Clean and Wholesome Christian slice-of-life fiction with romance. Lila's Flower shop and wedding business keep her plenty busy. Add in a handsome firefighter, and crazy hits the fan. When Lila's sister and nephew move back in and a terrible disaster threatens her tiny Texas town, Lila realizes she might not be able to fix everything on her own. Will God send the miracle she needs to help her out of this mess?“A very sweet and enjoyable Christian story.”–Amazon Reviewer “Well written story with likeable characters and a sweet romance.”–Amazon Reviewer “A true joy to read.–Amazon Reviewer

A Texas Ranger's quest for vengeance leads him to an unexpected chance at love and family in this sweet and suspenseful historical Western romance.Kansas, 1870s. When Texas Ranger Jack Elder storms an isolated Kansas homestead, he expects to find a band of outlaws. Instead, the only occupant is a heavily pregnant woman—and she's just gone into labor. A loner uneasy with emotion, Jack helps deliver widow Elizabeth Cole's baby girl. Then he can't get back on the trail fast enough. The robber and murderer Jack is after killed one of Jack's own, and he vows to catch the man. But when he returns to check on Elizabeth and her little one, he discovers that she may hold the key to his unsettled past—and his hoped-for future.

Grief buried him. Faith might save him. Yet hope burns bright.When Michael Judson’s younger brother dies in a freak shooting, everything unravels—faith, family, and his fragile sense of who he thought he was. What began as a normal afternoon turned into a nightmare, and now Michael is haunted by the eyes of a brother he couldn’t save… and wonders if he was the one who pulled the trigger.His Eyes is a powerful coming-of-age inspirational novel exploring the weight of guilt, the ache of grief, and the eternal light of hope. As Michael struggles through bullying, a mother slipping into drug abuse, and an estranged father who reopens old wounds, it’s an unlikely group—a homeless wanderer, small-town believers, and one steadfast neighbor—who show him where to find God in the chaos. His Eyes is the emotionally honest grief story you are searching for, minus the preaching or guilt trip. This deeply moving story captures what it means to question everything you’ve believed and still find answers. Honest and heart-wrenching, yet redemptive and uplifting, His Eyes is for anyone who’s ever cried out “why?” and waited in the darkness to see God's eyes.Let Michael’s story change yours. Then share the story with others who need healing and hope.

A single mother finds love and family when a military man takes her under his wing in this inspirational romance.Coast Guard officer Adam Bodine finally finds his long-vanished great-uncle. But the secretive elderly man has adopted some new kin . . . single mother Cathy Norwood and her disabled little boy. Adam is grateful when Cathy convinces his relative to reunite with the Bodines. Until he learns why she's so eager. Though his heartstrings are tugged by their plight, he knows he doesn't deserve them in his life—not with his past. Unless one big extended family can teach Lieutenant Bodine something about love and honor.

After tragedy tears their world apart, Vera and Dominic Miller go from the power couple of garden design to strangers trapped in a marriage only God can fix—but neither of them knows how to reach Him from where they stand.Eighteen months after losing their son, Vera is barely holding herself together, while Dominic’s distance feels less like grief and more like abandonment she doesn’t know how to forgive. Then, just when she thinks there’s nothing left to lose, betrayal cuts deeper—because the man she’s still married to has been secretly working with her biggest competitor.Some wounds refuse to heal, but when Vera proposes one last project together—a memorial garden for their son—Dominic seizes it as his final chance to win back the woman he never stopped loving.But Vera isn’t trying to rebuild their marriage. She’s trying to bury it with something beautiful.Working together side-by-side for the first time since the loss of their son, every step closer to the garden forces them deeper into the grief they’ve been avoiding…and closer to truths neither of them is ready to face.Because love hasn’t disappeared. It’s just buried under guilt, silence, and everything they couldn’t save.Faith might be the only thing strong enough to keep them from falling apart forever, but faith requires surrender, and neither of them knows how to let go of the pain they’ve been holding onto.In this heart-wrenching tale of a fractured marriage, can Vera and Dominic find the courage to love again?Reviews for On the Sandy Beach:????? "This is a most beautiful story of dealing emotionally with the unexpected death of a child, its impact on their marriage relationship, the relentless pursuit of a greedy woman, and then….believing Jesus, repentance, forgiveness, and restoration! Well done, Jessie Gussman!" - LKR????? "This book will make you feel all the emotions." - Mom of 8????? "This book kept me reading almost constantly!! The words flowed so smoothly. Jessie did it again! I love her books and emails." - Cotton Top????? "I finished this book at 4:00 this morning. Jessie does a great job bringing the thoughts and emotions out." - Amazon Customer????? "The story reminded me to try to focus more on Jesus than I do. I loved the story line and the fact that Jesus was working all the time." - Kindle CustomerBooks in the Raspberry Ridge Series:On the Sandy BeachUnder the Rising MoonDown the Dirt RoadAround the Next BendInto the Golden DawnBeyond the Setting SunBeside the Rolling WavesBelow the Far HorizonOver the Verdant HillsBetween the Shady GrovesThrough the Dark Night

Five sons of an English duke, all raised in the Rocky Mountains…James Balfour, the charming middle son of an English duke, is determined to prove he’s capable of taking leadership of his family’s Montana ranch as the next deadly winter approaches. With the household stretched to its limits, James crafts a clever plan to hire Rose Prescott—his childhood best friend—and to right an old wrong.Rose's remarkable singing voice was meant to be her gift, but in Virginia City, it’s become her curse. Forced by her stepfather to perform nightly shows, she dreams of escape and a life free from his control. When a newspaper ad for a housekeeper offers her a way out, she risks everything and flees, hoping her stepfather can’t find her. She never expected to return to the Balfour ranch, nor to see James again, whose charm now reminds her too much of the men who’ve betrayed her before.James’s desire to protect Rose is shaken when his old friend treats him like an enemy. Winning her trust becomes his greatest challenge yet. As tensions rise on the ranch, old secrets and new dangers threaten everything James and his family have built.With enemies closing in, Rose must decide whom she can trust—and whether she’s willing to fight for the freedom and love she’s always longed for.From a USA Today bestselling author comes a royal family saga featuring a mail-order bride, a second chance romance, and an aristocratic marriage of convenience…all set in the rugged Montana Territory.Tropes/themes:*mail-order bride*second chance romance*boss/employee*class differences*high-stakes danger*family saga*Rocky Mountain wilderness setting*frontier time period