Margaret Daley

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Title: Family Ever After

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (May 2008)

ISBN: 0373874804

Pages: 224

Independent Bachelor No More...

Three foster kids fell into Noah Maxwell's lap and turned his life upside down. The successful businessman knew nothing about children, so he hired single mom Cara Winters to help care for his new brood.

Cara sensed that despite Noah's confident facade, old wounds troubled him. But he refused to discuss his past pain, despite her desire to help him heal. Perhaps her love could inspire Noah to relinquish his independence and give Cara and the children the fairy-tale ending they all deserved.

Fostered by Love: A family guided them to faith, but only love could heal their hearts.

 

 

 

Title: Don't Look Back

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense (March 2008)

ISBN: 0373442823

Pages: 224

 

Who, what, where, when and why. Those were the questions journalism professor Jameson King lived by. But the murder of his protégé, a young newspaper reporter, remained a mystery. One that Jameson— and the reporter's grief-stricken sister—vowed to solve. But working with Cassie Winters wasn't easy. A former student ten years his junior, the stunning redhead was too young, too full of life, for a man like him. A man with a secret concerning her brother…a secret that might tear them apart forever.

 

 

 

Title: Heart of the Family

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (December 2007)

ISBN: 0373442621

Pages: 256

 

Women, Dr. Jacob Hartman knew, were a mystery. Take the first time he met social worker Hannah Smith at the Stone Refuge home for foster children. The woman stared him down as if he'd come at her with castor oil. Why? His past was full of heavy-duty heartache, but he was positive they'd never met. And as a former foster child himself, Jacob was deeply touched by how much she cared about the kids at the home, how loving she was—to everyone but him. Which was where, he figured, the mistletoe came in!

 

 

 

 

 

Title: Buried Secrets

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (October 2007)

ISBN: 0373442621

Pages: 256

 

HIDDEN TREASURE?

 

Fresh from her grandfather's funeral, Maggie Somers was shocked to find his home--all she had left of him--ransacked.  What wasn't so shocking was that a Collier stood among the wreckage.  Maggie had grown up hearing all about the Collier Clan--liars and thieves who couldn't be trusted. Yet Zach Collier asked Maggie to have faith in him, to put their feud and their families' to rest. His grandfather had also recently passed away. Zach was sure the man--like Maggie's grandfather--had been murdered for something hidden among his possessions. Something Zach and Maggie had to uncover before they became targets.

Title: Vanished

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (May 2007)

ISBN: 0373442416

Pages: 256

 

 

Without a Trace
As a detective in Chicago, J.T. Logan had put away a lot of criminals--and had made a lot of enemies. However, the last thing the widowed father and current small-town sheriff expected was crime in his own backyard. Until his young daughter was kidnapped.

FBI agent Madison Spencer found herself working with J. T. again on a case painfully different from their previous one. She could only watch as he struggled to remain coldly professional while his heart was in anguish. And what of her own heart? Romance should be the furthest thing from their minds. All she could do was hope--and pray--for them all.

 

 

 

 

Title: Once Upon a Family

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (April 2007)

ISBN: 0373813074

Pages: 256

 

As the local high school principal, Peter Stone knew troubled student Sean Williams needed his expert assistance. And as a Christian, Peter knew God was leading him to help. Yet it was the boy’s mother who captured Peter’s notice. Laura, a widow caring for her four children and ailing aunt, had no time for romance or religion. Somehow, despite her protests, Laura found herself and her brood frequent visitors to Peter’s ranch and the church he attended. Soon it seemed her family was meant to complete Peter’s life.

 

 

Title: So Dark the Night

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (March 2007)

ISBN: 0373442335

Pages: 256

 

 

On a tragic night, photographer Emma St. James lost not only her vision, but her memory. The police believed she’d witnessed her beloved brother’s murder, but her mind refused to remember. She was lost and alone, until a stranger reached out with a touch she couldn’t see.
 

Rev. Colin Fitzpatrick would never forget the moment he saw Emma’s lovely face just seconds before she ran out in front of his car. She’d  been fleeing something—or someone—but she was his responsibility now. But with the killers desperate to find Emma, it would take divine intervention to keep them both alive.
 

 

Title: Heart of the Amazon

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (January 2007)

ISBN: 0373874138

Pages: 256

 

THE JUNGLE SOUGHT TO CLAIM HER. ASSASSINS MEANT TO SILENCE HER.
There was no way her brother was dead. Officials claimed the biochemist had been murdered in the Brazilian rainforest, his body fallen prey to the mists of the jungle. But Kate Collier knew Zach and couldn't leave it at that. Zach was all she had left.
 

Tall, dark and mysterious, A.C. Slader had a past that was as turbulent as the Amazon River. Yet he was the only one who could guide her on a journey from which many never returned. A journey that would stretch the limits of their faith in God and each other...
 

 

 

Title: Tidings of Joy

Paperback

Publisher: Steeple Hill (October 2006)

ISBN: 0373812833

Pages: 320

 

The last book in the Ladies of Sweetwater Lake delves into Tanya's story. A young single mother and a man imprisoned wrongly for the murders of his wife and daughter learn that love has the power to heal past hurts in this emotional story about two people making fresh starts.

 

 

Title: Hearts on the Line

Paperback:

Publisher: Steeple Hill (June 2006)

ISBN: 0-373-87371-9

faith at the crossroads series

Click here for Montgomery/Vance Family Tree

 

 

TO: AL_CRANE@CSSENTINEL.ORG
FROM:
COLLEEN_MONTGOMERY@CSSENTINEL.ORG

 

Boss, I’m finishing up all my articles before Alessandro and I get married  later this month. He’s thrilled his uncle Max is out of the hospital and can attend the wedding. If only Baltasar Escalante weren’t still out there—Alessandro believes he’s plotting against the Vance and  Montgomery families. My cousin Quinn has been busy restoring detective Becca Hilliard’s house, but he’s also on alert following the explosion at the hospital. I’d be thrilled if Quinn and Becca became a couple but I wonder how safe it is to fall in love when there’s a madman on the loose.... 

 

Can faith and love sustain two families against a diabolical enemy?


 

 

Title: When Dreams Come True

Paperback:

Publisher: Steeple Hill (March 2006)

ISBN:

 

When her DEA agent huband's plane went down, Zoey Witherspoon thought her life was over. But with two kids to care for, and another on the way, she moved back home to Sweetwater to be closer to her friends and family.
 

Two years later, her world was turned upside down: her husband was alive! Amnesia-striken Dane wasn't exactly the same person he'd been,--but neither is Zoey. She refused to return to the fractured marriage they'd shared--workaholic Dane had never been around--yet moving forward was a scary prospect. Would a second chance at happiness make all her dreams come true?

 

Read an excerpt here.

Title: The Cinderella Plan

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (October 1, 2005)

ISBN: 0373873301

 

When matchmaking teens conspire, Anne and Caleb are caught in the middle of a plan to bring them together. But will the teens' good intentions be enough to overcome the obstacles in Anne and Caleb's way?
 

Title: Light In The Storm

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (April 1, 2005)

ISBN: 0373873077

Beth Coleman, a caregiver most of her life, is drawn to Samuel Morgan, the new minister who has come to Sweetwater to recapture his faith and bring his family together.  Both have made plans for the future that doesn't include falling in love.

Title: A Mother For Cindy

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (January 1, 2005)

ISBN: 0373872933

Young widow Jesse Bradshaw was content to be a loving mother to her son, a devoted granddaughter, a doll maker and the keeper of a gaggle of pets. She couldn't imagine having anything more in her already crowded life--until jaded Nick Blackburn and his daughter moved next door. Cindy needed a mother's love, something the wealthy businessman couldn't provide for his precious child. Jesse tired to use her matchmaking skills to find a suitable wife for the workaholic widower, but what would she do when she realized she was Nicks' perfect match?

Title: Gold In The Fire

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (October 1, 2004)

ISBN: 0373872836

As a firefighter, Joshua Markham was used to taking risks. So when unexplained fires started disrupting the quiet town of Sweetwater, he was prepared to stop them--whatever it took.

What he wasn't prepared for was Darcy O'Brien, the beautiful he found trying to save horses as her family's barn smoldered. After a recent relationship filled with heartache, Joshua wasn't ready for the protective feelings Darcy and her young son evoked in him.

Joshua wasn't willing to take risks when it came to love. But he was a man of faith. Could it be mere coincidence that he'd pulled this remarkable woman from a burning barn. . .and into his life?


Title: A Family For Tory

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (March 1, 2004)

ISBN: 0373872550

 

Healing Hearts . . .

Just when Victoria Alexander was ready to abandon her lilfelong dream of having a family, she bonded with a special child whose needs outweighed her own. Now Tory would do anything to help the little girl -- even if it meant marrying the child's father! But the quiet agony in Slade Donaldson's eyes told Tory his daughter wasn't the only one who needed to be made whole again. And in spite of her own tragedy, Tory felt an inexplicable need to ease some of Slade's suffering. Could God's grace now heal these broken hearts so that Tory could finally have the family she longed for?

Read an excerpt here.

Title: What The Heart Knows

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (January 1, 2004)

ISBN: 0373872461

Kathleen Somers needed something to believe in again. Rocked by her husband's death and her once-loving son's transformation, she'd drifted away from God. It wasn't until she met handsome Dr. Jared Matthews that she felt the first glimmer of hope. And something else . . .

A burned-out widower, Jared thought he could offer Kathleen nothing but heartache. Still, he couldn't desert her when the situation involving her son became a living nightmare. As he reached out to Kathleen, Jared finally saw what a relationship could be. Now he prayed that God's love would give Kathleen the courage to follow her heart . . .


Title: The Courage To Dream

Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (April 1, 2003)

ISBN: 0373872127

Rough Weather Ahead.

Even the humid weather of Magnolia Blossom couldn't melt the tension that flared between Rachel Peters and Michael Hunter. High school sweethearts ten years before, they were finally face-to-face again, and in place of young love were unanswered questions. Luckily Rachel was only back temporarily, to get to know her younger sister and brother again before she took them off with her.

But nurturing her siblings wasn't as easy as she thought it would be, and as she watched Michael tenderly caring for his own son, she knew she needed help. So he agreed to teach her -- about family, about God and about the small town life she'd forgotten. But she was learning much more -- she was learning about how leaving again might not be the answer.

Title: Sadie's Hero

Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (November 1, 2002)

ISBN: 0373871988

 

Devoted to her students, irrepressible Sadie Spencer would stop at nothing to help them. Even if it meant winning a date with one of Oklahoma's most eligible bachelors, Andrew Knight, to discuss their needs. But Sadie soon realized that God had a more urgent plan for their time together!

Experience had taught Andrew that he didn't need anyone in his life, including God. Until Sadie began to show the successful businessman how much he had to offer her students. But though the walls he'd built around his heart were slowly crumbling, would he ever find the courage to make peace with God so that he could be not only Sadie's hero . . . but her husband?

Title: Family For Keeps

Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (August 1, 2002)

ISBN: 0373871902

 

A Dream Lost

 

Pediatric nurse Tess Morgan had dreamed of having a large family. But when her fiance was murdered, her hopes and dreams, along with her faith, were shattered by a single bullet. Until she met Peter "Mac" MacPherson, no stranger to tragedy . . .

 

A Family Found

 

Mac, a widowed single father, was drawn to the vulnerable nurse. The former football legend had lost his wife and father, but he turned to the healing powers of God and family to help him through his grief. Now can Mac's love help Tess regain her faith and finally find a family . . . with him?

Title: The Power of Love

Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Steeple Hill (March 1, 2002)

ISBN: 0373871759

Struggling to single-handedly raise a special-needs infant and a son headed for trouble, Rebecca Michaels thought God had abandoned her. Until police officer Gabriel Stone showed up on her doorstep, offering a firm hand, an understanding heart and an unshakable faith.
 

Witnessing the small miracle this loner was performing in her family, Rebecca wondered if she'd give up on God too soon. And if He didn't have some secret plan. One that would enable her to help Gabriel set aside his burning need for revenge. With God's help, could her healing touch now give them both a second chance on love?
 

 

 

 

I am with you always,

to the very end of the age. 

Matthew 28:20

 

 

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