn’t seen for fifteen years. Now the owner of a failing cattle ranch in Elk Valley, Colorado, May couldn’t possibly want a relationship with the big sister who didn’t even say good-bye all those years ago, could she? Soon Christy’s fleeing from her shattered dreams, her abusive ex-boyfriend, and God. Could the Triple Cross Ranch be the safe haven she’s searching for, or will May’s new-found faith give her even more reason to reject Christy? Thicker than Blood is Book #1 in the Thicker than Blood series. All books stand alone entirely and can be read independently of each other, but for the best reading experience, we suggest reading them in order: 
Book #1: Thicker than Blood Book #2: Bound by Guilt Book #3: Ties that Bind Book #4: Running on Empty

Thicker than Blood

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Mountainview Books, LLC

Roxi Gold feels like a throwaway. Shuttled from one foster home to another for most of her life, she longs for a real family and a place to call home. She’ll do anything to fit in and please her new guardian—even if it’s against the law. Soon she’s traveling the country in an RV stealing rare books from unsuspecting bookstores even as guilt hounds her. Police officer Abby Dawson has witnessed the worst of society, and not just at work. Her high-powered attorney ex-husband has wrested her daughter away from her in a bitter custody battle, and she’s lucky if she sees her daughter at all. The job she once loved has become a chore, the world isn’t any safer, and her life seems to have no purpose. One fateful night a botched robbery changes both Abby’s and Roxi’s lives forever. While Abby searches for justice, Roxi finds herself on the run in the small town of Elk Valley, Colorado. Will the power of forgiveness set them free, or will they both remain bound by guilt?

Bound by Guilt

Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She’s putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. With no one to turn to, she yearns for her estranged younger sister, May, whom she abandoned after their parents’ untimely deaths. Soon, Christy’s fleeing from her shattered dreams, her ex-boyfriend, and God. Could May’s Triple Cross Ranch be the safe haven she’s searching for? Will the sisters realize that each possesses what the other desperately needs before it’s too late? A stunning debut from the latest Christian Writers Guild winner.

United States

Tyndale House Publishers

Roxi Gold has been shuttled from one foster home to another for most her life. She longs for a family and will do anything to fit in even if it's against the law. Soon she's traveling the country in an RV, stealing rare books from unsuspecting bookstores. She knows it's wrong, but if she refuses, she'll be put out on the streets. Police officer Abby Dawson has seen the worst of society, and not just at work. Her ex-husband wrested her daughter away from her in a bitter custody battle. The job she once loved has become a chore, the world isn't any safer, and there's no joy in her life. One fateful night a man's innocent blood changes both Roxi's and Abby's lives forever. One searches for justice; the other finds herself on the run until a first edition of The Great Gatsby catches up with her. Will the power of forgiveness set them free, or will they both remain bound by guilt?

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Product Description 
Searching for Normal is the second book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.\nSix months ago Shay Mitchell’s life changed forever. Now she’s just trying to survive school bullies, drama class, and living with her Aunt Laura above the bookstore. No one, not even her new friends, knows her real story or the reason she’s living with her aunt in the first place.\nWhen Shay learns the truth about her biological father, she jumps at the chance to meet him. This could be her chance! Maybe she’ll finally find the normal life she’s longed for―a life where she feels loved and wanted―you know, part of a real family. 
 From School Library Journal 
Gr 7 Up-Fifteen-year-old introvert Shay lost her mother at a young age and her adoptive father just months ago. She never knew her biological father so she moved in with her adoptive grandparents until they couldn't handle her anymore. Now she's living with her mom's sister. Shay has been bullied most of her life; she doesn't feel like she fits in anywhere due to her family situation, and she doesn't know how it feels to have true friends. After being placed in drama class, Shay reluctantly develops friendships with three other girls. Shay is torn when she learns her biological father is the horse trainer she idolizes, but her aunt doesn't speak highly of him. She gets the chance to decide for herself when he has a show in town and she observes his behavior with the horses. When two girls at Shay's new school learn about what Shay did to have to live with her aunt, they blackmail her. When Shay retaliates, she wonders if she is truly a bad person who will never be able to change. Darlington realistically portrays how bullying affects children into their teens and how anger can become a dangerous and controlling demon. Through the patience and love of her aunt, the love from her friends, and a rescue dog named Stanley, Shay, who is coded as white, learns that everyone has something they are dealing with and everyone is in some way "searching for normal." VERDICT Recommended for Christian fiction fans.-Susan Harris, Ridgeway High School, TNα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends)

Focus on the Family

Heart of Belongingis the sixth book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires young women to deepen their relationships with God as they face real-life issues and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.Shay desperately wants to feel loved and wanted--to be part of a real family. She thought that finally meeting her real father, a famous horse trainer, might change her life for the better. And it did. Sort of. She's more inspired to work with horses now, for sure, but a "normal" family--like her friends talk about--doesn't seem like it's in her future. Living with her aunt and working with horses every day doesn't seem to give her the love and acceptance that she longs for.So Shay finds looks herself looking for acceptance elsewhere--on the internet, looking at stuff she doesn't think she can ever tell anyone about. She's ashamed of where this takes her, and she suspects her friends, especially Izzy, would reject her if they found out.Can Shay begin to recognize the blessings she already has--that God's true love, the acceptance of her friends, and the kindness of her aunt might just be enough?

Heart of Belonging (Riverbend Friends)

When you're running on empty, sometimes you do things you later regret. Del Mangini is a lonely, down-on-her-luck young woman who can barely afford her next meal. When a private investigator blindsides her with the revelation that she was adopted and has a birth mother named Natalie he is looking for, she doesn’t know whether to believe him. How could her parents, who died heroes when she was a teenager, have kept this vital piece of her identity from her? 
Then eight-year-old Callie shows up on Del’s doorstep with her dog claiming to be her half sister. She can’t bring herself to turn the girl away, yet how can she possibly provide for a kid when she’s already three months behind on her rent? 
Del and Callie soon find themselves living out of a car in the small town of Elk Valley, Colorado. Who can they trust, and why is someone following them? The only person who might have answers is the one woman they can’t find—their mother. But secrets, lies, and a political machine could destroy them before they learn the truth about their mother’s past and their own future. 
A story of family and resilience, past secrets and present mysteries, written with a sure hand by C. J. Darlington. It will hook you from the start. —JAMES SCOTT BELL, bestselling thriller author and writing coach

Running on Empty

Only a week ago Grey Alexander thought she and her sister were orphans. And like everyone else she believed Jupiter was uninhabitable. Now she’s standing on its surface, reunited with her mom and dad and on the brink of an interplanetary war. The government of Mazdaar is ruthlessly determined to claim Jupiter like they already have Earth, but Grey has joined her parents and Commander Fleur March in the Yien Dynasty’s resistance effort. Jupiter, where extinct animals roam free and seem to have an uncanny ability to communicate with her sister, is the last hope for the freedom of mankind. When Mazdaar unexpectedly descends with a fleet of their terrifying Triangle jets, Grey and her family barely escape with their lives. Cut off from reinforcements and traveling in a ship full of strangers, who can they trust? Surely not Dana Yurkutz, the traitorous prisoner who even though she inexplicably saved Grey’s life is still loyal to Mazdaar. Deception is their enemy’s most powerful weapon, and light and darkness soon blur on this new frontier. Nothing is as it first seems, and Grey and Dana must each choose sides before it’s too late.

Jupiter Storm

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Ties That Bind

Jupiter Winds

Thicker than Blood

Bound by Guilt

Thicker than Blood

Bound by Guilt

Searching for Normal (Riverbend Friends)

Heart of Belonging (Riverbend Friends)

Running on Empty

Jupiter Storm