Make Me New
Karyn Gall Hippen
Paperback, 260 pp., $14.99
Tate Publishing (December 1, 2009)

When Karyn Gall Hippen made the decision to forge a new future, she had no idea how rough the waters would be. Incidents of sexual abuse haunted her, resulting in a string of bad relationships based on claims of love. After an abusive engagement, a miscarriage, and losing a best friend to a navy transfer, Karyn believed she’d found hope for a good life with a man who seemed the opposite of her first fiance. But soon after marriage she found her new life came with more difficulties than she was prepared to handle. Make Me New is a tale of survival you won’t soon forget.

Playing With Purpose
Mike Yorkey
Hardcover, 256 pp., $19.99
Barbour Books (September 1, 2010)

They dominated college football and stood strong for their faith. Dubbed the “Holy Trinity” by sportswriters, the Oklahoma Sooners’ Sam Bradford, the Texas Longhorns’ Colt McCoy, and the Florida Gators’ Tim Tebow are now eyeing professional glory. But starring on Sunday afternoons follows years of developing Christian faith on Sunday mornings. Playing with Purpose will introduce you to three young men of both physical and spiritual strength, athletes at the top of their game who also speak publicly and convincingly of their belief in God. Includes color photographs!

Missing Andy: The Journey from Grief to Joy
Lori A. Moore
Paperback, 80 pp., $8.99
Tate Publishing (March 2, 2010)

“We did everything we could. I’m sorry.” With just those seven words, Andy was gone. Passed away. In her latest book, Missing Andy: The Journey from Grief to Joy, author Lori A. Moore explains how to view the loss of a loved one as a celebration. After losing her ex-husband, who was also her best friend, to a blood clot, Lori was lost and numb, but working through her grief helped her rediscover true happiness, understanding and acceptance.

Why I Stayed
Gayle Haggard
Hardcover, 368 pp., $25.99
Tyndale House Publishers (January 26, 2010)

On November 2, 2006, Gayle Haggard’s life changed forever when her husband, Ted Haggard, was exposed in a scandal. In the days and months ahead, everything in Gayle’s life was at stake—her beliefs, her marriage, and her relationship with the church community she had been a part of for more than 20 years. Walk with Gayle through the choices she made in her darkest hour. Why I Stayed reminds us of what less-than-perfect people desperately need—a community of family and faith that offers healing love and a path to restoration.

The Devil in Pew Number Seven
Rebecca Alonzo
Paperback, 288 pp., $14.99
Tyndale House Publishers (August 1, 2010)

Rebecca never felt safe as a child. In 1969, her father, Robert Nichols, moved to Sellerstown, North Carolina, to serve as a pastor. There he found a small community eager to welcome him—with one exception. Glaring at him from pew number seven was a man obsessed with controlling the church. Determined to get rid of anyone who stood in his way, he unleashed a plan of terror that was more devastating and violent than the Nichols family could have ever imagined.