In 1886, Ida Lapp, a plucky Pennsylvania Amish woman, secretly loves an Englisher, something strictly forbidden by the Ordnung. When discovered by her parents, her penalty forever changes her life and sends her on a journey to face persecution, at the same time, she desires the impossible—to return home to a family who despises her.

On an Iowa farm, Anna dies, leaving Joseph Melroy with the daunting task of raising two small children while avoiding the devious attempts of a local woman to corral him before a preacher. Faced with the heartache of losing his wife and looming financial troubles, he advertises for someone else to survive the woman’s sly scheming before she ruins everything.

Ida arrives to accept the job of caring for Joseph’s children and discovers that she must marry the English outsider. She acquiesces to a loveless union on the condition that she can walk away.

Immersed in a local setting where few people comprehend her Amish background, she endures whispers, side glances, and outright hatred from the town’s gossip, who claims matrimonial rights to Joseph. The woman learns of the late-night wedding and spews her venom against Ida.

Shunned by her family and circumventing barbs by those who don’t approve of her, Ida must navigate the corridors of a vastly different culture. Will she stick with Joseph? Will Joseph save the farm? Will Ida return home to her parents who want nothing to do with her?

In 1947, Ray Petriani fled Texas in the middle of the night with a wife and young family. Desperate for work, he takes a job in California and his boss sends him to inland China on a business venture. A gift exchange with the local potentate gives him two things he doesn’t want, things he cannot reject, and things they force him to protect. Those gifts changed his life.

His research of the first item, a gilded antique music box that someone said belonged to a Chinese emperor, uncovers doubts about its real ownership, raising further problems. Ray refuses to give up his search and believes its significance lies hidden in how he received it.

But it’s the possession of the second gift, a pretty female slave, which rocks his world and generates friction with his wife that reaches atomic proportions and plants a minefield of impossible complications. Town people, officials, family, and associates, all full of righteous hatred toward Orientals, seek to purge the area of this Asian beauty who clearly doesn’t belong in the United States, but China forbids her from returning.

Can Ray, his family, and this newly freed slave navigate the corridors of bitter hatred from the people of their two countries, attempts on their lives from both sides of the Pacific, and bungling government bureaucracy, to uncover the Chinese secrets that entwine their lives?

Woodrow (Woody) Hancock’s uncle offers him two wagers. First, he could make Woody, who is reluctant to be married, find a wife sooner than he wants, and second, Woody would build the home for unwed pregnant girls they’ve dreamed about. Woody declines because he’s not ready to get married, nor does he have the funds to build the home.

His uncle dies, and Woody inherits his uncle’s farm. He could also inherit $186 million plus the funds to build a home for unwed pregnant girls. But the money is conditioned on Woody being married by the Fourth of July. If he isn’t, every cent goes to an abortion clinic.

Hounded by fortune seekers, Woody is forced into hiding and takes a job at a pregnancy center. The COVID pandemic sweeps the country, and the center moves to Woody’s farm, where he is secluded with several women.

But despite the women’s deceptions and secrets, he hurries to woo one of them as his lucky bride. When he marries one, his problems multiply. As Woody and his inherited wife attempt to fulfill his uncle’s second wager, they must endure threats, fire, lawyers, inspections, and a man with a gun. They struggle to maintain their sanity against the man who vows their downfall. Can they survive the ever-increasing turmoil before they lose it all, or worse?

Mr. Johansen, a successful businessperson, connives a circus-style job fair to replace his executive assistant. Charlotte applies to his online advertisement, and when Mr. Johansen’s partner viciously opposes her Christian beliefs, things don’t proceed well.

During the application process, Matthew is assigned to escort Charlotte through a myriad of difficulties, but when Mr. Johansen selects Charlotte as one of the top three candidates, his partner unleashes a whirlwind of chaos which sends her to the hospital. She finds herself in court and her life takes off in a direction she never imagined, forcing her into seclusion. While hiding with Matthew, his youthful past resurfaces to entangle her in the sordid events he believed others had forgotten.

Can Charlotte extricate herself from the enmeshing web of Matthew’s childhood? Can she land a top job she’s only dreamed about? Can Matthew forgive himself for the sins of his past? Can Charlotte forgive him for his deception? 

In 1978, Spence Edwards hadn’t been on a date in a year, hoping for a Christian girl with good morals. In their annual wager, his best friend bets that if Spence asks Patti Adams, the richest and most beautiful girl in the senior class, on a date, she would refuse him three times. When a teacher partners Patti with Spence in class, he ventures to ask her, and she says ‘No.’ (Strike One).

Forbidden circumstances place them together, and Spence’s stellar reputation takes a nosedive. Angry parents, friends chanting rumors, and being stranded in a snowstorm insert a wedge between him and Patti. His wager must take a back seat while he sorts through a myriad of roadblocks. God seems to have withdrawn, and after someone falsely accuses Spence of the unthinkable, he considers giving up … almost.

Philip York had a perfect life until his wife, Judith’s, death, which shattered his world. Memories of her imprint every corner of the ranch, and it’s almost impossible to get through the day. His love of ranching and rodeo competition has come to a halt. His daughter Beth plans to heal his broken heart by setting him up with a mystery woman. Her scheme goes wildly awry at a New Year’s Eve party. Now, Phil must make a choice.

When two men, at an off-season rodeo, attempt to take his deceased wife’s blue-ribbon Quarter Horse, Phil’s stellar integrity is questioned and his reputation is sullied. His memories of Judith keep rushing back and won’t leave him alone. Will he gain victory over his endless memories of Judith? Will he find peace?