Mona Gansberg Hodgson

When Emma tries to make sure that everything is perfect for the princess twins' tea party, Abby reminds her that only God is perfect.

After spending hours of preparing for their birthday party, the twin princesses Abby and Emma find that outward appearances should only be a reflection of inner beauty.

Kat and Nell Sinclair are headed west--away from the manicured lawns of Maine to the boisterous, booming mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado to start new lives for themselves as mail-order brides.Aboard the train, romantic dreamer Nell carries a photo of her intended close to her heart and imagines an exciting and love-filled future, while her pragmatic older sister Kat resigns herself to marriage as a duty, not a delight.But when the ladies disembark at the train depot, neither fiance Patrick Maloney or Judson Archer awaits them with open arms. The well-bred Sinclair sisters find themselves unexpectedly alone in the wild, frontier town--a place where fire threatens to reduce the buildings to rubble, the working women strut the streets, rogues will gamble for the shoes on one's feet, and God's grace is found amongst the most unlikely of folks.Two sisters,Two missing misters,A shocking welcome to the wild west that leaves both Kat and Nell Sinclair questioning their dreams­and the hope for true love.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Myra discovers an animal sleeping in the Desert Critter Clubhouse and she and her animal friends learn that it is a ringtail who was separated from her brother by a fire on their mountain home.

Various desert animals have different ways of trying to avoid bedtime.

Because Jamal the rabbit fails to promptly clean up his spilled milkshake in the clubhouse, he and his friends face a problem when they want to use it. Additional text explains that God wants us to be responsible for our actions.

Taylor the tortoise tries to prove that he doesn't need glasses because he thinks he looks silly in them.

Quincy the porcupine is a bit too proud of his fine sculptures, until he learns a humbling lesson.

Because Nadine the javelina fails to show respect to her animal friends, they respond in a crabby way to her. Additional text explains that God wants us to show respect to others.

When Jamal the jackrabbit inadvertently leads a coyote to Toby and Wanda's burrow, it is difficult for Toby to forgive Jamal for forcing them to move to a new home. Additional text discusses how God wants us to be forgiving.

Fergus the owl helps the other members of the Desert Critter Friends Club see how they can all work together to make a clubhouse everyone can enjoy. Additional text explains how Jesus helps us cooperate and love one another.