Robin Merrill

Open Door Church has served as a homeless shelter for more than a decade, but when their pastor dies unexpectedly, it's up to Galen and Maggie to take up the reins and keep the ministry going, which won't be easy, as newcomers seem intent on tearing it down. And then there's young Daniel, who seems to be working miracles in their midst, which of course, isn't possible. Or is it?

Gertrude's never been so busy. There's been a murder at a Wild West theme park, and Gertrude is on the scene. But she can't stay long, because there's been another murder in Mattawooptock. To complicate matters, Deputy Hale has lost his patience with her eccentric sleuthing. Can she avoid his handcuffs long enough to solve a murder? Or two?

The first three New Beginnings in one boxed set! Book 1: Knocking A disgraced spouse. A devastated daughter. Can one woman's faith in the Almighty's plan right a string of wrongs? Tonya Mendell has really tried her best. Desperate to be a model pastor's wife and mother, she's shocked when her thirteen-year-old daughter pranks the reclusive woman next door. And when Tonya discovers her husband is having an affair, her heart sinks when her only child...

Soccer mom Sandra and sports angel Bob are back! Peter has been cast as one of the Walton boys in a local play, giving Sandra a new chauffeur duty. When the two of them get stuck inside the remote theater during a snowstorm, and then find a dead body, Sandra calls on her old friend Bob to help. It's a kooky cast of suspicious characters, and one of them is a killer. Can Sandra and Bob figure out who it is before someone else gets hurt?

There just isn't enough crime in Mattawooptock, so Gertrude has to convince Calvin to go to the big city-Portland, where she will go undercover as the newest slam poet on the scene. But have any actual crimes been committed, or is this just Gertrude's wild imagination at work?

Twenty years ago a teenager drowned in Clearwater Lake. Now her ghost haunts its shores. Gertrude knows there's no such thing as ghosts, and she's going to prove it-even if it means spending some time in the water herself.

Should Emily try to fit in-or fight for what's right? Emily has finally found her dream job. She's moving to a remote Maine island to teach high school English. The handsome lobsterman is an unexpected bonus. But life on the island is very different. The eccentric islanders seem to be hiding something from her, but what is it? And does she even want to know? If she figures out the secret, she might have to do something about it. Welcome to Piercehaven,...

Pastor Adam has issued the burgeoning congregation of New Beginnings a challenge: It's time for boots on the ground. It's time to go out into Carver Harbor and meet real people where they're really at. Some congregants are more comfortable with this new direction than others are. Rachel and Cathy are thrilled. Fiona and Chevon? Not so much.Esther and gang will find their mettle tested as they come face-to-face with circumstances so difficult there...

Angels and demons are battling over Liberty's soul. And she has no idea. All she knows is that something is calling her to the tiny town of Commack. She can't wait to get there and find out who she's supposed to be. But when she arrives, she finds something impossible: a message from a woman who died a century ago. A message specifically left for Liberty.Forces pull Liberty in opposite directions, and she has to choose-or they will tear her apart....

How do you walk a tightrope when it's unraveling beneath your feet?Tonya is a tireless pastor's wife, but when her daughter plays a prank on their reclusive neighbor, her orderly life blows up. Is her husband really having an affair? Who is this neighbor, and why won't she come out of her house? How can she get her daughter to come back home? Does Tonya even have a home anymore?Meanwhile, seven senior ladies are starting a church down the street....