From Friendship to Romance Agnes Kingsley can hardly bear to walk past the house she lived in as a married woman. It's full of bad memories she's never shared--not even with her best friend, Ian James. But now Ian wants her help to restore that old home for a community project. Agnes knows it's for a good cause, but as their work brings them even closer together, she's afraid to trust--in herself or in the feelings she's secretly harbored for her childhood friend. Yet as they chip away at the house, walls come down around both their hearts...uncovering a foundation to last a lifetime.

In the New York Times–bestselling author’s sweet and wholesome romance, a brief return home leads to unexpected feelings for the handsome pastor next door. Returning to her hometown to clear out her late mother’s house, Vanessa Donovan’s goal is to do the job quickly and escape. She refuses to get involved with her handsome neighbor, Rory Sanderson. And she certainly won’t let herself be dazzled by his smile and caring ways. Because if there’s one thing Vanessa won’t do, it’s fall for a minister. While the pastor in Rory wants to mend Vanessa’s wounds, the man in him can’t resist the beautiful woman. But while he’s helping her, Vanessa is doing the unthinkable—healing his own deep scars and opening his heart. Now he’ll have to muster his courage and his faith to convince her that love is worth the risk.

A sure hit for fans of Jill Shalvis, this complex novel illuminates how the secrets of our past can break us...or make us. They were from opposite sides of the tracks: the wealthy Nortons and the working-class Michaels family. Yet Gray Norton and Charlie Michaels had become the unlikeliest of best friends, thick as thieves and utterly inseparable. Consumed with guilt after Charlie's untimely death, Gray fled his hometown to work as a doctor in a war zone. But Charlie's demise isn't the only thing that haunts Gray. For years, Gray and Romey, Charlie's sister, had been lovers--and Charlie never knew. Now a single mom, Romey has moved on from her painful relationship with Gray to work on her business, The Crusty Petal bakery. But when Gray returns to reconnect with the family he left behind--and the girl whose heart he broke--Romey's world comes apart. Romey has no intention of giving Gray the time of day, much less one of her famous pies. But can she resist the plan Gray has set in motion to make amends and win her back? Both have secrets and painful memories they've been harboring for years--but the past always has a way of catching up. Food, family, and the search for self-acceptance come together in a richly drawn novel of exceptional emotional resonance.

Love Inspired brings you three new titles! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. This box set includes: TRUSTING HER AMISH RIVAL (A Bird-in-Hand Brides novel) by Jackie Stef Shy Leah Fisher runs her own bakery shop in town. When an opportunity to expand her business comes from childhood bully Silas Riehl, she reluctantly agrees to the partnership. They try to keep things professional, but will their past get in the way? REDEEMING THE COWBOY (A Stone River Ranch novel) by Lisa Jordan After his rodeo career is ruined, cowboy Barrett Stone did not expect to be working with Piper Healy, his late best friend’s wife, on his family’s ranch. She blames him for her husband’s death. Can he prove he’s more than the reckless cowboy she used to know? THEIR SURPRISE SECOND CHANCE by Lindi Peterson Widower Adam Hawk is figuring out how to parent his young daughter when an old love, Nicole St. John, returns unexpectedly—with a fully grown child he never knew he had. Nicole needs his help guiding their troubled son. Can they work together for a second chance at family? For more stories filled with love and faith, look for Love Inspired October 2023 Box Set – 1 of 2

To give her nephew a home, she’ll need one man’s help… When Anke Bachman agrees to care for her Englisch nephew despite disapproval from her community, moving in to a derelict old house is her only option. With newcomer Josiah Mast’s help, she might just be able to make the place livable. But Josiah’s past has him wary of any hint of scandal. As their feelings blossom, can Josiah and Anke find acceptance in the community…and a future together? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. The Amish of New Hope Book 1: Hiding Her Amish Secret Book 2: An Unexpected Amish Harvest Book 3: Caring for Her Amish Family

Just-for-now could become forever… They agreed to help each other out. No one mentioned falling in love. Back home after losing her job, Isabella Bradley plans to stay only long enough to save her father’s diner, but she can’t do it alone. Her childhood friend Tucker Holland has the perfect solution—he will renovate the diner if she’ll be a nanny for his twins. But as Isabella and Tucker reconnect, their arrangement begins to feel a lot less temporary…

In this inspirational romance, a divorced couple are brought together again by a land battle—and kept together by a longing for what could have been. Jake Holland’s peaceful dairy farm is a sanctuary—one he wants to share with other worn and weary veterans. He just needs one more piece of land to start his program . . . and it belongs to Tori Lerner, his ex-wife. A collaboration could benefit them both, but with a past full of secrets between them, is there any hope for a reunion between them?