From Ashes to Honor Loree Lough Paperback, 336 pp., $14.99 Abingdon Press (September 2011)
Minutes before two jumbo jets changed history, police officer Austin Finley ignored the call from his brother. Regret causes hatred and bitterness to consume Austin, and when counselor Mercy Samara recommends desk duty, Austin resigns. Haunted by her own memories of 9/11, Mercy takes a job as a school counselor in Baltimore. When Austin, now an EMT, responds to an emergency at Mercy’s school, both are stunned and wary. Finally their common—and painful—memories turn suspicion into friendship, then romance. But hard questions linger…
Be Still & Let Your Nail Polish Dry Andrea Boeshaar, Sandra D. Bricker, Loree Lough, and Debby Mayne Hardcover, 192 pp., $12.99 Summerside Press (October 1, 2009)
Start the CrockPot. Go to the bank during lunch. Pick up cat food. Remember to breathe…. Today’s Christian women are busy. They’re wives, moms and businesswomen. They look after the best interests of others, but have little time for themselves. Be Still… is a devotional designed for today’s busy women, who need a moment to relax, refresh and think about their own spiritual wellbeing. With contemporary, upbeat, humorous devotions, women will renew their spirits and grow closer to God in the time it takes to paint a set of fingernails.
Love Finds You in Paradise, Pennsylvania Loree Lough Paperback, 320 pp., $12.99 Summerside Press (April 15, 2009)
To determined and independent attorney Julia Spencer, the town of Paradise is poorly named. The closeknit Amish people are a mystery to her, but local veterinarian Simon Thomas knows them well and is fiercely protective of their ways. When Julia defends a local teenager charged in a case involving an Amish boy, she and Simon must wage an intense and emotional legal battle. Just when it seems they will never understand one another, God has something to teach them both about the power of forgiveness and the joys to be found in Paradise.