What Happens When Women Say Yes to God
Lysa TerKeurst
Paperback, 160 pp., $10.99
Harvest House Publishers (March 1, 2012)

Total obedience to Christ can transform an ordinary life into a remarkable journey. This is the hope found in the liberating message of Lysa TerKeurst—president of Proverbs 31 Ministries. In this book, Lysa shares inspiring stories from her own life along with compelling biblical insights as she describes what it means to partner with God in all decisions and actions. This book reveals how honoring God produces a life of deep joy and great purpose. It is an invitation to seek God and boldly ask for and expect more from the Christian life.

Shrewd
Rick Lawrence
Paperback, 272 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (August 1, 2012)

It’s the one Bible story Christians won’t hear in church. It doesn’t make sense: Jesus tells his disciples to take a lesson from Satan himself. In fact, he implies, if you are going to be any good for the Kingdom of God, you’ve got to be as shrewd as Satan-yet as innocent as the Holy Spirit. A scandalous idea? Yes. Essential to the Christian life? Definitely.

Relentless Pursuit
Kathy Herman
Paperback, 400 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (May 1, 2012)

Rich with the Cajun flavors of south Louisiana, this final book in the Secrets of Roux River Bayou Series is a story of what it means to find true peace in an uncertain world.

Successful Women Think Differently
Valorie Burton
Paperback, 208 pp., $12.99
Harvest House Publishers (February 1, 2012)

In Successful Women Think Differently, Valorie Burton helps women create new thought processes that empower them to succeed in their relationships, finances, work, health, and spiritual life. In this powerful and practical guide, women will gain insight into who they really are and receive the tools, knowledge, and understanding to succeed.

Your Scars are Beautiful to God
Sharon Jaynes
Paperback, 240 pp., $13.99
Harvest House Publishers (July 1, 2012)

Physical scars represent a story, a moment in one’s life, and they show others that there is a history of healing. Noted author Sharon Jaynes shares with women how their internal scars—marks from past hurts and mistakes—also represent a story of restoration. Encouraging chapters, inspirational stories, godly wisdom, and a Bible study guide lead readers to give their wounds to the One who sees their beauty and who turns hurts into hope.

The Mulligans of Mt. Jefferson
Don Reid
Paperback, 336 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (January 1, 2012)

Set in the 1950’s, this tender tale of lifelong friendship-through thick and thin-is about three old friends who still have something to learn about forgiveness and second chances.

52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands
Jay Payleitner
Paperback, 176 pp., $12.99
Harvest House Publishers (February 1, 2012)

Many wives long to have their husbands choose them all over again. To be their knight in shining armor. Their leader. Their listener. Their lover. A great gift or men’s group resource, 52 Things Wives Need from Their Husbands provides a full year’s worth of advice. And no chapter will make husbands feel guilty or criticize them for acting like men! For the husband who wants to live God’s plan for his marriage, this book will put him on the right track.

The Donkey That No One Could Ride
Anthony DeStefano, Illustrated by Richard Cowdrey
Hardcover, 32 pp., $15.99
Harvest House Publishers (February 1, 2012)

Richard Cowdrey’s colorful illustrations pair beautifully with Anthony’s charming rhymes. Together, they bring this timeless story of the donkey who carries Jesus into Jerusalem to a joyful finish. While especially appropriate as an Easter gift, this year-round story is for all time and for young and old alike.

Die Young
Hayley and Michael DiMarco
Paperback, 192 pp., $14.99
Crossway Books (January 5, 2012)

In a world that entices people to chase happiness and be self-centered, Hayley and Michael DiMarco present an alternative idea: living for yourself will destroy you. The only path to real life is through death—a death to self that frees people to live with the fearless love and rock-solid hope that Jesus intended. Written with a relatable, contemporary style, they examine what the life and death of Christ means for those who have given their lives to him. Dig deeper and bury yourself in Christ and to find contentment, freedom, and victory in living for him.

The Wings of Morning
Murray Pura
Paperback, 304 pp., $13.99
Harvest House Publishers (February 1, 2012)

1917: Jude Whetstone and Lyyndaya Kurtz, whose families are converts to the Amish faith, are slowly falling in love. Jude has also fallen in love with flying, and ends up enlisting. Lyyndaya’s despair deepens at the reports that Jude has been shot down in France. In her grief, she turns to nursing Spanish flu victims. Then Lyyndaya is stunned when an Jude turns up in her ward, but the Amish leadership insist the shunning remain in force. How then can they marry without the blessing of their families? Will happiness elude them forever?