"Whether by choice, a side benefit of working from home (reality for more and more couples), a health need, job layoff, a by-product of retirement, temporary circumstance or permanent, when a husband and wife find themselves occupying the same space for prolonged periods of time, the bliss of marriage can form blisters. They rub each other the wrong way, find there's not enough oxygen in the house for both of them, and trip over each other's physical and emotional stuff. Are we reduced to putting up with it, tolerating the fact that he throws shadows on her kitchen work space or that she resents his sleeping in-a privilege he feels he earned? Is there no solution to the ways the walls close in when a space once considered "his" or "hers" isn't? And it isn't quite "theirs," either? Drawing from their own HHATT Club experience (He's Home All The Time) and from listening to men and women across the country who mourn that they can't bring themselves to celebrate that much togetherness, Melby and Ruchti dive into the root causes of the discomfort, what God's Word has to say about it, and practical tips for learning the spiritual, emotional, relational, and even physical dance steps that can replace impatience or irritation with peace"--

Spouse in the House: Rearranging Our Attitudes to Make Room for Each Other

Humor & Entertainment

Melby, Becky

Ruchti, Cynthia

Humor

Kregel Publications

When a phone call from the obstetrician’s office goes to the wrong person . . . Elizabeth Schmidt can’t figure out why her husband doesn’t seem excited about the news she’s sure he heard. Is he unhappy? Or is James cheating on her? Pastor Jay Davidson is in shock. Bethany Schmidt, the woman he’s in love with, is pregnant. Should he walk away, or is God asking him to play the part of Joseph in real life and not just in the church Christmas program? Bethany can’t figure out why Jay is acting so weird. Has he figured out one of the two secrets she’s keeping until after Christmas? Can a ponytailed itinerant carpenter with a pet chicken help unravel the confusion?

Do You Know What I Know?

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

In this new and updated release of a popular Christmas novella collection, peer behind the closed doors of a Wisconsin tourist town gone dormant for the winter season. Watch as the drama and romance start to heat up—just as Lola the innkeeper promised her four single friends a year ago when she gifted them with her prayers and a Christmas cactus. Will each woman find love—along with cactus blooms—as promised?

A Door County Christmas

Key, Eileen

Phillips, Rachel

Three modern Wisconsin women seek the blessings promised in God's Word. Karlee Merrick has been left alone to raise two children, and just when she is most vulnerable, two men vie for her attentions-as well as her husband's paperwork. Hailey Austin has finally met the perfect man, but she carries a terrible secret that keeps her from getting close to any man-though watching him with another is unbearable. Paige Stern is happy being a single, successful artist-until she meets a child she must adopt and her rights are challenged by the most unnerving of men. Can peace come to each troubled heart?

Wisconsin Blessings: Beauty for Ashes/Garments of Praise/Far Above Rubies (Heartsong Novella Collection)

Romance

Wienke, Cathy

Contemporary

Barbour Publishing, Incorporated

Sydney can’t believe she’s falling for an ex-con. Fresh out of prison, Trace McKay is the first parolee to join the Sanctuary program run by Sydney Jennet’s church. Trace doesn’t deny causing a man’s death, but there’s more to the story than some people in Pine Bluff, Minnesota want to believe. But church members are expressing their dissent with more than their voices. Sydney tries to remind critics of the Sanctuary program of Jesus’ command to love one another.” But never in her wildest imagination did she expect the first parolee to be a man so good-looking, a man who knows the Lord. . .a man she finds herself falling madly in love with. Trace has nothing to hide about his past, but someone in Pine Bluff won’t forgive him for it. Will the menacing threats targeting Trace and Sydney tear the two apart? Can Sydney find the courage to face her own past and trust Trace with the secrets she’s tried so hard to hide?

Walk With Me (Heartsong Presents, No. 822)

Heartsong Presents

April wants to make her sister’s dreams come true. April Douglas is determined to fulfill her sister’s dream listthe things Caitlyn would have done if she hadn’t died so young. Things like climbing a water tower and chasing a tornado. April faces each challenge with feigned bravery to honor her sister and interest the small radio audience that’s listening in on her adventures. But the man April blames for Caitlyn’s deathTV weatherman and storm chaser Seth Bachelorappears at inopportune times, forcing April to confront strong fears and misconceptions. Seth can’t figure out why April resists him so. When he learns of her devotion to the dream list, he offers to help April check them off and overcome her fears. . .only to be faced with his own shortcomings at every turn. Just when April thinks Seth can be trusted, she learns he may not be the man she thought he was. What will it cost themor gain themto chase God’s dreams together?

Dream Chaser (Minnesota Series #2) (Heartsong Presents)

Literature & Fiction

BARBOUR PUBLISHING* INC

How can Sara trust a man who abandoned her twice? When Sara’s dream of her own bed-and-breakfast is finally coming true, the man who left her twice shows up wanting to be her prince again. Life has been harsh for James since he ran out on Sara for the second time. None of his music dreams have been realized. As a new Christian, he truly wants to make amendsbut knows he won’t be welcomed warmly. Will James and Sara surrender their marriage to the Lord? Or will misconceptions and selfish ambitions once again cause James to run?

Stillwater Promise (Pine Bluff, Minnesota, Book 3)

United States

Due to her newfound convictions, Angel’s event planning company now offers only wholesome entertainment. Clients who booked bachelor parties months ago are furious and demanding refunds. In a desperate move to pull her business out of its downward spiral, Angel compromises. . .and a teenage girl is rushed to the hospital. She compromises a second time and almost loses the rescuer she’s always dreamed of. Wade stops to help a damsel in distress on the highway and ends up falling for the feisty redhead. But is he willing to wait while Angel figures out how to do things God’s way?

Pleasant Surprises (HEARTSONG PRESENTS - CONTEMPORARY)

How will three modern Minnesota women cope when asked to concede their doubts and learn to trust? Is love strong enough for Sydney to forgive the past of an ex-con? Can the man April blames for her sister’s death help her fulfill a dream list? When Sara’s ex-husband returns with lofty promises, will she open her heart? Find out in this three-book collection by an acclaimed author team.

Minnesota Moonlight (Romancing America)

Barbour Books

Jeanie is pursuing her dream of winning a pastry chef contest that will send her to Paris to study and possibly teach. But she hadn’t counted on her daughter’s father showing up in time to give her away at her wedding. But Steven is here. . .and asking questions about Jeanie’s disappearance nearly thirty years ago. If she reveals the truth, she risks losing him again. When the past rises up and engulfs them with its secrets, can their rekindled feelings for one another survive the devastating impact? Is there really a future for them—together?

Parting Secrets (Heartsong Presents #898)

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