Pamela Griffin

Raised the only child of an influential patrician in first-century Rome, Moriah has been sheltered from the worst excesses of her world. As Moriah mingles with the powerful elite, she hears whispers suggesting she is not her parents' child. Those who love her worry that her life may be in danger from political opportunists who will use the rumors to gain Nero's favor. To protect her from such a fate, her father may force her to marry a powerful man, twice her age, who is known for his hedonistic lifestyle. One person offers Moriah both physical and emotional protection - while also winning her heart. But she knows she can have no future with Aidan, her father's slave, whose heart burns for a God she knows nothing about.

An anonymous, old-fashioned love note -- a literature student's homework assignment -- has been misplaced by its author. Jason finds the love note and mistakenly believes his new employee, Nicole, is hopelessly infatuated with him. When Zak finds the note on his tool cart at the garage, he's convinced Ellen's snobby friends and wealthy parents no longer pose an obstacle and plots an all-out strategy to win her heart. A matchmaking sister uses the note to ignite romance between Samantha and friend Garrett. And the note causes a collision of mistaken identity for Callie and Darryl and results in true love for two lonely souls

Carly loses her faithless boyfriend, her job, and the respect of people in town, all in one crazy moment. Nothing, it seems, will ever be right again. In an effort to get away, she joins some friends in a month-long hike up the Long Trail from Vermont into Canada. Looking for peace in a world suddenly gone awry, Nate joins the hike at the last minute. Fresh from a breakup of his own, he has no intention of starting a new relationship, so why can't he keep his mind off the prickly woman in front of him? As their relationship blossoms, obstacles arise, and it seems life will just repeat itself. Can Nate deal responsibly with the decisions he knows he must make? Will Carly stop running long enough to let love catch her?

Derek is after what's rightfully his.Derek Burke's father never gave him so much as a kind word during his life, but before his death, he left him one piece of a crude map to a silver mine. Derek's brother and alleged half sister have the other pieces of the map-apparently a ploy to bring the three estranged siblings together. As the oldest son, Derek is outraged at having to share this inheritance. Will stealing the map from his siblings and striking out alone bring Derek success in his hunt for treasure? Or will reluctantly helping Penny Crawder, a young widow, and her daughters cross the wilds of Nevada make him realize what's truly valuable?

Detroit psychologist Alan Canty maintained a second identity as "Dr. Al Miller," an alleged physician who was drawn to the Motor City's lower depths. He began an affair with 19-year-old prostitute Dawn Spens and got to know her ex-convict pimp, John Fry; both of them were heavy drug users. The analyst lavished great amounts of money on Spens, well over a hundred-thousand dollars, all but bankrupting himself; his wife, also a psychologist, had no inkling of his double life or of his burgeoning debts. Finally, when Dr. Miller tried to break off the relationship, the pimp killed him.

Determined to escape her humdrum life in 1939 Connecticut by writing a bestselling novel filled with mystery and intrigue, Hannah is relentless in pursuing her dreams. But then mystery lands on her doorstep in the person of Eric Fontaine. Why does his presence anger her father so--especially when Eric simply wants to help repair their house while Mr. Thomas recovers from a serious accident? Will friendship with this disturbing stranger bring her the serenity she seeks, or will the knowledge he carries destroy the family she loves?

Can love put out the bitterness that burns inside Clay? Clay Burke burns with bitterness toward his older brother, Derek, who deserted him and their ma when they needed him most—just like Pa did. Derek even tried to steal the silver mine Pa had bequeathed to his children. Then Meagan crosses Clay’s path, stirring feelings of compassion and concern he hasn’t felt since his mother died. Meagan Foster barely remembers her own name. She certainly doesn’t know what happened to her family or why she was found wandering across the Nevada wilderness with severe injuries. Nor is she convinced she wants to remember. Something tells her that knowledge will bring shame and earn the rejection of the kind people who have taken her in. Will turmoil from the past keep Meagan and Clay apart, or will the true treasure God has prepared for them be revealed?

Katie's just moved to town after inheriting her late grandmother's house. She has a new job and a new man in her life.But soon after she starts dating Dean, she starts having vivid dreams that leave her confused and searching for answers. As the pieces of the puzzle are discovered and put together they uncover a heart-wrenching, tragic love affair that's closer to home than she could have imagined

Travel snags upset the holiday plans of four individuals, but kindly innkeepers open their doors and invite the sojourners in. Will the love they bring be allowed to stay? When a winter storm puts Shari's Christmas on hold, she takes refuge in a Wisconsin inn and gets more than she bargained for when she meets her former fiance there. Lois wants only some solitude this Christmas. Trouble is, when she checks into a Florida bed-and-breakfest, she steps into a love triangle. In need of a break from the corporate rat race, Derrick finds that his vacation on a Texas ranch turns into a game of matchmaking. Stan can't find a flight out of New York City this Christmas. Returning to the city house where he has found the cooking and friendship inviting, what might the holiday spirit stir up? Might a little Christmas romance make up for the frustrations of unsuccessful holiday plans?

Whether she's using her powers of persuasion to get a dog, helping Miss Darling win Teacher of the Year, or competing for the tidiest tent at Brownie camp, she's determined to come out on top!

The daughter of a missionary in the South Pacific, Sarah LaRue enjoys the simplicity and beauty of nature. When an injured man washes up on the shoreline, Sarah is oddly captivated by him. As he comes to know Jesus under her father's care, Sarah's heart feels more divided than ever between the God of her father and the gods of her people. Bill Thomas's criminal past caught up with him and left him for dead in the ocean. After being rescued, he recuperates and learns of God's love and forgiveness. When Sarah's father arranges for Bill to marry his daughter and take her to New York, Bill agrees, knowing she already hold his heart. Still, he believes he'll never be worthy of pretty Sarah's affections. Though both secretly long for the love of the other, Bill and Sarah live in fear and doubt. How can love's gentle fragrance be sweet when the sins of the past are so foul?