Bøger af Lori Copeland

Trouble's afoot in Morning Shade.However, Stella Diamond is on the case....A series of chain letters throws the townspeople into a tizzy. Shut the door! Who is trying to swindle little old ladies out of their money with promises of good health and untold millions? Who knows? Not to worry though, Stella Diamond makes Sherlock Holmes look like a greenhorn.

The Diamond women are in over their heads once again. Morning Shade may never be the same. Holy smokes! Involved in another smoldering turmoil, Morning Shade now has a hot case of peeking toms! Cee Cee can't help Stella run down clues because she is busy with her mail route and a new romance. Maude also has a new man in her life, but can she seriously fall for a guy with such a distracting comb-over?

Jules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her. Only for Pop could Jules have made such a sacrifice. And now Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm; with a sister excluded from his will; and with a heart wounded by the sacrifice she has made on behalf of her father. It looks like strengthening her relationship with her sister and improving the prospects of the Blue Bayou farm will be Jules' chief concerns. But when cancer takes the life of her best friend, Jules finds herself caring for her friend's two small children as well as the Blue Bayou. A drought-stricken farm. A promise to a dead friend and two needy little lives. And disturbing memories stirring up a growing relationship with her sister. How can one woman handle it all? The answer lies with a God who holds the keys to yesterday, today, and tomorrow and to the heart of the one man whom Jules could ever love.

Boston Museum guide Ashley Wheeler suffers a head injury and is transported back in time to revolutionary America. She is suddenly labeled a Tory spy, and is soon the object of fascination for Dr. Aaron Kenneman, a steely-eyed man who is determined to find out what she knows.

Clothing designer Jessica Cole has inherited her aunt and uncle's cattle farm. Perfect! She can sell the farm to finance her company's newest venture, a clothing line for children. Then she learns the condition of her inheritance-she must move to the small Texas town where she was raised and run the farm for six months. Since she knows nothing about managing a farm, she's forced to ask for help from the last man she ever expected to meet up with again, her ex-husband Jason Rawlings. Jason proves to be as ornery as ever. He's in a bind since his housekeeper left town, and needs someone to take her place. He agrees to Jessica's request on one condition: she must become his housekeeper for six months. Imagine, the CEO of a successful business, forced to become her ex-husband's maid! But what choice does she have? She can handle anything for six months, even keeping house for a man she used to love. After all, those old feelings are long dead and buried....or are they?

A stranded stranger. An anxious widow. And...a parrot? When a tornado rips through a small Missouri bedroom community, widowed Taryn Oliver and her grandfather welcome their neighbors into the shelter of their basement. But who is that handsome man and why is he carrying a huge cage with a mouthy parrot inside? Reed Montgomery is on his way to Springfield to his wedding when his progress is halted by a storm that devastates the small town, Tunis. When Taryn's grandfather is hospitalized because of his injuries, she must step up and run the family business. What choice does Reed have but to offer his assistance, even though the idea of that business gives him the shivers? Besides, he can't leave until the rental company brings him a replacement vehicle and that might take a while. As the day of Reed's wedding approaches, Taryn becomes more and more convinced that he's about to make the biggest mistake of his life. What can she do to convince him that love-true love-means more than a convenient partnership? How can she stop him from saying, "I do," when she is convinced he really means, "I don't"?

The Hunk in the Santa Claus Suit... Attorney Darby Piper groaned when she saw the bulldozer blocking her driveway-she was going to be late for court! But when she ordered the undeniably tall, dark, and handsome construction foreman to clear her path, he did his best to keep her trapped... but only so he could charm her into having dinner with him. Cody Benderman liked to ruffle her feathers, to turn her orderly life into lively chaos--but could he awaken the sensuous spitfire beneath the serious business suits, and make her see it was time to fall in love? Darby's clients wanted Cody's giant holiday display removed by Christmas, and she didn't believe in mixing business with pleasure. But she*d also never enjoyed sparring, with her opponent outside the courthouse--wrestling in the snow, being tickled breathless beside a crackling fire. Cody was an all-or-nothing man when it came to matters of the heart, but could he charm the lady lawyer into breaking all her rules of romance?

Jules broke off her wedding to Cruz practically at the altar. Not just once, but twice. Now the man Jules loves best can't stand the sight of her. Only for Pop could Jules have made such a sacrifice. And now Pop is gone, leaving Jules with his struggling Washington State potato farm; with a sister excluded from his will; and with a heart wounded by the sacrifice she has made on behalf of her father. It looks like strengthening her relationship with her sister and improving the prospects of the Blue Bayou farm will be Jules' chief concerns. But when cancer takes the life of her best friend, Jules finds herself caring for her friend's two small children as well as the Blue Bayou. A drought-stricken farm. A promise to a dead friend and two needy little lives. And disturbing memories stirring up a growing relationship with her sister. How can one woman handle it all? The answer lies with a God who holds the keys to yesterday, today, and tomorrow and to the heart of the one man whom Jules could ever love.

Willow Madison vows to care for her friends, Copper and Audrey and her ailing uncle, even it means marrying a man thirty years her senior, wealthy Silas Sterling. If only handsome saw mill owner, Tucker Gray wouldn't get in her way with his impossibly superlative looks and headstrong manner! Will Willow be able to discern what God wants from her?

Very few things distract Katie Addison when she's on a mission, whether it's opening her home to abused women, rehabilitating injured horses, or helping tall, gorgeous Warren Tate mend his broken heart. But when financial difficulties pile up for her, Katie hesitantly admits she herself may need help.Since his fiance left him, Warren is done with women-especially independent women, which he'd guess describes Katie Addison to a tee. Reluctantly he agrees to help Katie with her financial troubles. But when his budget doesn't include Katie's daily lattes, Warren realizes he may have a challenging client on his hands.Meanwhile, Sheriff Ben O'Keefe can't seem to get Katie's attention. Everyone in town knows he has had a longstanding crush on her. But to Katie, Ben is just Ben. When mysterious events turn Katie to him for help, is it the chance Ben has been waiting for?

How will Audrey and her fellow schoolmarms stay afloat when a flood threatens their small Texas town?Typically, Thunder Ridge, Texas, is dry as a bone. But Audrey Pride has arrived under a storm cloud, one that is deluging the shocked community with weeks of relentless, drenching rain. With travel in and out of town rendered impossible, there is much important work for her to do?especially when an epidemic of violent illness, originating from a stranded wagon train, spreads rapidly throughout Thunder Ridge. Caring for the sick is consuming Audrey's every waking hour...yet her thoughts keep returning to the attractive widower Eli Gray.Eli has long been haunted by the fact that he was away at war when his beloved wife died in childbirth. Little by little, however, he is opening his heart again. Now, as their town sags under the crushing weight of water and disease, Audrey and Eli will need to depend on each other in ways they never imagined possible.

Copper is overjoyed that her friends Willow and Audrey found love and fulfillment after the war. The only remaining spinster, Copper vows to pour herself into her new teaching job. But tragedy strikes during her very first week. The schoolhouse catches fire and Copper suffers a serious injury while ushering her students to safety. Suddenly she's on a wagon train bound for Colorado to see the only doctor who can help her walk again.Ever since the wagon train pulled into town, Copper butted heads with wagon master Josh Redlin?and now she must depend on him for her very life. But as Copper is forced to count on others for life's basic needs, she starts to surrender...and let her guard down around the one man whom she's despised for so long. Could it be that the very person that drives her crazy is the one she truly needs?

A funny-but-touching tale about everything that can go wrong...and what makes it all right!

Despite the blustery winter chill, love is in the air in Heavenly Daze.

Edith is trying to lose weight in every way imaginable to get into a certain dress by the time Salt and Birdie's April wedding rolls around.

Readers have already fallen in love with the quirky personalities that inhabit Heavenly Daze. In A Warmth in Winter, the unforgettable characters and humorous circumstances offer poignant lessons of God's love and faithfulness.

It's November, and as the island residents prepare for the coming months of cold and snow, they are surprised by God's unexpected lessons of humility, trust, and hope.

When an unscrupulous cattle baron tries to steal Amish land, a brave cowboy intervenes and is wounded. Lovely Katie Miller, the young healer in the district, attends to him while trying to guard her heart. Could there possibly be a future with Jesse Montgomery only God can bring about?

The beautiful piano sitting in the corner of Jill King's apartment begs to be played. For over a year, it has sat untouched, ever since a terrible accident shattered Jill's ambition of becoming a concert pianist. The ragged scar on her left hand is a cruel and constant reminder of the death of her dream.But another dream is about to come to life-an unexpected, horrifying dream that will present Jill with a responsibility she never wanted. And choices she never wanted to make. Hundreds of lives depend on Jill's willingness to warn her small, oceanside town in Nova Scotia of a nameless, looming disaster. But doing so could cost Jill her reputation, jeopardize the political career of the man she loves, and ruin their plans for a future together.The fate of an entire community hangs in the balance as Jill wrestles with the cost of heeding one still, small voice.

To a casual visitor, the island of Heavenly Daze is just like a dozen others off the coast of Maine.