This story was inspired by the real-life experiences of Sharon Milliman, a survivor of four near-death experiences. Her first experience happened at the age of thirteen when she drowned while taking swimming lessons. Her second NDE happened in 2005 when she was struck by lightning while sitting in her backyard talking on a cordless phone. Her third experience happened in November 2016 where she died on the operating table during emergency surgery for a bowel blockage. And, her fourth experience happened in December of 2017 when she had had an adverse reaction to seizure medication. Sharon has published her first book entitled, A Song in the Wind, A Near Death Experience. In her book, Sharon details her encounters with angels, visuals of heaven, and her conversations with Jesus and with God. Sharon feels led to publish A Rose From Heaven, to share the details of her time in Heaven with children of all ages.

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her “gripping, twisty” (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her) alternate history of the United States where magic is an acknowledged but despised power in this fourth installment of the Gunnie Rose series. Felicia, Lizbeth Rose’s half-sister and a student at the Grigori Rasputin school in San Diego—capital of the Holy Russian Empire—is caught between her own secrets and powerful family struggles. As a granddaughter of Rasputin, she provides an essential service to the hemophiliac Tsar Alexei, providing him the blood transfusions that keep him alive. Felicia is treated like nonentity at the bedside of the tsar, and at the school she’s seen as a charity case with no magical ability. But when Felicia is snatched outside the school, the facts of her heritage begin to surface. Felicia turns out to be far more than the Russian Mexican Lizbeth rescued. As Felicia’s history unravels and her true abilities become known, she becomes under attack from all directions. Only her courage will keep her alive.

“You have a call, Elder Wilder.” When missionary Micah Wilder set his sights on bringing a Baptist congregation into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he had no idea that he was the one about to be changed. Yet when he finally came to know the God of the Bible, Micah had no choice but to surrender himself—no matter the consequences. For a passionate young Mormon who had grown up in the Church, finding authentic faith meant giving up all he knew: his community, his ambitions, and his place in the world. Yet as Micah struggled to reconcile the teachings of his Church with the truths revealed in the Bible, he awakened to his need for God’s grace. This led him to be summoned to the door of the mission president, terrified but confident in the testimony he knew could cost him everything. Passport to Heaven is a gripping account of Micah’s surprising journey from living as a devoted member of a religion based on human works to embracing the divine mercy and freedom that can only be found in Jesus Christ.

Taking into consideration many of the questions asked by children--such as, Why do people die? and What is heaven like?--this book is based upon Maria Shriver's real-life experience of dealing with her own daughter's questions about death and loss.

What happens to the poor plants when people snip off the pretty rose flowers, pull the petals out of daisies, or tear off a delicate poppy head? They go to Flower Heaven, of course, where they are cared for and kept safe by the gentle flower angels. This delightful, beautifully illustrated book tells the story of one evening in Flower Heaven, as the flower angels welcome and tend to their new patients. (Ages 4-6) Based on a story by Sophie Reinheimer (1874-1935)

The great three-sided war continues: Rome against Persia against the tribes of the desert now commanded by Mohammed of Mekkah. But there is hope for the West. Prince Maxian, horrified at being the cause of so many deaths, has come to realize that the Oath need not be broken; it can be changed by a skilled sorcerer. (July)