IMPASSE: Esther Branson, a broadcast news anchor, questions her role in the stories she reports, and when Jon Shepherd, a local teacher is asked to resign for teaching creation science instead of evolution, both Esther and Jon must decide between standing up for truth or settling for compromise.
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AWAKENING HEART: Emma Davis is determined to break out of the isolation she's created for herself as the sole caretaker of her elderly grandmother. Although she's always been the "practical" one, a spur-of-the-moment visit to a travel agency sets her on a journey far from her small-town home.
A breathtaking cruise begins to soften the shell around Emma's heart as she learns to open herself up to new experiences and newfound friendships, but it isn't until her arrival in Papua, New Guinea, that Emma begins to truly realize her identity as a child of God. Amid the lush landscape of the tropical island, Emma regains her sense of purpose by caring for three motherless children, and befriending their father, Josh Daniels, whose own eyes reflect a haunting and painful memory.
Can the love Emma has discovered help conquer Josh's tainted and bitter past?
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HEAVEN'S SONG: Nick Meyers, a single father and doctoral student, and Cassie McCormick both need time to recover from upsetting pasts, but their lives are destined to come together when a murder, child abuse allegations, and falsified data bring them under investigation.
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FRAMED: When journalist Gabrielle Fleming goes to England to write a series of travel articles, she finds herself saddled with photographer Jarod Walls, whose methods clash with her own, and her sister Janice, whose alliance with their tour director looks increasingly suspicious, but when both Gabrielle's are suddenly in danger.
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WALKER'S POINT: Amanda's husband has been focused more on career lately than family. Seeking new challenges, Amanda takes on a job in an antique shop and is invited to an event-filled buying trip to New York City. To both her delight and dismay, she meets up with Christopher Davis, a popular musician and the man to whom she had pledged her love so many years ago at Walker's Point. Can Amanda renew the passion her marriage once held--before it crumbles at her feet?
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SHROUD OF SILENCE: Marissa Tomsen finds her world collapsing when her brother disappears after joining a sinister cult, and she finds herself heading to the Hawaiian islands following a trail of deceit.