Robin Jones Gunn
Author
Series
Publication Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Sharon has lived calmly in Chinook Springs, Washington, her entire life. All that changes when her best friend of twenty years, Penny, takes an impulsive trip to seek out her only living relatives in Finland — and brings Sharon with her. The land of reindeer and saunas holds infinite varieties of zaniness for these two unlikely friends — Sharon is a quiet mother of four and Penny was a motorcycle mama before she came to Christ —...
2) Secrets
Author
Publisher
Questar Publishers
Publication Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
3) Clouds
Author
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Publication Date
[2004], c1997
Language
English
Description
When Shelly Graham encounters her old boyfriend, who is now engaged to someone else, she remains quiet even though she misses him, but when their paths cross yet again, they must face their true feelings.
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When her father suffers a stroke and is abandoned by his new wife, Erin Bryce goes to Oregon to care for her father at his beloved cottage-by-the-sea, where she deals with feelings of betrayal, loss, and responsibility while discovering that people's motivations, including her own, might not be what they first seem.
6) Becoming us
Author
Publisher
Multnomah
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the best-selling Christy Miller and SisterChicks series comes a new book of community, friendship, and tackling the hard things of life with God and loved ones around a table"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Multnomah
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of Becoming Us comes a novel unpacking loss, doubts, friendship, and the hard questions we ask of God and those we love. After her mom passed away, Jennalyn was in the midst of moving, having a baby, and helping her husband work toward his dream job. At the time, she thought she processed the shock and loss, but only now that Jennalyn has two small children, a lovely new home, a lucrative side hustle with her art, and...
Author
Series
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"A girls' getaway to Northern Italy is just what friends Grace and Claire need. As they immerse themselves in the culture and laid back way of life, both women see how God is revealing his purpose in the lives they left at home . . . lives in desperate need of focus and peace"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When a wealthy friend offers Sierra Jensen a vacation at an oceanfront beach house, she envisions a quiet retreat where she can plan her next move. Instead, she arrives at the start of the noisy surfing competitions and is surprised to learn that her friend had an ulterior motive--namely, introducing Sierra to Jordan Bryce, the tenant staying below them. Jordan is a photographer whose lens and attention are focused on the surfers, and he is not willing...
Author
Series
Suitcase Sisters volume 1
Publication Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"When longtime friends Fern and Lily get the chance to fulfill their dream of going on safari in Kenya, they welcome the break from their complicated worlds back home. But the journey will provide more than a change of scenery; it just might give them a new perspective on the lives they'll return to"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Suitcase Sisters volume 3
Publication Date
2026
Language
English
Description
"When cousins Nora and Allie travel to Scotland to claim their gran's inheritance, a cottage by a loch seems the perfect setting until they're derailed by delays and village eccentrics. After exploring castles and hiking heather-covered hills, they uncover family secrets that present a life-changing future"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Hideaway volume 2
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Prodded by her grown daughter to "get a life," Carolyn takes a break from her widowed San Francisco existence to celebrate her mother's 70th birthday in the Canary Islands. As her mother's gentle affection and the islands' soothing allure soften Carolyn's heart, a Flamenco dance lesson, a defining camel ride, and the steady gaze of an old flame reawaken feelings she thought were forever gone. "Gunn is adept at . imbuing [light fiction] with the hallmarks...
Author
Series
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Childhood Friends Reunite to Rendezvous!
All giggles and wiggles, Lisa and Amy sealed their friendship under the pink ruffles of a canopy bed, promising to be friends forever. They remained inseparable until an argument over Lisa's prom date divides them. In a plan that could only be devised by their heavenly Father, Amy and Lisa end up in the same hospital emergency room years later. With their promise to always be there for each other...
All giggles and wiggles, Lisa and Amy sealed their friendship under the pink ruffles of a canopy bed, promising to be friends forever. They remained inseparable until an argument over Lisa's prom date divides them. In a plan that could only be devised by their heavenly Father, Amy and Lisa end up in the same hospital emergency room years later. With their promise to always be there for each other...
Author
Series
Katie Weldon volume 1
Publisher
Zondervan
Publication Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
The first book in the Katie Weldon Series, Peculiar Treasures follows Katie as she struggles to believe that God can love her, faults and all. Katie turns to the women in her life as she tries to figure out her relationship with her boyfriend, but even their advice can't postpone the decision that will define the woman she's becoming.
Author
Series
Hideaway volume 1
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed for her beloved Sisterchicks novels, multiple Christy Award winner Robin Jones Gunn launches the Hideaway series with this poignant tale. Expecting to enjoy her empty nest years, Carissa suddenly loses her job. To make matters worse, her husband's burgeoning counseling business now requires him to spend three nights a week away from home. Feeling alone and unloved, she takes advantage of an unusual Maui vacation opportunity to sort out her...
Author
Series
Father Christmas volume 1
Publication Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"A poignant Christmas novella about a woman, desperate for a place to belong, who finds herself in London a few days before Christmas, looking for the father she never knew"--Provided by the publisher