August 2025 list by A. Mortensen
 
Across the Crying Sands
by Jane Kirkpatrick

Married at sixteen, Mary Gerritse thought she knew everything she wanted, a husband and a family. So why doesn't that satisfy her soul? When the chance comes to take on a treacherous mail route along the Oregon coast, she wonders if this will be the adventure she longs for.

Allison's Journey
by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Allison Troyer is of marriageable age and needs to learn how to manage an Amish household. Can a girl who feels as faceless, purposeless, and neglected as her tattered Amish doll find her way among strangers? James Esh likes what he sees when Allison Troyer walks into the barn. Will anything keep this brash young Amish man from stealing her affections? Aaron Zook has vowed never to lose his heart to another. Yet when James makes advances on Allison, Aaron can't help but intercede. Can threads of faith and love unite tattered hearts?

Dark Rising
by Brian Andrews

Former Navy SEAL Jedidiah Johnson comes face-to-face with a new evil. Orphans are being abducted right off the streets of Santo Domingo. When Jed needs help after a violent encounter, he finds himself with an unexpected new ally, CIA liaison Gayle James. Together the two of them must follow the trail of the missing orphans before it runs cold.

Designed With Love
by Tracie Peterson

After being widowed on her wedding day, Emma Johnson moves to Cheyenne with her sister-in-law to start over. When her deceased husband's brother travels with her to help her get established, she finds herself drawn to him. Is he only after his brother's inheritance, or does he truly care for her in return?

A Gardin Wedding
by Rosey Lee

Martha Gardin is a mess, and no one knows this better than the women in her family. Good-hearted but often misguided by distrust and insecurity, Martha is known for stirring up drama. That's why Ruth, Naomi, and Mary are pleasantly surprised when Martha mellows out after she begins dating one of the most eligible bachelors in town. Handsome, well-connected Oji Greenwald is everything Martha hoped to find in a man, and it's only a matter of time before he pops the question. Rarely caught off guard, Martha is accustomed to getting her way. But when it appears she's finally about to have the life she's 

The Lawyer and the Laundress
by Christine Hill Suntz

Canada, 1837. Widower James Kinney knows his precocious daughter, Evie, needs more than his lessons on law and logic, but Toronto offers few options. Classes with the neighbor children seem ideal until James discovers Evie is secretly spending her time with Sara O'Connor, a kind and mysteriously educated servant. For propriety's sake, James forbids their friendship. But then Evie falls victim to the illness ravaging the city, and James must call upon Sara's medical knowledge and her special bond with Evie to save his daughter's life. When Sara's presence in his household threatens scandal, however, James offers an unexpected solution: become his wife, in name only, and help him raise Evie to be a proper young lady. If Sara can ignore the sparks she feels when they're together, his logical proposal could keep her secret secure forever.

The Light on Horn Island
by Valerie Fraser Luesse

After a life-changing loss, Edie Gardner returns home to her grandmother's tiny hamlet in coastal Mississippi. Alongside her grandmother's tightknit circle, a mysterious antiques dealer, and a troubled family friend, Edie explores the past to see what she might learn about who she really is, and what her future may hold.

The Marriage Pact
by Kathleen Fuller

When Daisy Hershberger and Perry Bontrager meet, they discover they have one thing in common, both their families are way too eager to see them matched with the person of their dreams. Daisy is convinced that Maynard is the one for her, but her parents have their doubts. Perry's family wonders if there's anyone out there for a quirky guy like him. He's also certain that some people are destined to be single for life. After comparing notes, Perry and Daisy agree to a pact. He'll help her make Maynard realize what he's missing, and she'll pretend to be Perry's love interest to keep his matchmaking mother satisfied.

Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse
by Jaime Jo Wright

In 1874, when Rebecca washes ashore Lake Superior with no memory, she is mistaken for the ghost of a local fisherman's late wife and haunted by a lake determined to keep her memories and steal her life. Centuries later, as Shea seeks clarity for her failing marriage, she reawakens a haunting vengeance that should have drowned a century before.

Tough Choices
by Linda Byler

Decisions have always been hard for Mary. Her whole life, she has found herself so controlled by the stern voice of her father that she struggles to hear God's voice or even know her own desires. What does it mean to give up one's will when you can't tell what your own will is, never mind God's? Finally, Mary commits to marriage, and so begins a tumultuous journey into life as a wife and mother. Will she pass her insecurities on to her daughter, or will she choose a new way of parenting? And will her daughter be able to navigate life and love without the same pain that Mary faced?"

An Unexpected Grace
by Tracie Peterson

Actor Parker Bennett returns home to Kalispell after ten years and reunites with his first love, widowed Johanna St. John, who is juggling life as a mother and businesswoman. Just as Parker and Johanna believe they have a second chance at love, circumstances in both of their lives threaten any hope of a future together.