The Mosaic Collection Bücher

EXOTIC DESTINATIONS . . . OR A HOME OF HER OWN? Flirty globetrotter Sybil badgers her friend Libby to travel along in seeking out the world's "sacred places"-a monastery in Japan, a mountaintop in Africa, a mosque in Istanbul. Her footloose wandering far from family values costs her more than money. But Libby can't afford to travel, and she's plagued by a different kind of restlessness. Grieving the recent death of the grandmother who raised her in their inner-city Minneapolis tenement now slated for demolition, Libby faces homelessness in both heart and habitation. When Libby discovers a cryptic message from beyond the grave and an antique ring pointing to a mystery in an inner room of a mansion museum in North Dakota, she sets out on a quest of her own for the meaning of heritage and home.

Death and destruction rage through the Mennonite colonies as Red and White armies continue to requisition, recruit and advance their positions. Ongoing strife and accompanying drought result in severe famine, disease, and the worst enemy of all-fear. Johann Sudermann works with Benjamin Janz to secure permission for Mennonite emigration, but they are faced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles at every turn. Meanwhile, Katarina attempts to sustain her family and friends amid chaos and uncertainty, and Paul Gregorovich Tekanin tries to survive in anonymity. The Mennonites of South Russia face a fierce struggle for faith and survival as their dreams are dashed one by one, yet they cling to the hope that God will yet intervene and speak to them as He did to Job, "out of the storm."

How do you persevere when you have no more will to fight? Jennifer and Chad Taylor had dreamed of opening a coffee and cocoa shop since before they said, "I do." When Chad is sent to prison for murder despite claiming innocence, that dream-along with their family-is shattered. After years of fighting for Chad's release, Jennifer finally breaks free from her shame, anger, and hopelessness, and forges ahead with the dream the two of them once shared. With the help of their college-aged twins, she begins to move forward. Without Chad. When their lawyer arrives with news of evidence that may prove Chad's innocence, a strange mixture of emotions overtakes her. Does she want Chad to return home? He isn't the same man he once was, and she certainly isn't the same woman. She's worked hard to piece the remnants of their family back together, and his coming home could fracture the family once again. It all comes down to one question. She loves her husband enough to fight for his release from prison, but does she love him enough to fight for their marriage?

A distressing diagnosis * A retreating husband * A prodigal brother * Marriage counselor Debbie Verhoeven excels at piecing broken families together, so she never imagined her own perfect family could be fractured. When Debbie learns the child she's carrying has Down syndrome, she takes the news in stride, but her husband, Jerry, begins suffering debilitating panic attacks that strike at his marriage, family, and faith. Struggling to hold her family together, Debbie turns to her older brother for support, but he suggests the unthinkable. With no one else to turn to, her once-strong faith begins to crumble. For the first time in her life, Debbie needs someone to lean on, but who is left to be strong for her?

Two wrongs don’t make a right . . . except when they do.For con artist Chaney Rose, life hasn’t been easy. In desperate need of cash, she readily agrees to find Mischief, a stolen racehorse. Hunting for clues, she breaks into the suspected horse thief’s home only to be caught—with a few pilfered items in her pockets—by the police detective who’s tailing her. By-the-book Adam Thorne was fired from his church because of his father’s involvement with the valuable thoroughbred. In a burst of Les Miserables-inspired grace, Adam tells the detective that he gave Chaney the stolen items.Adam wants Chaney to find his missing father. When Chaney learns that Mischief’s owner intends to kill the racehorse, she needs Adam’s help to expose the cruel plan before it’s too late.Will a con artist with a conscience and a minister without a ministry risk imprisonment to do the wrong thing for the right reason?

Determined not to lose the only family they have, their tug-of-war impacts an entire community.Mindy Lee "Minnie" Carlson's dream job has dropped into her hands, but there's a catch. She has four months to revive Open Circle, the town's only Senior Adult Day Center, or the doors will close, leaving her beloved seniors stranded, and eliminating the only job she's ever wanted.Globe-trotting photographer Jackson Young documents the forgotten people of the world, focusing on the poor and elderly. After decades on the road, he's stunned to learn his beloved Grandma Em is still alive in the small town he'd had to leave decades earlier.Overjoyed, Jackson races back into town to reconnect with her and discovers she's been Minnie's adopted grandma for the past twenty years. When Grandma Em has a stroke, his ideas about her care pit him against Minnie's determination and expertise. For Grandma Em's sake, and the future of Open Circle, they'll need to do the impossible-find a way to work together.

When the truth cost her everything, she thought there was nothing left to lose.Mikayla Gordon loves nothing more than sleeping under the stars, reeling in the "big one," and long hikes in the wilderness. A medical crisis reveals a 30-year-old secret that turns everything she's known and believed upside down, unraveling her dreams and her identity.In search of answers, she follows a trail from Minnesota to Colorado and discovers more unwelcome secrets even as she falls in love with the majestic beauty of the Rocky Mountains, and a wilderness camp leader who shares the greatest secret of all.Knowing her life can never go back to what it was, she must make decisions that will impact far more than just her future.

A single mother's journey from bitterness to forgiveness. Nearly four years ago, Erin Belden’s happy life became a shattered mess. After her husband admitted to an affair and that a child had been conceived, he left her and their young daughter for his new family. Now, she’s finally ready to put the pieces of her life together. She’s set to launch her own business and even thinks her heart might be open to romance—should the right man come along. But just when everything seems to be lining up, she receives a devastating call: her ex-husband and his wife have been killed in a car accident, and Erin is listed in their will as their daughter’s legal guardian. How can she be a mother to the child—let alone love the child—who broke up her marriage? Does she have the courage to start over yet again and turn this mess into a mosaic of beauty? A single mother’s journey from bitterness to forgiveness.